item: #1 of 20 id: 10754 author: Unknown title: Little Sarah date: None words: 488 flesch: 95 summary: [Illustration] The ploughman he ploughed, and the grain it was sown, And the sun shed his rays till the corn was all grown; It was ground at the mill, and again in her bed These words to poor Sarah the grandmother said: You shall get me a Johnny-cake--quickly go make it, [Illustration] Little Sarah she stood by her grandmother's bed, And what shall I get for your breakfast? keywords: minutes cache: 10754.txt plain text: 10754.txt item: #2 of 20 id: 10796 author: Bolles, John R. (John Rogers) title: The Story of the Two Bulls date: None words: 1548 flesch: 92 summary: Our deacon's house and barns and bulls Were well concealed from view. Thus on he drove that spotted bull, And near the gateway placed him, And when the other one came out, It happened so, he faced him. keywords: bull; deacon; man cache: 10796.txt plain text: 10796.txt item: #3 of 20 id: 10839 author: Johnson, James title: Sugar and Spice: Comical Tales Comically Dressed date: None words: 3313 flesch: 92 summary: He said that he was scarcely made To post and run about! Said he, I've seen rich people do Kind acts for servants' good; But seldom have I known, its true, Them act as e'er they should! So, one fine morning, when his mother and father were about to start for the Crystal Palace, Frank, who had been sitting on his thumbs and thinking very deeply, jumped up all of a sudden and said, (he tried to speak in an off-hand manner); I suppose you couldn't say to a minute, could you, when you'll be back? Father laughed, and mother turned aside her head for an instant And mother's laughing, too, cried little Edwin. keywords: children; father; good; mother; work cache: 10839.txt plain text: 10839.txt item: #4 of 20 id: 11979 author: Cowper, William title: The Diverting History of John Gilpin Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, and Came Safe Home Again date: None words: 1925 flesch: 88 summary: Proofreading Team The Diverting History of John Gilpin One of R. Caldecott's Picture Books 1878 [Illustration: The Diverting History of John Gilpin] keywords: caldecott; gilpin; illustration; john cache: 11979.txt plain text: 11979.txt item: #5 of 20 id: 15546 author: Hale, Lucretia P. (Lucretia Peabody) title: The Last of the Peterkins With Others of Their Kin date: None words: 44939 flesch: 86 summary: Mr. Peterkin ought to be in one, Mrs. Peterkin in the other; but it was difficult to divide the little boys, as all wished to take charge of the cats. Mrs. Peterkin supposed that Mr. Peterkin must have changed them for the Kingston tickets. keywords: agamemnon; boys; carrie; day; door; dyer; egypt; elizabeth; elizabeth eliza; family; head; home; house; john; look; morning; mother; mrs; new; night; party; people; peterkin; place; room; sam; school; solomon; things; thought; time; way cache: 15546.txt plain text: 15546.txt item: #6 of 20 id: 20741 author: Elwes, Alfred title: The Adventures of a Dog, and a Good Dog Too date: None words: 23787 flesch: 77 summary: Every thing I was unused to looked funny or wonderful; and if I had not been restrained by the presence of such great dogs, I should have sometimes laughed outright, and at others broken forth into expressions of surprise. What made the matter worse, was the fact that Lupo was yet at liberty, and many dogs were afraid to go out at night for fear of meeting with this terrible animal. keywords: caneville; city; dog; dogs; eyes; fida; good; head; house; job; life; meat; nip; place; river; thought; time; water; way cache: 20741.txt plain text: 20741.txt item: #7 of 20 id: 21097 author: Hutcheson, John C. (John Conroy) title: Tom Finch's Monkey and How he Dined with the Admiral date: None words: 28098 flesch: 66 summary: The Piccadilly Inimitables arrived early in the morning, having stopped overnight at Brighton, where they had scored their last victory over the Sussex eleven, and which place was not so remote from Little Peddlington as you might suppose, consequently we were able to commence the match in good time, and as our club won the toss for first innings we buckled to at once for the fray, sending in John Hardy, who had the reputation with us of being a sticker, and the grumbling Charley Bates, to the wickets punctually at eleven o'clock. Black had better go in as first man along with you, Hardy, and see what he can do, our captain said. keywords: admiral; black; board; brig; captain; chief; course; dad; day; deck; fellow; good; head; ice; jim; jocko; look; man; moment; right; round; sea; ship; sir; tell; thought; time; tom; way; wind cache: 21097.txt plain text: 21097.txt item: #8 of 20 id: 21463 author: Kingston, William Henry Giles title: Voyages and Travels of Count Funnibos and Baron Stilkin date: None words: 45364 flesch: 79 summary: The Baron's hunger increased, the Count