Third Grade Read Aloud Banquet

Songs for April

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat

The Owl and the Pussy-Cat went to sea 
In a beautiful pea-green boat:
They took some honey, and plenty of money 
Wrapped up in a five-pound note.
The Owl looked up to the stars above, 
And sang to a small guitar,
"O lovely Pussy, O Pussy, my love,
What a beautiful Pussy you are,
You are, 
You are! 
What a beautiful Pussy you are!"

Pussy said to the Owl, "You elegant fowl, 
How charmingly sweet you sing!
Oh! let us be married; too long we have tarried: 
But what shall we do for a ring?"
They sailed away, for a year and a day, 
To the land where the bong-tree grows; 
And there in a wood a Piggy-wig stood, 
With a ring at the end of his nose,
His nose, 
His nose, 
With a ring at the end of his nose.

"Dear Pig, are you willing to sell for one shilling 
Your ring?" Said the Piggy, "I will."
So they took it away, and were married next day 
By the Turkey who lives on the hill.
They dined on mince and slices of quince, 
Which they ate with a runcible spoon;
And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand,
They danced by the light of the moon,
The moon, 
The moon, 
They danced by the light of the moon.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 31	The Visit to Grandmother from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Henry Plantagenet—Thomas à Becket from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Bobby Coon Arrives from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Death of Oliver from Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Fairy Queen from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Water of Life from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Lost Book Found in the Temple from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Bomb from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Visitors from the Sea from Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch	Early Life of Abraham Lincoln from A First Book in American History by Edward Eggleston	The Two Pots from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	The Champion of Athens (Part 2 of 2) from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	The Ant's Home from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	Mr. Toad (Part 2 of 2) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Child's Evening Prayer by Sabine Baring-Gould	To Summer by William Blake	Over Hill, Over Dale by William Shakespeare	Over Hill, Over Dale by William Shakespeare	Poem by Rachel Field	The Fairies Have Never a Penny to Spend by Rose Fyleman	Harry Hippopotamus by Helen Cowles Le Cron
Week 32	Two Visits and What Came of Them from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Henry Plantagenet—The Conquest of Ireland from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Buster Bear Nearly Breaks Up School from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Death of Roland from Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	A Great Dramatist from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Fool of the World and the Flying Ship from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Last Four Kings of Judah and the Weeping Prophet (Part 1 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	A Story of Old Rome from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	The Painted Turtle from Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch	Lincoln in Public Life from A First Book in American History by Edward Eggleston	The Goose and the Golden Egg from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	The Oracle from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	The Ants at Home from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Part 1 of 2) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	The Sea by Barry Cornwall	The Schoolboy by William Blake	To a Butterfly by William Wordsworth	Hiawatha's Childhood by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Poem by Rachel Field	Song for Music by Thomas Hood	Very Nearly by Queenie Scott-Hopper
Week 33	A New Chapter about New Things from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	The Story of Richard Coeur de Lion from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Buster Bear's Big Cousins from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Return of Charlemagne from Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Golden Days of Good Queen Bess from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Old Hag of the Forest from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Last Four Kings of Judah and the Weeping Prophet (Part 2 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Saved by a Dolphin from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Cardinal Flowers from Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch	Something about the Civil War from A First Book in American History by Edward Eggleston	The Fighting Bulls and the Frog from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	His First Labor: The Lion from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	The Ants on a Trip from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Piper at the Gates of Dawn (Part 2 of 2) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Song of Illyrian Peasants by Samuel Taylor Coleridge	The Fly by William Blake	The Dustman by Bliss Carman	The Windy Night by Thomas Buchanan Read	Poem by Rachel Field	Night-Scented Flowers by Felicia Dorothea Hemans	Farewell to the Farm by Robert Louis Stevenson
Week 34	Fraulein Rottenmeier Spends an Uncomfortable Day from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	The Story of How Blondel Found the King from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Unc' Billy and Old Mrs. Possum from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Coming of the Emir of Babylon from Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	First Voyage of the East India Company from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Simpleton and His Little Black Hen from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	What Ezekiel Saw in the Valley from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	"Little Brothers of the Air" from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Nim Fay, the Sap Drinker from Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch	Something about the Spanish War from A First Book in American History by Edward Eggleston	The Mouse and the Weasel from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	His Second Labor: The Hydra from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	The Farmer Ants from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	Toad's Adventures (Part 1 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Kentucky Babe by Richard Henry Buck	Laughing Song by William Blake	Farm-Yard Song by John Townsend Trowbridge	To a Child: Written in Her Album by William Wordsworth	Poem by Rachel Field	Requiem by Robert Louis Stevenson	The Swallow by Christina Georgina Rossetti
Week 35	There Is a Great Commotion in the Large House from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	John Lackland—The Story of Prince Arthur from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Lightfoot, Blacktail and Forkhorn from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Punishment of Ganelon from Stories of Roland Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Story of Henry Hudson from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Katie Woodencloak from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Giles from In God's Garden by Amy Steedman
	A Clever Slave from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Sandy the Swallow from Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch	How the Unted States Became Larger (Part 1 of 2) from A First Book in American History by Edward Eggleston	The Farmer and the Snake from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	His Third Labor: The Stag from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	Ants and Their Trades from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	Toad's Adventures (Part 2 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Chanticleer by Katherine Tynan Hinkson	Nurse's Song by William Blake	The Swallow by Christina Georgina Rossetti	Dirge on the Death of Oberon, the Fairy King by G. W. Thornbury	Poem by Rachel Field	The Green Gnome by Robert Buchanan	The Mountain and the Squirrel by Ralph Waldo Emerson
