A giant-sized statue of three men riding horses is carved on the side of Stone Mountain near Atlanta, Georgia. The men were three famous Southern leaders---Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee, and...
Poet of Scotland
Birthday of Robert Burns January 25 How would you like to eat a pudding that has been cooked in a sheep's stomach? You'll certainly have a chance if you ever go to a party to celebrate the...
Might and majesty of the sea
The rain is raining all around, It falls on field and tree, It rains on the umbrellas here, And on the ships at sea. > Rain by Robert Louis Stevenson > Of speckled eggs the birdie sings And nests...
My Shadow
> by Robert Louis Stevenson I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me, And what can be the use of him is more than I can see. He is very, very like me from the heels up to the head; And I...
Bed in Summer
> by Robert Louis Stevenson > by Marchette Chute In winter I get up at night And dress by yellow candlelight. In summer, quite the other way, I have to go to bed by day. I have to go to bed...