Tag: literature
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The Tale of Solomon Owl Chapter X A TROUBLESOME WISHBONE
Chapter X A TROUBLESOME WISHBONE Solomon Owl had pains–sharp pains–underneath his waistcoat. And not knowing what else to do, he set off at once for Aunt Polly Woodchuck’s house under the hill, in the pasture, which he had not visited since the previous fall. Luckily, he found the old lady at home. And quickly he…
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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 23: The Hill Difficulty
The first happy year at Wareham, with its widened skyline, its larger vision, its greater opportunity, was over and gone. Rebecca had studied during the summer vacation, and had passed, on her return in the autumn, certain examinations which would enable her, if she carried out the same program the next season, to complete the…
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The Adventures of Old Mr. Toad Chapter 14
Old Mr. Toad Disappears Audio Admit your fault when you’ve done wrong,And don’t postpone it over long. Peter Rabbit didn’t blame Old Mr. Toad a bit for being indignant because Peter had watched him change his suit. It wasn’t a nice thing to do. Old Mr. Toad had looked very funny while he was struggling…
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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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Rebecca of Sunnybrook Farm Chapter 22: Clover Blossoms and Sunflowers
“How d’ ye do, girls?” said Huldah Meserve, peeping in at the door. “Can you stop studying a minute and show me your room? Say, I’ve just been down to the store and bought me these gloves, for I was bound I wouldn’t wear mittens this winter; they’re simply too countrified. It’s your first year…
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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…