Journeys Through Bookland: A New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World's Best Literature for Children, Volume 1An anthology composed of selections of graduated reading difficulty that includes nursery rhymes, fables, fairy tales, poems, folk tales, short stories, historical accounts, biographical profiles, excerpts from longer works, and a usage guide designed to assist with the development of reading programs. |
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Page 70
... rest upon the poplar which grows by the edge of the stream . " " Stay or go , it makes no difference to me , " replied the Bull . " Had it not been for your buzz I should not even have known you were there . ' Did you never see a silly ...
... rest upon the poplar which grows by the edge of the stream . " " Stay or go , it makes no difference to me , " replied the Bull . " Had it not been for your buzz I should not even have known you were there . ' Did you never see a silly ...
Page 71
... rest here an hour - can even take a nap - and beat that lazy Tortoise to the brook . Suppose he does pass me , I can over- take him quickly enough . " Meanwhile the Tortoise plodded slowly along , kicking up no. THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE ...
... rest here an hour - can even take a nap - and beat that lazy Tortoise to the brook . Suppose he does pass me , I can over- take him quickly enough . " Meanwhile the Tortoise plodded slowly along , kicking up no. THE HARE AND THE TORTOISE ...
Page 75
... rest was nearly over , and the little feet of the Mouse tickled the huge beast into wake- fulness . Opening one eye , he spied the Mouse under his paw , and closed his big toes over his trembling prisoner . " What are you doing here ...
... rest was nearly over , and the little feet of the Mouse tickled the huge beast into wake- fulness . Opening one eye , he spied the Mouse under his paw , and closed his big toes over his trembling prisoner . " What are you doing here ...
Page 77
... rest his little jaws . " Don't jump up till I get out of the way . I'll tell you when . " In a little while the last rope was cut in two , and the Mouse , scrambling down from the Lion's big head , called out : " Now jump up , Mr. Lion ...
... rest his little jaws . " Don't jump up till I get out of the way . I'll tell you when . " In a little while the last rope was cut in two , and the Mouse , scrambling down from the Lion's big head , called out : " Now jump up , Mr. Lion ...
Page 84
... rest and treated him to a meal of rich milk and fine brown bread . The cottage was neat and well fur- nished , and the plowman seemed in good circum- stances , but Merlin noticed that the wife wore a very sorrowful expression and seemed ...
... rest and treated him to a meal of rich milk and fine brown bread . The cottage was neat and well fur- nished , and the plowman seemed in good circum- stances , but Merlin noticed that the wife wore a very sorrowful expression and seemed ...
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