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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XXII IT WAS SOLOMON’S FAULT
Chapter XXII IT WAS SOLOMON’S FAULT Reddy Woodpecker had a very good reason for not laughing when he met Solomon Owl. Of course, he knew nothing whatever of Solomon’s new hiding place in the haystack. And that very morning Reddy had invited a party of friends to go with him to the hemlock grove where…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XXI AT HOME IN THE HAYSTACK
Chapter XXI AT HOME IN THE HAYSTACK After what happened when he came to his door without remembering to take off his red nightcap, Solomon Owl hoped that Reddy Woodpecker would stop teasing him.But it was not so. Having once viewed Solomon’s red cap, Reddy Woodpecker wanted to see it some more. So he came…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XX A PAIR OF RED-HEADS
Chapter XX A PAIR OF RED-HEADS In the woods there was hardly one of Solomon Owl’s neighbors that couldn’t point out the big hemlock tree where he lived. And mischievous fellows like Reddy Woodpecker sometimes annoyed Solomon a good deal by rapping loudly on his door. When he thrust his head angrily out of his…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XIX THE SLEET STORM
Chapter XIX THE SLEET STORM It was winter. And for several days a strong south wind had swept up Pleasant Valley. That–as Solomon Owl knew very well–that meant a thaw was coming. He was not sorry, because the weather had been bitterly cold. Well, the thaw came. And the weather grew so warm that Solomon…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XVIII A COUSINLY QUARREL
Chapter XVIII A COUSINLY QUARREL It proved to be just as Solomon Owl had told his cousin, Simon Screecher. Solomon had so much on his mind that he had no sooner fallen asleep than he awoke again, to study over the question that perplexed him. He certainly did not want Simon to have twice as…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 23 Chapter 23
Chapter 23 Audio When Old Mr. Toad saw Mr. Blacksnake and turned his back on Buster Bear and the fine dinner to which Buster had invited him, he had but just one idea in his head, and that was to get out of sight of Mr. Blacksnake as soon as possible. He forgot to ask…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XVII COUSIN SIMON SCREECHER
Chapter XVII COUSIN SIMON SCREECHER Solomon Owl had a small cousin named Simon Screecher. He was unlike Solomon in some respects, because he always wore ear-tufts, and his eyes were yellow instead of black. But in some other ways he was no different from Solomon Owl, for he was a noisy chap and dearly loved…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 22 Old Mr. Toad Learns a Lesson
Old Mr. Toad Learns a Lesson Audio Pride is like a great big bubble;You’ll find there’s nothing in it.Prick it and for all your troubleIt has vanished in a minute. Old Mr. Toad was so puffed out with pride as he started for the Green Forest to dine with Buster Bear that those who saw…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XVI NINE FIGHTS
Chapter XVI NINE FIGHTS The next evening, just at dusk, Jasper Jay and old Mr. Crow returned to Solomon Owl’s house, looking much bedraggled. One of Mr. Crow’s eyes was almost closed; and Jasper Jay’s crest seemed to have been torn half off his head. “What’s the matter?” asked Solomon, as soon as he saw…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 21 Old Mr. Toad Receives Another Invitation
Old Mr. Toad Receives Another Invitation Audio The friends and neighbors of Old Mr. Toad decided that he needed to be taught a lesson. At first, you know, every one had laughed at him, because he had grown too proud to speak to them, but after a little they grew tired of being treated so,…