Prince Ali Kwazoor of Zuristan had been on a long and dangerous journey. He had sailed stormy seas and crossed burning deserts! He had fought fierce dragons and evil monsters! But now his journey was...
CLIFFS OF CHALK
Anyone could see that Captain Alfred Bulltop Stormalong's clipper ship couldn't squeeze through the narrow passage of water. "We'll get stuck, ' shouted the crew. But old Captain Stormy, as he was...
SHIPS BEWARE
You'd run the other way, if you heard that Blackbeard was coming. Blackbeard was a cruel pirate from England. His real name was Edward Teach. He had black hair and a long black beard. That's why he...
Clouds, winds, and the songs of birds
Storytelling time! Everyone in the class was excited, because today it was the new boy's turn to tell a story. The new boy was an Indian---a real Apache Indian! Surely he would have a wonderful...
Black gold
The oil that keeps your bicycle from squeaking and the gasoline that keeps your parents' car running both come from deep in the earth's crust. Both began as a thick black liquid found in big pools...
A Riddle! A Riddle!
1\. Riddle me, riddle me, what is that, Over the head and under the hat? > It's just like a cup; It's yellow, as yellow as butter, And they call it 3. A riddle, a riddle, as I suppose, a hundred...
A Kitten
> by Eleanor Farjeon He's nothing much but fur And two round eyes of blue, He has a giant purr And a midget mew. He darts and pats the air, He starts and cocks his ear, When there is nothing...
Hickety, Pickety, My Black Hen
Hickety, pickety, my black hen, She lays eggs for gentlemen; Gentlemen come every day To see what my black hen doth lay. Sometimes nine and sometimes ten, Hickety, pickety, my black hen. > Baa,...