Week 36	Herr Sesemann Hears of Things That Are New to Him from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	John Lackland—The Story of the Great Charter from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Bugler, Flathorns and Wanderhoof from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	How Robin Hood Came To Live in the Green Wood from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Captain John Smith from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Dwarfs' Tailor from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Jewish Captives in the Court of the King from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Dark Day from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	A Pond‑Lily's Guests from Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch	How the Unted States Became Larger (Part 2 of 2) from A First Book in American History by Edward Eggleston	The Sick Stag from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	His Fourth Labor: The Boar from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	The Slave Ants from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	Toad's Adventures (Part 3 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Nathan Hale by Francis Miles Finch	A Dream by William Blake	My Heart's in the Highlands by Robert Burns	The Sandpiper by Celia Thaxter	Poem by Rachel Field	Hunting Song by Sir Walter Scott	To Mother Fairie by Alice Cary
Week 37	Another Grandmother from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Henry III of Winchester—Hubert de Burgh from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Thunderfoot, Fleetfoot and Longcoat from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Meeting of Robin Hood and Little John from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Founding of Quebec from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Christmas Cuckoo from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Golden Image and the Fiery Furnace from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Surly Guest from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	The Dusky Ducks from Holiday Pond by Edith M. Patch	Benjamin Franklin (Part 1 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Goatherd and the Wild Goats from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	His Fifth Labor: The Augean Stable from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	Wonder Ants from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	Wayfarers All (Part 1 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	September by Frank Dempster Sherman	To Morning by William Blake	The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear	Allen-a-Dale by Sir Walter Scott	Poem by Rachel Field	When I Was a Little Boy, Anonymous	Young Night-Thought by Robert Louis Stevenson
Week 38	Heidi Gains in One Way and Loses in Another from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Henry III of Winchester—Simon de Montfort from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Two Wonderful Mountain Climbers from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	The Wedding of Allan-a-Dale from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Pilgrim Fathers from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Clever Manka from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Tree That Was Cut Down and Grew Again from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Story of a Great Story from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	The Signs on the Hill from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Benjamin Franklin (Part 2 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Spendthrift and the Swallow from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	More Labors from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	The Ways of Ants from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	Wayfarers All (Part 2 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	De Sheepfol' by Sarah Platt Greene	The Fairy by William Blake	The Arrow and the Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	Pebbles by Frank Dempster Sherman	Poem by Rachel Field	The Windmill by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	I Love You, Mother by Joy Allison
Week 39	A Ghost in the House from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Henry III—The Story of the Poisoned Dagger from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Piggy and Hardshell from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	Robin Hood and the Butcher from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Thirty Years of War from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Susan Walker, What a Talker! from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Writing upon the Wall from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The King and the Page from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	The Old Boulder from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Benjamin Franklin (Part 3 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Cat and the Birds from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	His Eleventh Labor: The Garden of the Hesperides from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	Mr. Worm and His Family from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	Wayfarers All (Part 3 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	The Campbells Are Comin', Anonymous	The Cloud by Sara Teasdale	The Spider and the Fly by Mary Howitt	The Lost Doll by Charles Kingsley	Poem by Rachel Field	SEPTEMBER POEM	The Drum by Eugene Field
Week 40	A Summer Evening on the Mountain from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Edward I—The Little War of Chalons from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Mammals of the Sea from The Burgess Animal Book for Children by Thornton Burgess	Robin Hood and the Bishop from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Dutch at Sea from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Aschenputtel from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	Daniel in the Den of Lions from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Hunted King from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Heath Bells and Berries from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Benjamin Franklin (Part 4 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Dog and the Oyster from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	His Twelfth Labor: The Descent into Hades from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	Mr. Earth-Worm at Home from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Further Adventures of Toad (Part 1 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	The Owl by Alfred Lord Tennyson	To Autumn by William Blake	The Eagle by Alfred Lord Tennyson	The Captain Stood on the Carronade by Frederick Marryat	Poem by Rachel Field	The Sandpiper by Celia Thaxter	October's Party by George Cooper
Week 41	Sunday Bells from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Edward I—The Lawgiver from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Ol' Beech Pa'tridge (Part 1 of 2) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	Robin Hood and Maid Marian from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Great South Land from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Puss in Boots; or, The Master Cat from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Story of a Joyous Journey from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	"Try, Try Again!" from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	The Cone Hunt from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Daniel Webster (Part 1 of 5) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Astrologer from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	The Choice of Hercules from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	Mr. Worm at Work from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Further Adventures of Toad (Part 2 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	The Hag by Robert Herrick	The Clod and the Pebble by William Blake	To an Autumn Leaf, Anonymous	October's Bright Blue Weather by Helen Hunt Jackson	Poem by Rachel Field	Sir Patrick Spens, Anonymous	Autumn Fires by Robert Louis Stevenson
