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One, two, Buckle my shoe; Three, four, Knock at the door; Five, six, Pick up sticks; Seven, eight, Lay them straight; Nine, ten, A good, fat hen; Eleven, twelve, Dig and delve; Thirteen, fourteen, Maids a-courting; Fifteen, sixteen, Maids in the kitchen; Seventeen, eighteen, Maids a-waiting; Nineteen, twenty, My plate’s…
Dottie the Dalmatian puppy knew today was special. The nice house she lived in with the Johnston family was so busy! It was Thanksgiving, and everyone was getting ready for a big dinner. The children were making paper turkeys at the craft table. The doorbell kept ringing as cousins, grandparents,…
Jack and Jason toppled off the couch. “Boys! Stop fighting!” yelled Mom from the kitchen. Jason pushed Jack off of him. “Jack started it,” yelled Jason. “He started it,” screamed Jack. Mom came to the doorway. “I don’t care who started it. You two fight every day. You both had…
Daniel’s family was going to visit his grandmother in Ireland. That meant taking a long airplane ride across the ocean first, and Daniel was very excited. He looked out the car window and saw an airplane take off on the runway. It looked small. “Why are we so far away…
Pollyanna is the story of a girl named Pollyanna whose parents died. She has gone to live with her Aunt Polly, who she has never met. Aunt Polly is wealthy and does not really want Pollyanna to live with her. Aunt Polly gave her niece a bare and ugly room…
It was just after midnight in Florence, Italy. Giovanni moved quietly through the streets with his brother, Jacobello. They each clutched a small piece of cloth to their nose. This helped lessen the awful stench of death that filled the air. Bodies of those who had recently died from the…
Today, Sophie is going to her friend Lucy’s house. She is happy that she is going for her very first visit, but she is a little scared too. Mom drove the car. “What a fun day,” she said to Sophie. “Your very first visit to a friend’s house.” “When will…
Imprisoned for stealing bread at the end of the French Revolution, Valjean is released after 19 years. Although he has money he earned in prison, no inn will allow him to stay because he is a convict. He sleeps on the streets until he meets Bishop Myriel who kindly gives…
Three cats sat in the window and looked outside. They watched as the old mailman walked up to the house. He pushed his letters through the mail slot in the front door. A shower of envelopes fell to the floor. What was this? The cats thought this was very exciting!…
Peter Pan is a book about the adventures of a magical boy, Peter Pan, who lives in an amazing place called Neverland. In the story, Peter brings three English children named Wendy, Michael, and John, to his home in Neverland. There they meet Peter’s friends, including the Lost Boys. They…
