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In Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland, Alice meets many curious characters in the strange land she accidentally discovered. The Queen of Hearts is one of those strange characters. In this passage, the Queen has commanded Alice to join a very odd game of croquet. ————————————— ‘Get to your places!’ shouted…
“I’m bored,” said Billy. He sighed loudly, making a huffing sound to show his mother that he was unhappy. “Please stop complaining, Billy.” Mom sighed herself to show Billy that she didn’t like his behavior. “Why don’t you go outside and play?” “I don’t want to. There’s nothing to do,” said…
Jerry was excited as the taxi hurtled its way through the city streets. He’d never been in a taxi before, and this one was yellow and black with a TV screen in it. The driver didn’t say much, but he was probably concentrating, because he was going so fast! He…
Jack traded the family cow for magic beans. The beans grew overnight all the way to the sky. Jack climbed the beanstalk and found the house of an ogre and his wife. There he stole a bag of gold from the ogre. He and his mother lived on the gold…
Most days, Alexis woke up when her alarm clock beeped. Today she felt something tap on her legs. Then she felt a cold wet spot on her cheek. She opened her eyes. “Good morning, Bandit!” Alexis said. Bandit was a fluffy black and white puppy with floppy ears and a…
In Great Expectations, the reader follows Phillip Pirrup, or Pip, from childhood to manhood. In this passage from Chapter I, both of Pip’s parents have died, and he lives with his adult sister. Pip is visiting his parents’ graves in the church cemetery when he meets an escaped convict. —————————————…
Sophie plays with her new kitten. The kitten is little and black. The kitten loves to play. Sophie loves to play. They play all day. Mom said, “It is time for your nap.” “No!” Sophie said “I do not want to take a nap!” “Yes,” Mom said. “Go to bed.…
Anne Shirley is a young orphan girl who has been sent by mistake to live with Marilla and Matthew Cuthbert. The Cuthberts are brother and sister, and they had wanted a boy orphan to help on their farm called Green Gables. Anne, however, is quite charming and fun, and the…
“Girls!” Rose heard her father calling. She raced to her big sister’s room. “Gina, Dad’s calling us.” The girls ran downstairs. “What is it, Dad?” said Rose. Dad put his arm around Mom. “We’re going on a safari to the Virunga Mountains of Africa. There are three national parks there…
There was an old sow with three little pigs, and as she had not enough to keep them, she sent them out to seek their fortune. The first that went off met a man with a bundle of straw, and said to him: “Please, man, give me that straw to…