Week 42	Preparations for a Journey from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Edward I—The Hammer of the Scots from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Ol' Beech Pa'tridge (Part 2 of 2) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	Robin Hood and the Silver Arrow from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Van Riebeek's Colony from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Murdoch's Rath from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Ursula (Part 1 of 2) from In God's Garden by Amy Steedman
	Why He Carried the Turkey from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	A Tuft of Evening Primroses from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Daniel Webster (Part 2 of 5) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	Three Bullocks and a Lion from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	The Tunic of Nessus from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	Mr. Worm's Cottage by the Sea from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Further Adventures of Toad (Part 3 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	The Cavalier's Escape by Walter Thornbury	Eternity by William Blake	---OCTOBER---	The Sands of Dee by Charles Kingsley	Poem by Rachel Field	Auld Daddy Darkness by James Ferguson	Robin Redbreast by William Allingham
Week 43	A Visitor from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	The Story of King Robert the Bruce and Bohun from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Following the Deer (Part 1 of 6) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	Robin Hood and King Richard from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	In the Days of Oliver Cromwell from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Faithful John, the King's Servant from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Ursula (Part 2 of 2) from In God's Garden by Amy Steedman
	The Paddle-Wheel Boat from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	A Strange Cloak from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Daniel Webster (Part 3 of 5) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	Mercury and the Woodman from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	The Apple of Discord from Gods and Heroes by Robert Edward Francillon	Mr. Worm at Home from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	"Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears" (Part 1 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Lullaby for Titania by William Shakespeare	The Chimney Sweeper by William Blake	Lord Lovel, Anonymous	Friends by L. G. Warner	Poem by Rachel Field	The Basket-Makers by E. V. Lucas	Jack Frost by Gabriel Setoun
Week 44	A Compensation from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Story of the Battle of Bannockburn from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Following the Deer (Part 2 of 6) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	The Death of Robin Hood from Stories of Robin Hood Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Two Famous Admirals from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Flax from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The New Temple on Mount Moriah from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Caliph and the Gardener from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Sir Talis from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Daniel Webster (Part 4 of 5) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Frog and the Mouse from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	Daedalus and Icarus from A Child's Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales by Margaret Evans Price	A Look at a House-Fly from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	"Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears" (Part 2 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Indian Summer by John Greenleaf Whittier	Thoughts by Sara Teasdale	Gaelic Lullaby, Anonymous	The Frost Spirit by John Greenleaf Whittier	Poem by Rachel Field	Indian Summer by John Greenleaf Whittier	How the Leaves Came Down by Susan Coolidge
Week 45	Winter in Dorfli from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Edward III of Windsor—The Battle of Sluys from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Following the Deer (Part 3 of 6) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	The Early Home of Joan from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	De Ruyter from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Molly Whuppie from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Beautiful Queen of Persia (Part 1 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Cowherd Who Became a Poet from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	The Vase and the Plume from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Daniel Webster (Part 5 of 5) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Fox and the Crab from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	Diana and Actaeon from A Child's Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales by Margaret Evans Price	How To Look at a Fly from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	"Like Summer Tempests Came His Tears" (Part 3 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	The Splendor Falls by Alfred Lord Tennyson	From Auguries of Innocence by William Blake	November by Alice Cary	---NOVEMBER---	Sunday from Poems by Rachel Lyman Field	The Tiger by William Blake	Jack Frost by Hannah Flagg Gould
Week 46	The Winter Continues from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Edward III of Windsor—The Battle of Crecy from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Following the Deer (Part 4 of 6) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	The First Call from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	The Founder of Pennsylvania from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	How One Turned His Trouble to Some Account from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Beautiful Queen of Persia (Part 2 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Lover of Men from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Port of Elm from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Abraham Lincoln (Part 1 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Serpent and the Eagle from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	Pegasus and Bellerophon from A Child's Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales by Margaret Evans Price	Mrs. Fly and Her Foes from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Return of Ulysses (Part 1 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	I Live for Those Who Love Me by G. Linnaeus Banks	Rain at Night by Sara Teasdale	The Pig and the Hen by Alice Cary	The Owl by Alfred Lord Tennyson	At the Bank from Poems by Rachel Lyman Field	Robin Hood and the Ranger, Anonymous	Come, Little Leaves by George Cooper
