Tag: children’s books
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XV DISPUTES SETTLED
Chapter XV DISPUTES SETTLED Solomon Owl looked so wise that many of his neighbors fell into the habit of going to him for advice. If two of the forest folk chanced to have a dispute which they could not settle between them they frequently visited Solomon and asked him to decide which was in the…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 20 Old Mr. Toad Is Puffed Up
Old Mr. Toad Is Puffed Up Audio Old Mr. Toad hopped slowly down the Lone Little Path. He usually does hop slowly, but this time he hopped slower than ever. You see, he was so puffed up that he couldn’t have hopped fast if he had wanted to, and he didn’t want to. In the…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 19 Old Mr. Toad Gets His Stomach Full
Old Mr. Toad Gets His Stomach Full Audio Pray do not tip your nose in scornAt things which others eat,For things to you not good at allTo others are most sweet. There are ants, for instance. You wouldn’t want to eat them even if you were dreadfully hungry. But Old Mr. Toad and Buster Bear…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XIV HANGING BY THE HEELS
Chapter XIV HANGING BY THE HEELS It was several nights before Solomon Owl and Benjamin Bat chanced to meet again in the forest. “Hullo!” said Solomon. “Hullo!” said Benjamin Bat. “I’m glad to see you, because I want to thank you for letting me spend the day in your house, so I wouldn’t have to…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 18 Jimmy Skunk Is Just in Time
Jimmy Skunk Is Just in Time Audio Jimmy Skunk ambled slowly along, chuckling as he thought of what a hurry Mr. Toad had been in, when he had heard that Mr. Blacksnake had asked after him. It had been funny, very funny indeed, to see Mr. Toad try to hurry. Suddenly Jimmy stopped chuckling. Then…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XIII THE LUCKY GUEST
Chapter XIII THE LUCKY GUEST In the middle of the day Solomon Owl happened to awake. He was sorry that he hadn’t slept until sunset, because he was very hungry. Knowing that it was light outside his hollow tree, he didn’t want to leave home to find something to eat. Then, suddenly, he remembered that…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 68: The Violet
Lesson: A modest violet grew; Its stalk was bent, it hung its head, As if to hide from view Its colors bright and fair; It might have graced a rosy bower Instead of hiding there. In modest tints arrayed, And there it spread its sweet perfume, Within the silent shade. This pretty flower to see;…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 17 Old Mr. Toad’s Mistake
Old Mr. Toad’s Mistake Audio If is a very little word to look at, but the biggest word you have ever seen doesn’t begin to have so much meaning as little “if.” If Jimmy Skunk hadn’t ambled down the Crooked Little Path just when he did; if he hadn’t been looking for fat beetles; if he hadn’t seen that big piece…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XII BENJAMIN BAT
Chapter XII BENJAMIN BAT Solomon Owl was by no means the only night-prowler in Pleasant Valley. He had neighbors that chose to sleep in the daytime, so they might roam through the woods and fields after dark. One of these was Benjamin Bat. And furthermore, he was the color of night itself. Now, Benjamin Bat…
