Journeys Through Bookland: A New and Original Plan for Reading Applied to the World's Best Literature for Children, Volume 2An 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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... POOR IRISH WOMAN BEES AND HIVES HARTHOVER PLACE ALL RAN AFTER TOM TOM LOOKED DOWN THE CLIFF THE OLD DAME LOOKED AT TOM TOM LOOKED INTO THE CLEAR WATER SIR JOHN SEARCHING FOR TOM TOM WAS NOW A WATER BABY Donn P. Crane 217 Donn P. Crane ...
... POOR IRISH WOMAN BEES AND HIVES HARTHOVER PLACE ALL RAN AFTER TOM TOM LOOKED DOWN THE CLIFF THE OLD DAME LOOKED AT TOM TOM LOOKED INTO THE CLEAR WATER SIR JOHN SEARCHING FOR TOM TOM WAS NOW A WATER BABY Donn P. Crane 217 Donn P. Crane ...
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... POOR and toil - worn peasant , bent with years and groaning beneath the weight of a heavy fagot of firewood which he carried , sought , weary and sore - footed , to gain his distant cottage . Unable to bear the weight of his burden ...
... POOR and toil - worn peasant , bent with years and groaning beneath the weight of a heavy fagot of firewood which he carried , sought , weary and sore - footed , to gain his distant cottage . Unable to bear the weight of his burden ...
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... poor stonecutter grew discontented and sighed and moaned bitterly over his hard lot . One day when his work seemed harder than usual and his troubles more than he could bear he cried out in despair : " Oh , I wish I could be rich and ...
... poor stonecutter grew discontented and sighed and moaned bitterly over his hard lot . One day when his work seemed harder than usual and his troubles more than he could bear he cried out in despair : " Oh , I wish I could be rich and ...
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... poor woman turned her eyes upon him and begged for a single moment to collect her thoughts . " No , " he said ; " not a moment more . Commend yourself to God . " He raised his arm to strike . Just at that moment there was a loud ...
... poor woman turned her eyes upon him and begged for a single moment to collect her thoughts . " No , " he said ; " not a moment more . Commend yourself to God . " He raised his arm to strike . Just at that moment there was a loud ...
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... poor miller who had a beautiful daughter . It happened one day that he had an audience with the King , and in order to appear important he told the King that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold . " Now that's a talent worth ...
... poor miller who had a beautiful daughter . It happened one day that he had an audience with the King , and in order to appear important he told the King that he had a daughter who could spin straw into gold . " Now that's a talent worth ...
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