Week 47	News from Distant Friends from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Edward III of Windsor—The Siege of Calais from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Following the Deer (Part 5 of 6) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	The Journey to Chinon from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	The Pilgrim's Progress from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	Little Freddy with His Fiddle from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Scribe Who Wrote the Old Testament from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Charcoal Man and the King from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Junco from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Abraham Lincoln (Part 2 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Wolf in Sheep's Clothing from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	Phaeton and the Chariot of the Sun from A Child's Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales by Margaret Evans Price	Of What Use Are Flies from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Return of Ulysses (Part 2 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Ghost Fairies by Frank Dempster Sherman	Stars by Sara Teasdale	Don't Give Up by Phœbe Cary	The Sandman by Margaret Vandegrift	Fog from Poems by Rachel Lyman Field	Thanksgiving by Amelia Barr	Thanksgiving Day by Lydia Maria Child
Week 48	How Life Went On at Grandfather's from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Edward III of Windsor—The Battle of Poitiers from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Following the Deer (Part 6 of 6) from Secrets of the Woods by William J. Long	The Siege of Orleans from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	The House of Orange from The Awakening of Europe by M. B. Synge	The Wild Swans from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Aboard the Ship by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Nobleman Who Built the Wall of Jerusalem from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Which was the King? from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Little Snowshoes from Holiday Hill by Edith M. Patch	Abraham Lincoln (Part 3 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	The Bull and the Goat from The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter	Atalanta and Hippomenes from A Child's Book of Myths and Enchantment Tales by Margaret Evans Price	A Swarm of Flies from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Return of Ulysses (Part 3 of 3) from The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
	Abou Ben Adhem by Leigh Hunt	To Winter by William Blake	A Canadian Folk-Song by William Wilfred Campbell	The First Snowfall by James Russell Lowell	The Elf Tree from Poems by Rachel Lyman Field	The Inchcape Rock by Robert Southey	King Bruce by Eliza Cook
Week 49	Something Unexpected Happens from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	Richard II of Bordeaux—Wat Tyler's Rebellion from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Kringle Valley from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Coronation at Rheims from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	Whitefoot Goes Astray from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Awakening of Tuktu from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Great Mill from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess
	The Golden Tripod from Fifty Famous People by James Baldwin	Tuktu and Aklak from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	Abraham Lincoln (Part 4 of 4) from Four Great Americans by James Baldwin	Tuktu's Soft Heart from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	Lost in the Fog from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	Some Queer Flies from Seaside and Wayside, Book Two by Julia McNair Wright	The Good Spirit from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess
	Why Does It Snow? by Laura E. Richards	For Christmas by Rachel Lyman Field	Old Winter by Thomas Noel	Ceremonies for Christmas by Robert Herrick	City Lights from Poems by Rachel Lyman Field	While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night by Nahum Tate	Christmas Bells by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Week 50	"Good-bye Till We Meet Again" from Heidi by Johanna Spyri	How King Richard Lost His Throne from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Tuktu Tells Her Story from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Siege of Paris from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	The Deer People from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Wilful Young Deer from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	When the World Was Young from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess
	The Chosen Deer from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	Tuktu's Happy Thought from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	How It Happened from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	Christmas on the Prairie from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	The Legend of the Christmas Rose from Legends and Stories of Italy by Amy Steedman	A Droll Santa Claus from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	How a Bear Brought Christmas from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller
	Christmas Song by Eugene Field	How Far Is It to Bethlehem? by Frances Chesterton	Bundles by John Farrar	The Friendly Beasts, Anonymous	A Catch by the Hearth from Poems, Anonymous	The Unbroken Song by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night by Nahum Tate
Week 51	The First Reindeer from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	Henry IV of Bolingbroke—Battle of Shrewsbury from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Tuktu and Aklak Have a Secret from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Capture of the Maid from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	The Round-Up from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Christmas Story from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Great Temptation from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess
	Christmas under the Snow from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	Little Spot and Tuktu Dream from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Christmas at Greccio: A Story of St. Francis from Christmas in Legend and Story: A Book for Boys and Girls by Elva S. Smith	Carol's Good Will from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	Out of an Ash-Barrel from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	How a Toboggan Brought Fortune from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	The Telltale Tile from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller
	An Old Christmas Greeting, Anonymous	A Christmas Folk-Song by Lizette Woodworth Reese	Cradle Hymn by Martin Luther	A Visit from St. Nicholas by Clement Clarke Moore	Bethlehem of Judea from Poems, Anonymous	As I Sat Under a Sycamore Tree, Anonymous	As Joseph Was A-Walking, Anonymous
Week 52	Attacked by Wolves from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Story of How Prince Hal Was Sent to Prison from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Christmas Invitation from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Martyr Maid of France from The Beautiful Story of Joan of Arc by Viola Ruth Lowe	The Christmas Vision from The Christmas Reindeer by Thornton W. Burgess	The Wooden Shoes of Little Wolff from Good Stories for Great Holidays by Frances Jenkins Olcott	The Golden Cobwebs from How To Tell Stories to Children and Some Stories To Tell by Sara Cone Bryant
	The Birds' Christmas Tree from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	How the Horse Told from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	The Cat's Charm from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	May's Happy Thought from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	The Magic Figure from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	Christmas in the Alley from Kristy's Christmas Surprise by Olive Thorne Miller	The Tailor of Gloucester from The Tailor of Gloucester by Beatrix Potter
	Santa Claus and the Mouse by Emilie Poulsson	Christmas Carol by Sara Teasdale	The Holly by Edith King	The New Year by Dinah Mulock	The Joy of Giving from Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier	The Glad New Year by Mary Mapes Dodge	Ring Out, Wild Bells by Alfred Lord Tennyson
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READING-LITERATURE: Third Reader by Harriette Taylor Treadwell

