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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... coming along stopped to see what caused Lucille Enders the uproar . The Hare explained the joke and fin- ally asked the Fox to hold the stakes and judge the race . Off started the rivals , and almost in the twinkling of an eye the Hare ...
... coming along stopped to see what caused Lucille Enders the uproar . The Hare explained the joke and fin- ally asked the Fox to hold the stakes and judge the race . Off started the rivals , and almost in the twinkling of an eye the Hare ...
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... coming along at the time , they deter- mined to ask him which of the two had the better right to the oyster . While each was telling his story the traveler gravely took out his knife , opened the shell and loosened the oyster . When ...
... coming along at the time , they deter- mined to ask him which of the two had the better right to the oyster . While each was telling his story the traveler gravely took out his knife , opened the shell and loosened the oyster . When ...
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... coming to visit me in a day or two . " Then one after another he dragged the little boys out from under the bed and set them on the table before him . Each boy knelt , folded his hands de- voutly and prayed the Ogre to pardon them and ...
... coming to visit me in a day or two . " Then one after another he dragged the little boys out from under the bed and set them on the table before him . Each boy knelt , folded his hands de- voutly and prayed the Ogre to pardon them and ...
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... coming with his long steps from mountain to mountain , and Hop - o ' - my - thumb , seeing a hollow rock near where they were , hid him- self and his brothers , while he watched carefully to see what became of the Ogre . The Ogre ...
... coming with his long steps from mountain to mountain , and Hop - o ' - my - thumb , seeing a hollow rock near where they were , hid him- self and his brothers , while he watched carefully to see what became of the Ogre . The Ogre ...
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... coming round the hill . He was terribly frightened , but he picked up his courage and was looking very brave when the wolf came up . " Little pig , " said the wolf , " Why are you here before me ? Are the apples nice ? " " Yes , very ...
... coming round the hill . He was terribly frightened , but he picked up his courage and was looking very brave when the wolf came up . " Little pig , " said the wolf , " Why are you here before me ? Are the apples nice ? " " Yes , very ...
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animals asked Atalanta Baucis and Philemon Bear Beast beautiful began Blynken bread brother called Canaan castle child Cinderella cried dear Dick door dragon dream drummer Duck Duckling Egypt EUGENE FIELD eyes fairies father fell fire flew forest frightened gave giant girl gold golden bird Grethel grew hand HANS CHRISTIAN ANDERSEN Hansel happy hare head heard Hippomenes Hop-o'-my-thumb horse hunter Jack JAKOB GRIMM Joseph killed king King Arthur king's daughter knew lady land land of Goshen lion little pig lived Loki looked Lucille Enders maiden morning mother Mouse never night Ogre old woman palace Pharaoh poor prince princess replied ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON servants singing sisters sleep soon stood tell things thought Tin Soldier told took tree ugly wife witch wolf wood young
Popular passages
Page 348 - You elegant fowl, How charmingly sweet you sing! Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: But what shall we do for a ring?
Page 347 - THE Owl and the Pussy-cat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. The' Owl looked up to the stars above, And sang to a small guitar, "O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love, What a beautiful Pussy you are, You are, You are!
Page 417 - He gazed at the flowers with tearful eyes, He kissed their drooping leaves ; It was for the Lord of Paradise He bound them in his sheaves. "My Lord has need of these flowerets gay," The Reaper said, and smiled; "Dear tokens of the earth are they, Where He was once a child.
Page 412 - They stole little Bridget For seven years long; When she came down again Her friends were all gone. They took her lightly back, Between the night and morrow; They thought that she was fast asleep, But she was dead with sorrow.
Page 32 - OLD Mother Hubbard Went to the cupboard, To get her poor dog a bone: But when she got there The cupboard was bare, And so the poor dog had none.
Page 60 - Old King Cole Was a merry old soul, And a merry old soul was he: He called for his pipe, And he called for his bowl, And he called for his fiddlers three.
Page 150 - What does little birdie say In her nest at peep of day ? Let me fly, says little birdie, Mother, let me fly away. Birdie, rest a little longer, Till the little wings are stronger.
Page 26 - Sing a song of sixpence, A pocket full of rye; Four and twenty blackbirds Baked in a pie. When the pie was opened, The birds began to sing; Was not that a dainty dish To set before the king?
Page 411 - Up the airy mountain, Down the rushy glen, We daren't go a-hunting For fear of little men. Wee folk, good folk, Trooping all together; Green jacket, red cap, And white owl's feather! Down along the rocky shore Some make their home — They live on crispy pancakes Of yellow tide-foam ; Some in the reeds Of the black mountain-lake, With frogs for their watch-dogs, All night awake.
Page 75 - The Swing How do you like to go up in a swing, Up in the air so blue? Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing Ever a child can do!