also had regained his appetite, and they were eager to reach the shore in the hopes of getting a dinner. I could not tell whether those pretended Count and Baron were already in your house; and, as my object was to avoid meeting them, I climbed into this tree that I might wait till I saw you approach the window. keywords: baron; board; boat; bunckum; captain; count; dunck; friend; going; good; great; land; man; mynheer; pieter; place; round; sea; ship; shore; skipper; steward; thought; time; vessel; vrouw; water; way; world cache: 21463.txt plain text: 21463.txt item: #9 of 20 id: 23619 author: Leighton, John title: The Royal Picture Alphabet date: None words: 5540 flesch: 80 summary: It is very pleasant in the water on a fine day; but little boys should not go there, as it might be deep, and they might become cramped in their limbs, and be drowned when no one was near, as many naughty boys have been before now. Little boys and girls should not touch strange dogs, for they sometimes snap at those who are not familiar to them. keywords: ----------------------------+; book; boys; day; edition; illustration; picture; time; webster; | | cache: 23619.txt plain text: 23619.txt item: #10 of 20 id: 26478 author: Farrow, G. E. (George Edward) title: The Wallypug in London date: None words: 40999 flesch: 86 summary: By V. P. SELLS, M.A. _Illustrated. By M. M. PATTISON MUIR, M.A. _Illustrated. keywords: 8vo; author; baring; book; college; crown 8vo; day; demy; doctor; edition; english; esq; fellow; fish; good; history; home; illustrated; illustration; law; letters; life; m.a; majesty; man; mrs; new; oxford; party; people; putchy; rhymester; room; second; sir; thing; time; volume; wallypug; way; work cache: 26478.txt plain text: 26478.txt item: #11 of 20 id: 29595 author: Barrow, Sarah L. title: Funny Little Socks Being the Fourth Book date: None words: 14286 flesch: 90 summary: I wish we knew something else to play at but everlasting 'house!' I'll tell you what would be great fun! said little Minnie, looking wise. I know you love me, Kitty, and want to save me all the trouble you can; it will be a great comfort to me, while I am away, to feel that I can trust you perfectly; and she kissed the little, rosy cheek, I'm sure I can't tell how many times, and Kitty felt so proud and happy that she only wished she had been trusted with a much larger family of little brothers and sisters, instead of two; that she might show the more what an excellent Little Mother she intended to be. keywords: children; dear; house; isabella; kitty; lina; luly; maggie; minnie; miss; montague; morris; mrs; time cache: 29595.txt plain text: 29595.txt item: #12 of 20 id: 30726 author: Cole, E. W. (Edward William) title: Cole's Funny Picture Book No. 1 date: None words: 147439 flesch: 87 summary: For good little children, the gentle and kind, The prettiest presents of toys are designed, And when Christmas comes round, as it does once a year, 'Tis certain that Santa Claus then will appear. And if you would please him--dear Bertie and Jack--; And win a nice prize from the old fellow's pack, Be good little children, your parents obey, And strive to be happy at work or at play. keywords: arcade; australia; baby; ball; bear; bed; bird; bit; black; blue; book; book arcade; boy; boys; bread; bright; brother; care; cat; children; christmas; claus; clothes; cold; cole; cow; cross; cry; daddy; dark; darling; day; dear; dog; dolly; door; dress; eyes; face; fair; father; fear; feet; fine; fire; floor; friend; fun; gave; giant; girl; god; gold; good; grace; grass; great; green; hair; half; hand; happy; hat; head; heart; high; home; house; illustration; jack; john; kind; king; ladies; lady; lamb; land; leave; left; letter; life; little; long; look; love; machine; mamma; man; mary; master; men; merry; milk; mind; miss; monkey; morning; mother; names; naughty; new; night; nose; page; people; person; pictures; pig; pigs; place; play; poor; puss; puzzle; red; room; rose; round; run; santa; saw; school; sea; sister; sleep; stick; street; sweet; tail; tell; things; think; thought; thy; till; time; tis; tom; tree; twas; vain; wall; want; water; way; white; wife; willie; wish; wolf; woman; work; world; years; young cache: 30726.txt plain text: 30726.txt item: #13 of 20 id: 37111 author: Fitz-Gerald, S. J. Adair (Shafto Justin Adair) title: The Zankiwank and The Bletherwitch: An Original Fantastic Fairy Extravaganza date: None words: 21289 flesch: 86 summary: What_ is the matter with you, Mr Zankiwank? A Trip to Fable Land Well, said the Zankiwank as he swallowed another jam tart, I think we had better start on our travels at once. keywords: birds; bletherwitch; children; course; day; fairies; flowers; garden; good; illustration; jackarandajam; land; love; maude; round; sleep; song; sweet; things; time; train; want; way; weather; willie; zankiwank cache: 37111.txt