Tag: Children’s Literature
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Swiss Family Robinson Chapter 29
I cannot describe our delight when, after long and gloomy weeks, we saw at length the sky clear, and the sun, dispersing the dark clouds of winter, spread its vivifying rays over all nature; the winds were lulled, the waters subsided, and the air became mild and serene. We went out, with shouts of joy,…
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The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle
The Tale of Mrs. Tiggy Winkle Once upon a time there was a little girl called Lucie, who lived at a farm called Little-town. She was a good little girl-only she was always losing her pocket-handkerchiefs!One day little Lucie came into the farmyard crying-oh, she did cry so! “I’ve lost my pocket-handkin! Three handkins and…
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Swiss Family Robinson Chapter 28
The season changed sooner than we expected; the winds raged through the woods, the sea roared, mountains of clouds were piled in the heavens. They soon burst over our heads, and torrents of rain fell night and day, without intermission; the rivers swelled till their waters met, and turned the whole country around us into…
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The Tale of Two Bad Mice
The Tale of Two Bad Mice Once upon a time there was a very beautiful doll’s-house; it was red brick with white windows, and it had real muslin curtains and a front door and a chimney.It belonged to two Dolls called Lucinda and Jane; at least it belonged to Lucinda, but she never ordered meals.Jane…
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THE GREAT BIG TREASURY OF BEATRIX POTTER
The Great Big Treasury of Beatrix Potter features beloved stories like The Tale of Peter Rabbit and The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck, celebrating whimsical animal adventures.
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The Tale of Benjamin Bunny
The Tale of Benjamin Bunny One morning a little rabbit sat on a bank. He pricked his ears and listened to the trit-trot, trit-trot of a pony. A gig was coming along the road; it was driven by Mr. McGregor, and beside him sat Mrs. McGregor in her best bonnet.As soon as they had passed,…
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The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin
The Tale of Squirrel Nutkin This is a Tale about a tail-a tail that belonged to a little red squirrel, and his name was Nutkin. He had a brother called Twinkleberry, and a great many cousins: they lived in a wood at the edge of a lake.In the middle of the lake there is an…
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The Tailor of Gloucester
The Tailer of Gloucester In the time of swords and periwigs and full-skirted coats with flowered lappets-when gentlemen wore ruffles, and gold-laced waistcoats of paduasoy and taffeta-there lived a tailor in Gloucester. He sat in the window of a little shop in Westgate Street, cross-legged on a table, from morning till dark. All day long…
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Swiss Family Robinson Chapters 26 and 27
Chapter 26 I took a long pole, and tried the height from the window I had made; and tied a stone to a string to sound the depth. To my surprise, the pole penetrated without resistance to the very branches where our dwelling was, and the stone went to the roots. It was entirely hollow,…
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Swiss Family Robinson Chapter 25
Chapter 25 My wife began by saying they had not been idle in my absence. They had collected wood, and made torches for the night. Fritz and Ernest had even cut down an immense sago-palm, seventy feet high, intending to extract its precious pith; but this they had been unable to accomplish alone, and waited…