The Fox and the Wolf

Once a wolf came to Reynard the fox in the woods and said he was hungry. The fox said he was hungry too, so off they set in search of food.

They traveled half a day without finding anything. At last, on the side of a hill, they saw a hole covered with branches and heard a low growling within. "There must be game in there," said the fox. "Go inside and see what you can find."

The wolf began to whine and said, "I am weak from hunger, I will stay here under the trees and wait. You go in to see if you can find anything. You have so much more wit and cunning to meet strangers than I have."

So the fox entered the hole, and there sat an ape. Her wide mouth was filled with great ugly teeth, and her fiery eyes stared savagely at him. By her side lay her brood of young ones, as fierce as she. As the fox drew near they all gaped wide their mouths and stared at him. Seeing no way of escape, he made bold and said, "Long life and happiness to you, my dear aunt. Let me wish you joy with your children. They are the fairest I have ever seen. You may well be proud of them."

"My dear Reynard," replied the ape, "you are welcome. For the rest of my life I shall thank you for this visit. You are known everywhere for your wit and judgment, and I beg you to take charge of my children and teach them how to live in the world.

The fox answered, "My dear aunt, what I can do for you day or night shall be done. I am at your command." He then turned to go.

"My dear friend," said the ape, "you must not leave till you have eaten something." Then she led the way to her great store of food. When he had eaten all he wanted, she said, "Come often to see me, dear Reynard."

When the fox came out of the cave, the wolf was waiting under the tree. "What did you find in the hole there?" he asked.

"Creep into the hole, Uncle," said the fox. "There you will find an ape with her brood. If you please them with fair words, they will treat you with kindness and give you plenty of food."

So the wolf went in. There sat the apes in all their filth and dirt. No sooner had he seen them than he cried out, "What ugly beasts are these? Are all these creatures your children? Go drown them! They are so ugly that they will scare all the world."

"They are my children and I am their mother," said the ape. "If they displease you, go away."

The wolf answered, "First I would eat of your meat."

"I have no meat for you," she replied, looking savagely at him.

"You have," he snarled. "Give it to me or I shall help myself. You have enough here for ten."

The ape and all her children started at him and bit him and scratched him with their teeth and nails. He howled and yelped and ran out of the cave as fast as he could.

As he came out he said, "I wish I had them outside and I would make them pay for this."

"I fear you have not made good use of your tongue," said the fox.

"I spoke what I thought," said the wolf.

"And you have received your reward," said the fox.

— Reynard the Fox