Tag: Children’s Literature
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The Wind in the Willows Chapter 8: Toad’s Adventures
Toad, imprisoned for stealing a motorcar, receives help from the gaoler’s daughter and cleverly escapes disguised as a washerwoman.
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The Wind in the Willows Chapter 3: The Wild Wood
The Mole seeks to meet the elusive Badger but faces dangers in the Wild Wood, ultimately finding safety with Rat’s help.
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 21: Home Again
When Dr. Dolittle and the animals arrive in England, they travel in a gypsy wagon to country fairs, showing the pushmi-pullyu. This makes the doctor wealthy. Eventually, tired of traveling, they head back home to Puddleby. The Doctor repays the people who provided the ship and supplies for the journey. He and the animals settle…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 20: The Fisherman’s Town
Dr. Dolittle brings the boy’s uncle back to the ship, then takes them both home to their village. The villagers greet Dr. Dolittle and Jip as heroes, with the mayor presenting the Doctor a diamond watch and Jip a gold collar. In the end, the Doctor and the animals bid farewell and continue their journey…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 19: The Rock
When the West wind blows, Jip catches the scent of the boy’s uncle and steers the ship in his direction. Urging haste, Jip explains he can smell that the uncle is starving. They spot a large rock in the sea but see no sign of him. Searching the rock, they discover a deep hole leading…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 18: Smells
Dr. Dolittle sends the eagles in all directions—North, South, East, and West—to search for the boy’s uncle. Despite their efforts, they come back empty-handed. Jip, with his incredible sense of smell, tries to track the uncle but has no luck. He decides to wait for the wind to change so he can cover more ground…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 17: The Ocean Gossips
Dr. Dolittle chops a hole in the locked door with an axe and finds a small boy inside. The boy explains that pirates threw his uncle into the sea for refusing to join them, and he fears his uncle has drowned. Dr. Dolittle speaks with the porpoises and discovers the uncle is safe. Overjoyed, the…
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Uphill By Christina Georgina Rossetti
Uphill By Christina Georgina Rossetti Does the road wind uphill all the way? Yes, to the very end. Will the day’s journey take the whole long day? From morn to night, my friend. But is there for the night a resting-place? A roof for when the slow dark hours begin. May not the darkness hide…
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The Story of Doctor Dolittle Chapter 16: Too-Too, the Listener
Dr. Dolittle and the animals set sail on a pirate ship, eagerly exploring its many wonders. They discover the ship is filled with fancy treasures, but their curiosity leads them to a locked room they can’t open. From behind the door, Too-too the owl hears someone crying, prompting Dr. Dolittle to grab an axe and…
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Summer By Christina Georgina Rossetti
Summer By Christina Georgina Rossetti Winter is cold-hearted,Spring is yea and nay,Autumn is a weathercockBlown every way:Summer days for meWhen every leaf is on its tree; When Robin’s not a beggar,And Jenny Wren’s a bride,And larks hang singing, singing, singing,Over the wheat-fields wide,And anchored lilies ride,And the pendulum spiderSwings from side to side, And blue-black…