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 63
... told the moral of this little piece , but it is a great deal bigger and broader than one might think . Many times we are stoning frogs when we play a practical joke on our friends , or frighten children younger than ourselves . A THE ...
... told the moral of this little piece , but it is a great deal bigger and broader than one might think . Many times we are stoning frogs when we play a practical joke on our friends , or frighten children younger than ourselves . A THE ...
Page 82
... told , undressed herself and got into bed . But the little girl , amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her night - clothes , said : " Dear me , Grandmamma , what great arms you have ! " The wolf replied : " They are so much ...
... told , undressed herself and got into bed . But the little girl , amazed to see how her grandmother looked in her night - clothes , said : " Dear me , Grandmamma , what great arms you have ! " The wolf replied : " They are so much ...
Page 90
... told of Tom's wonderful deeds . We have not time to read more of them now , but they were so wonderful that people heard about them all over the world . All very naturally wished that Tom had lived in their own country . After a while ...
... told of Tom's wonderful deeds . We have not time to read more of them now , but they were so wonderful that people heard about them all over the world . All very naturally wished that Tom had lived in their own country . After a while ...
Page 115
... " Alas , yes , " she replied . " We have food enough , but where are our poor children ? How they would feast on what we shall have left ! It is all your fault ; it is just as I told you over and over HOP - O ' - MY - THUMB 115.
... " Alas , yes , " she replied . " We have food enough , but where are our poor children ? How they would feast on what we shall have left ! It is all your fault ; it is just as I told you over and over HOP - O ' - MY - THUMB 115.
Page 116
... told you over and over again , that we should repent the hour we left them to starve in the forest . Oh , mercy , perhaps they have already been eaten by hungry wolves ! I told you how it would be , I told you how it would be ! " At ...
... told you over and over again , that we should repent the hour we left them to starve in the forest . Oh , mercy , perhaps they have already been eaten by hungry wolves ! I told you how it would be , I told you how it would be ! " At ...
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