plain text: 37111.txt item: #14 of 20 id: 37188 author: Busch, Wilhelm title: Plish and Plum date: None words: 2292 flesch: 95 summary: Mamma Fittig, full of kindness, Fearing anger's headlong blindness, Cries, Best Fittig! Papa Fittig, calm and cosy, Mamma Fittig, round and rosy, Arm in arm sit peaceful there-- Troubled by no speck of care-- keywords: chapter; fittig; paul; peter; plish; plum cache: 37188.txt plain text: 37188.txt item: #15 of 20 id: 37414 author: Clayton, Ellen C. (Ellen Creathorne) title: The World Turned Upside Down date: None words: 4216 flesch: 96 summary: Said Poll, My dear boy, it's now _our_ turn; The world's upside down, as you have to learn. What are you talking about, you stupid old Coat? said the Valet. keywords: coat; kite; lion; man cache: 37414.txt plain text: 37414.txt item: #16 of 20 id: 39340 author: Crockett, S. R. (Samuel Rutherford) title: The Surprising Adventures of Sir Toady Lion with Those of General Napoleon Smith An Improving History for Old Boys, Young Boys, Good Boys, Bad Boys, Big Boys, Little Boys, Cow Boys, and Tom-Boys date: None words: 68163 flesch: 84 summary: So the many-headed swarmed over the wall from behind; they struck down the last brave defender of privilege, and Hugh John Picton Smith was borne away to captivity. They shan't say Hugh John Picton Smith is afraid! were the words in his proud and angry heart, which kept him from feeling insult and pain, kicks and buffetings. keywords: billy; black; boy; boys; carter; castle; chapter; chief; cissy; day; donald; donnan; edam; eyes; face; father; feet; field; general; girl; good; half; hand; head; heart; hero; home; house; hugh john; janet; know; lion; look; man; mean; moment; napoleon; new; nipper; picton; priscilla; prissy; right; round; sammy; sheepshanks; sir; sir toady; smith; standard; things; thought; time; toady; toady lion; town; voice; water; way; white; windy cache: 39340.txt plain text: 39340.txt item: #17 of 20 id: 45021 author: Leigh, Percival title: Jack the Giant Killer date: None words: 9426 flesch: 88 summary: I wonder how we 're to purchase 'grub?' {026} Said Jack so free, Leave that to me, Your Royal Highness's faithful 'sub.' Now night came on, and Arthur's son Asked Where the dickens are we to lodge? Sir, answered Jack, your brain do n't rack, You may trust to me for a crafty 'dodge:' Off scampers Jack, the Prince aback With his palfrey waits beneath a rock; At the castle-gate, at a footman's rate, Jack hammers and raps with a stylish knock. II. Rat-tat-tat-tat, tat-tat,-- Rather impudent that, Said Jack to himself; but _I_ do n't care! The Giant within, Alarmed at the din, Roared out like thunder, I say, who's there! Only me, whispered Jack. keywords: arthur; castle; day; fair; giant; head; hero; illustration; jack; king; know; lady; monster; night; o'er; prince; round; sir; young cache: 45021.txt plain text: 45021.txt item: #18 of 20 id: 45288 author: Tennyson, Hallam Tennyson, Baron title: Jack and the Bean-Stalk: English Hexameters date: None words: 2638 flesch: 78 summary: `Quickly the monster awoke, and wielding a cudgel,-- ```an oak tree,-- `Chased little Jack with a shout of mighty, maniacal ```anger; `Jack to the beanpod sprang with a leap, and desperate ```hurl'd his `Limbs in a downward, furious, headlong pre-cipitation, `But for a wink up-glanced; his foeman's ponderous ```hob-nails `Shone from aloft: down crash'd big pods, and bean ```avalanches. `Where an' O where, * he shrill'd; she beheld his boots ```disappearing; * Where an' O where is my Highland laddie gone? `Pod by pod Jack arose, till he came to a pod that alarm'd ```him. keywords: bean; illustration; jack cache: 45288.txt plain text: 45288.txt item: #19 of 20 id: 45289 author: Anonymous title: Jack and Jill and Old Dame Gill date: None words: 75 flesch: 39 summary: provided by the Internet Archive JACK AND JILL AND OLD DAME GILL By Anonymous Note: This is a dummy file used in preparation of the accompanying HTML file which contains only images. Please view the HTML file. keywords: illustration cache: 45289.txt plain text: 45289.txt item: #20 of 20 id: 57844 author: Alden, W. L. (William Livingston) title: The Adventures of Jimmy Brown date: None words: 43749 flesch: 85 summary: I said I wouldn't scalp him for nothing, for that would be cruelty; but if Mr. Travers was sure that Mr. Martin was the enemy of the red man, then Green Thunder's heart would ache for revenge, and I would scalp him with pleasure. Mr. Travers said that Mr. Martin was a notorious enemy and oppressor of the Indians, and he gave me ten cents, and said that as soon as Mr. Martin should come and be sitting comfortably on the piazza, I was to give the warwhoop and scalp him. keywords: baby; boy; day; dog; father; good; house; man; martin; mother; people; right; room; stairs; sue; time; tom; travers; way cache: 57844.txt plain text: 57844.txt