Tag: Children’s Literature
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 15: Lost- A Cousin!
LOST–A COUSIN! When the Hermit Thrush had finished his song about the spotted vest, he looked at his cousin Jolly Robin out of the corner of his eye. “How do you like that one?” he inquired. He noticed that Jolly was not laughing. “That seems to me to be a very silly song,” Jolly Robin…
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THE ADVENTURES OF OLD MR. TOAD: OLD MR. TOAD’S MUSIC BAG
Never think that you have learned All there is to know. That’s the surest way of all Ignorance to show. “I’ve found Old Mr. Toad!” cried Peter Rabbit, hurrying after Jimmy Skunk. “Where?” demanded Jimmy. “In the water,” declared Peter. “He’s sitting right over there where the water is shallow, and he didn’t notice me…
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THE ADVENTURES OF OLD MR. TOAD: PETER RABBIT FINDS OLD MR. TOAD
It isn’t often that Peter Rabbit is truly envious, but sometimes in the joyousness of spring he is. He envies the birds because they can pour out in beautiful song the joy that is in them. The only way he can express his feelings is by kicking his long heels, jumping about, and such foolish…
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Chapter 20: The Dainty China Country
While the Woodman was making a ladder from wood which he found in the forest Dorothy lay down and slept, for she was tired by the long walk. The Lion also curled himself up to sleep and Toto lay beside him. The Scarecrow watched the Woodman while he worked, and said to him: “I cannot…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 14: One or Two Blunders
ONE OR TWO BLUNDERS Jolly Robin’s cousin, the Hermit, seemed much disappointed because Jolly did not weep after hearing the beautiful, sad song. But no matter how mournful a song might be, Jolly Robin could no more have shed tears over it than a fish could have. Naturally, a fish never weeps, because it would…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 13: The Hermit
THE HERMIT Though Jolly Robin was quite bold for his size, he had a cousin who was actually shy. This timid relation of Jolly’s belonged to the Hermit Thrush family; and Jolly Robin always spoke of him as “The Hermit,” which was a good name for him, because he never strayed from the depths of…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 12: Jolly Feels Better
JOLLY FEELS BETTER Jolly Robin awoke at dawn. And he knew at once that the day was going to be a fine one. Though the sun had not yet peeped above the rim of the eastern hills, Jolly Robin was sure that there would be plenty of sunshine a little later. He had many ways…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 11: What a Snowball Did
WHAT A SNOWBALL DID Jolly Robin was too frightened to laugh when he saw Johnnie Green’s second snowball strike the moon-faced stranger in the orchard. You see, the snowball hit one of the stranger’s arms. And to Jolly’s amazement, the arm at once dropped off and dashed upon the ground, breaking into a dozen pieces.…
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The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: Chapter 19: Attacked by the Fighting Trees
The next morning Dorothy kissed the pretty green girl goodbye, and they all shook hands with the soldier with the green whiskers, who had walked with them as far as the gate. When the Guardian of the Gate saw them again he wondered greatly that they could leave the beautiful City to get into new…
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The Tale of Jolly Robin Chapter 10: The White Giant
THE WHITE GIANT It was a raw March day when Jolly Robin returned to Pleasant Valley one spring. There had just been a heavy fall of snow–big, wet flakes which Farmer Green called “sugar-snow,” though it was no sweeter than any other. Johnnie Green liked that kind of snow because it made the best snowballs.…