Tag: reading
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 61: Little Gustava
Lesson: Safe in the porch, and the little drops run From the icicles under the eaves so fast, For the bright spring sun shines warm at last, And glad is little Gustava. And a little green bowl she holds in her lap, Filled with bread and milk to the brim, And a wreath of marigolds…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 60: The Contented Boy
Lesson: Mr. Lenox was one morning riding by himself. He got off from his horse to look at something on the roadside. The horse broke away from him, and ran off. Mr. Lenox ran after him, but soon found that he could not catch him. A little boy at work in a field near the…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 59: Persevere
Lesson: Won’t have any fish to sell; The child who shuts up his book too soon, Won’t learn any lessons well. Be patient,—don’t learn too fast: The man who travels a mile each day, May get around the world at last.
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 57: Which Loved Best?
Lesson: Then, forgetting work, his cap went on, And he was off to the garden swing, Leaving his mother the wood to bring. ‘I love you better than tongue can tell;’ Then she teased and pouted full half the day, Till her mother rejoiced when she went to play. ‘Today I’ll help you all I…
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 28: The Last Adventure of All
Chapter 28: The Last Adventure of All For six days Don Quixote lay in bed, sullen and sorrowful because of his overthrow. And all this time Sancho Panza sat beside him and tried to comfort him. “My master,” he said, “pluck up your head and be of good cheer if you can. Let us go…
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Stories of Don Quixote Written Anew for Children Chapter 27: The Knight of the White Moon
Chapter 27: The Knight of the White Moon One morning Don Quixote, fully armed, rode out to the seashore to take the air. He felt very brave, and was in fine fighting humor. “Arms,” he said, “are my best attire, and combat is my meat and drink.” Suddenly he saw a strange knight riding towards…
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McGuffey’s Third Eclectic Reader Lesson 55: Don’t Kill the Birds
Lesson: That sing about your door Soon as the joyous Spring has come, And chilling storms are o’er. Oh, let them joyous live; And do not seek to take the life Which you can never give. That play among the trees; For earth would be a cheerless place, If it were not for these. Do…
