Category: Seasonal
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Playing in the Leaves
PLAYING IN THE LEAVES One day Peter saw something that pleased him. It was a branch of red leaves on a maple tree. He said to mother, “It will be winter soon.” “Why do you think so, Peter?” “I have seen red leaves,” said Peter. “But, Peter, a few red leaves do not count. There…
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The Birds’ Game of Tag
THE BIRDS’ GAME OF TAG It is fall. Summer is really over. But it is still warm. Jack Frost has not yet begun his work. Peter and Polly have been watching the birds. For days they have seen great flocks of them. In the summer there were not so many together. One day they saw…
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It is Fall Time
This poem is like a nursery rhyme you have to put a tune to it [ I use the tune of Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes] but if you know a better one for you use it. It is fall; oh, it is fall you know what that means the leaves change colors red, orange…
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Pumpkin Facts for kids
Pumpkins are fruits native to North America, commonly used in savory dishes, and vary in color; they are edible and popular for Halloween.
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Great Stories for Little Americans: The Author of ‘Little Women’
Louisa Alcott was a wild little girl. When she was very little, she would run away from home. She liked to play with beggar children. One day she wandered so far away from her home, she could not find the way back again. It was growing dark. The little girl’s feet were tired. She sat…
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Great Stories for Little Americans: A Wonderful Woman
Little Dorothy Dix was poor. Her father did not know how to make a living. Her mother did not know how to bring up her children. The father moved from place to place. Sometimes he printed little tracts to do good. But he let his own children grow up poor and wretched. Dorothy wanted to…
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THE STORY OF THE PALM BRANCHES
THE STORY OF THE PALM BRANCHES Came to Bethany where his friends Martha and Mary lived From Jericho, Jesus and his disciples went up the mountains, and came to Bethany, where his friends Martha and Mary lived, and where he had raised Lazarus to life. Many people in Jerusalem heard that Jesus was there, and…
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THE STORY OF THE EMPTY TOMB
THE STORY OF THE EMPTY TOMB After Jesus was taken before the high-priest where he was ridiculed and the people spat upon him, he was taken before the Roman Governor, Pontius Pilate, who ruled over Judea. He heard their complaints, but did not find any cause for putting him to death. But at last he…
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THE STORY OF THE BETRAYAL
THE STORY OF THE BETRAYAL At the foot of the Mount of Olives, near the path over the hill toward Bethany, there was an orchard of olive trees, called “The Garden of Gethsemane.” The word “Gethsemane” means “oil press.” Jesus often went to this place with his disciples, because of its quiet shade. At this…
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Great Stories for Little Americans George Washington’s Christmas Gift
George Washington was fighting to set this country free. But the army that the King of England sent to fight him was stronger than Washington’s army. Washington was beaten and driven out of Brooklyn. Then he had to leave New York. After that, he marched away into New Jersey to save his army from being…