Tag: literature
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Heidi by Johanna Spyri
“Heidi” by Johanna Spyri follows a young girl adapting to life in the Swiss Alps with her grandfather, highlighting themes of family, love, and the power of nature.
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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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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 26: Over the Teacups
The summer term at Wareham had ended, and Huldah Meserve, Dick Carter, and Living Perkins had finished school, leaving Rebecca and Emma Jane to represent Riverboro in the year to come. Delia Weeks was at home from Lewiston on a brief visit, and Mrs. Robinson was celebrating the occasion by a small and select party,…
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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…
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 25: Roses of Joy
The day before Rebecca started for the South with Miss Maxwell she was in the library with Emma Jane and Huldah, consulting dictionaries and encyclopedias. As they were leaving they passed the locked cases containing the library of fiction, open to the teachers and townspeople, but forbidden to the students. They looked longingly through the…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 16 Jimmy Skunk Is Surprised
Jimmy Skunk Is Surprised Audio Jimmy Skunk ambled along the Crooked Little Path down the hill. He didn’t hurry because Jimmy doesn’t believe in hurrying. The only time he ever hurries is when he sees a fat beetle trying to get out of sight. Then Jimmy does hurry. But just now he didn’t see any fat beetles,…
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter XI CURED AT LAST
Chapter XI CURED AT LAST “How do you feel now?” Aunt Polly Woodchuck asked Solomon Owl, when he had come back to her house after a week’s absence. “No better!” he groaned. “I still have pains. But they seem to have moved and scattered all over me.” “Good!” she exclaimed with a smile. “You are…
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 24: Aladdin Rubs His Lamp
“Your esteemed contribution entitled Wareham Wildflowers has been accepted for The Pilot, Miss Perkins,” said Rebecca, entering the room where Emma Jane was darning the firm’s stockings. “I stayed to tea with Miss Maxwell, but came home early to tell you.” “You are joking, Becky!” faltered Emma Jane, looking up from her work. “Not a…