Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat

Casey at the Bat Story The outlook wasn’t brilliant for the Mudville nine that day; The score stood four to two, with but one inning more to play. And then when Cooney died at first, and Barrows did the same, A sickly silence fell upon the patrons of the game. A straggling few got up…

The Golden Egg

The Golden Egg

The Golden Egg Story Once upon a time, a farmer had a goose that laid a golden egg every day. The egg provided enough money for the farmer and his wife for their day-to-day needs. The farmer and his wife were happy for a long time. But one day, the farmer got an idea and…

Good Night Baby

Good Night Baby

It was time for Baby to go to bed. Mama and Papa tucked him in safely in his crib. They made sure to leave the night-light on, and its soft glow filled the room. Mama and Papa stood in the doorway and blew kisses to Baby before they tiptoed off down the hallway. “Sweet dreams,…

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel

Hansel and Gretel Story Once a boy named Hansel and his sister, Gretel, lived with their parents in a tiny cottage at the edge of a dense forest. Their father was a simple woodcutter. Although the family always had plenty of firewood to keep their home warm and cozy, often there was not enough food….

Paradise

Paradise

Paradise Story Tom and Lucy lived on a farm, but they did not have much. They had an old plow. They had an old tractor. They had an old hen named Madge. The name of their farm was Paradise. “It sure doesn’t feel like paradise,” Tom always said. Tom could not plow, plant, and pick…

The Nightingale

The Nightingale

 The Nightingale Story Many years ago, the emperor of China lived in the most magnificent palace. Its rooms were vast. Its windows were draped with the finest silk. Its rugs were woven by the finest Persian rug weavers. Its furniture was handmade from the rarest woods by the world’s best craftsmen. Its gardens were tended…

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi

Rikki-Tikki-Tavi Story This is the story of a great battle that was fought in the big bungalow and won by Rikki-tikki-tavi. Of course Darzee, that fine feathered friend, gave him a hand, but Rikki-tikki-tavi won the battle all by himself. Rikki-tikki-tavi was a mongoose, an animal that has the fur and tail of a cat…

Rip Van Winkle

Rip Van Winkle

Whoever has journeyed up the long Hudson River will remember the Catskill Mountains. Rising up to the west of the river, these mountains look different with each change in weather or time of day. Even when the rest of the land is cloudless, the Catskill Mountains at dusk hold a misty blanket around themselves, glowing…

Robin Hood

Robin Hood

At the young age of fifteen, there was a boy living in Sherwood forest who could handle a bow and arrow better than any grown man in the village of Nottingham. This boy, named Robin Hood, had one wish, and that was to become a member of the king’s Foresters. The Foresters were a group…