Tag: children’s books
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter IX HALLOWEEN
Chapter IX HALLOWEEN(There are no content issues with this chapter despite the title.) Solomon Owl was afraid of fire. And when he looked down from his perch in the tree and saw, through the hole in the stranger’s crown, that all was aglow inside his big, round head, Solomon couldn’t help voicing his horror. He…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 13 Peter Rabbit Is Impolite
Peter Rabbit Is Impolite Audio Peter Rabbit couldn’t get Old Mr. Toad off his mind. He had discovered so many interesting things about Old Mr. Toad that he was almost on the point of believing him to be the most interesting of all his neighbors. And his respect for Old Mr. Toad had become very…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter VIII WATCHING THE CHICKENS
Chapter VIII WATCHING THE CHICKENS Solomon Owl and Fatty Coon couldn’t help laughing at what Tommy Fox said to them, as they sat in their tree near the farmhouse, looking down at him in the moonlight. “I’m here to watch Farmer Green’s chickens for him–” said he–“to see that no rat–or anybody else–runs away with…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 61: Little Gustava
Lesson: Safe in the porch, and the little drops run From the icicles under the eaves so fast, For the bright spring sun shines warm at last, And glad is little Gustava. And a little green bowl she holds in her lap, Filled with bread and milk to the brim, And a wreath of marigolds…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 60: The Contented Boy
Lesson: Mr. Lenox was one morning riding by himself. He got off from his horse to look at something on the roadside. The horse broke away from him, and ran off. Mr. Lenox ran after him, but soon found that he could not catch him. A little boy at work in a field near the…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 12 Old Mr. Toad Shows His Tongue
Old Mr. Toad Shows His Tongue Audio To show one’s tongue, as you well know,Is not considered nice to do;But if it were like Mr. Toad’sI’d want to show it wouldn’t you? I’m quite sure you would. You see, if it were like Old Mr. Toad’s, it would be such a wonderful tongue that I…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 22 SHOCKING MANNERS
SHOCKING MANNERS Jolly Robin tried his best to rouse Willie Whip-poor-will out of his daytime nap. But he had to admit to himself at last that his efforts were in vain. It was plain that Willie was too sleepy to understand what was said to him. And as for his learning a new song when…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter VII THE BLAZING EYES
Chapter VII THE BLAZING EYES It was some three hours after sunset when Solomon Owl at last reached Farmer Green’s place. All was quiet in the chicken house because the hens and roosters and their families had long since gone to roost. And except for a light that shone through a window, the farmhouse showed…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 59: Persevere
Lesson: Won’t have any fish to sell; The child who shuts up his book too soon, Won’t learn any lessons well. Be patient,—don’t learn too fast: The man who travels a mile each day, May get around the world at last.
