by Evaline Ness On a small island, near a large harbor, there once lived a fisherman's little daughter (named Samantha, but always called Sam), who had the reckless habit of lying. Not even the...
Until I Saw the Sea
by Lilian Moore Until I saw the sea I did not know that wind could wrinkle water so. I never knew that sun could splinter a whole sea of blue. Nor did I know before, a sea breathes in and out...
The Eensy, Weensy Spider
author unknown The eensy, weensy spider Climbed up the waterspout. Down came the rain And washed the spider out. Out came the sun And dried up all the rain. So the eensy, weensy spider Climbed up...
A Thousand Pails of Water
by Ronald Roy Yukio lived in a village where people fished and hunted whales to make their living. Yukio's father, too, was a whale hunter. "Why do you kill the whales, Father?" Yukio asked....
Table Manners
> by Gelett Burgess The Goops they lick their fingers, And the Goops they lick their knives; They spill their broth on the tablecloth- Oh, they lead disgusting lives! The Goops they talk while...
The Dragon of Grindly Grun
> I'm the Dragon of Grindly Grun, But my lunches aren't very much fun, > For I like my damsels medium rare, And they always come out well > done. by Kaye Starbird I went away last August To...
Alligator Pie
by Dennis Lee > I Met a Man > > author unknown > > As I was going up the stair Alligator pie, alligator pie, If I don't get some I think I'm gonna die. Give away the green grass, give away...
The Family Dog
from Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing by Judy Blume I won Dribble at Jimmy Fargo's birthday party. All the other guys got to take home goldfish in little plastic bags. I won him because I guessed...
The Fox Went Out on a Chilly Night
The fox went out on a chilly night, And begged the moon to give him light, For he had many a mile to go that night Before he reached the town-o! Town-o! town-o! For he had many a mile to go that...
Teach Us, Amelia Bedelia
> by Peggy Parish The telephone was ringing. "I'm coming, I'm coming," said Amelia Bedelia. She answered the telephone. "Mrs. Rogers!" she said. "Where are you?" "I'm at the airport in Pinewood,"...
