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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 5: The Library
Early the next morning the curate and the barber came again. Don Quixote was still sleeping. Indeed, he did not awake until the day was more than half gone. “We have come to remove the cause of his illness,” said the curate; and he asked the niece to give him the key to the room…
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 4: The Adventure with the Merchants
Don Quixote had not ridden more than two miles when, at a turn in the road, he saw several horsemen approaching him. They were merchants of Toledo, and they were going to some distant town to buy silks. There were six of them, and each carried an umbrella over his head to shield him from…
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 3: The Adventure with the Farmer
At the earliest break of day, Don Quixote made ready to ride out in quest of adventures. He buckled on his armor. He took his lance and his shield in his hands. His gallant steed, Rozinante, stood saddled and bridled at the door of the inn. He again embraced the innkeeper. “Farewell, thou greatest of…
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 2: The Adventure at the Inn
Chapter 2: The Adventure at the Inn One morning in midsummer, Don Quixote arose very early, long before anyone else was awake. He put on his coat of mail and the old helmet which he had patched with pasteboard and green ribbons. He took down the short sword that had been his great-grandfather’s, and belted…
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Adventures
Chapter 1: Getting Ready for Adventures Many years ago there lived in Spain a very old-fashioned gentleman whom you would have been glad to know. This gentleman had so many odd ways and did so many strange things that he not only amused his neighbors and distressed his friends, but made himself famous throughout the…
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Chistopher Columbus: CHAPTER 4: HOW THE ADMIRAL SAILED AWAY.
The agreement made between Columbus and the king and queen of Spain was signed on the seventeenth of April, 1492. But it was four months before he was quite ready to sail away. He selected the town of Palos as the place to sail from, because there, as you know, Captain Pinzon lived; there, too,…
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Chapter 3: A DIFFERENCE IN HEARTS
“I don’ know as I cal’lated to be the makin’ of any child,” Miranda had said as she folded Aurelia’s letter and laid it in the light-stand drawer. “I s’posed, of course, Aurelia would send us the one we asked for, but it’s just like her to palm off that wild young one on somebody…
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REBECCA OF SUNNYBROOK FARM: Chapter 1
“WE ARE SEVEN” The old stage coach was rumbling along the dusty road that runs from Maplewood to Riverboro. The day was as warm as midsummer, though it was only the middle of May, and Mr. Jeremiah Cobb was favoring the horses as much as possible, yet never losing sight of the fact that he…
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5th grade week 1 out of 36
Print out this page. As you do the assignments, write down the day that you completed each assignment. This will be your attendance record. Also, you can use this to record your scores. Parents, please see the lesson index for more important notes. Remember if any links don’t work, leave a detailed comment in the…
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2nd grade Week 1 out of 36
Print out this page. As you do the assignments, write down the day that you completed each assignment. This will be your attendance record. Also, you can use this to record your scores. Remember to save all work that is done on paper. Take pictures of any art projects. This can be used to prove…