by Aesop The Oxen and the AxletreesThe Frogs Asking for a KingThe Boy and the Filberts A Boy put his hand into a jar of Filberts, and grasped as many as his fist could possibly hold. But…
by Aesop The Eagle, the Jackdaw, and the ShepherdThe Miller, His Son, and Their AssThe Wolf and the Boy A Wolf, who had just enjoyed a good meal and was in a playful mood, caught sight of…
Beastie Boysrock group The group's album, Licensed to Ill (1986) spawned the hit “(You Gotta) Fight for Your Right (to Party)” and went quintuple platinum, fueled by cross-over interest from…
Nat"Please, sir, is this Plumfield?" asked a ragged boy of the man who opened the great gate at which the omnibus left him. "Yes. Who sent you?" "Mr. Laurence. I have got a letter for the…
John Brooke"Wake up, Demi, dear! I want you." "Why, I've just gone to bed; it can't be morning yet;" and Demi blinked like a little owl as he waked from his first sound sleep. "It's only ten…
A Fire Brand"Please, ma'am, could I speak to you? It is something very important," said Nat, popping his head in at the door of Mrs. Bhaer's room. It was the fifth head which had popped in…
Round the FireWith the October frosts came the cheery fires in the great fireplaces; and Demi's dry pine-chips helped Dan's oak-knots to blaze royally, and go roaring up the chimney with a…
