Fourth Grade Read Aloud Banquet

Hunting Song

Waken, lords and ladies gay,
On the mountain dawns the day, 
All the jolly chase is here,
With hawk, and horse, and hunting spear!
Hounds are in their couples yelling, 
Hawks are whistling, horns are knelling, 
Merrily, merrily, mingle they,
"Waken, lords and ladies gay."

Waken, lords and ladies gay,
The mist has left the mountain gray, 
Springlets in the dawn are steaming, 
Diamonds on the brake are gleaming; 
And foresters have busy been,
To track the buck in thicket green; 
Now we come to chant our lay, 
"Waken, lords and ladies gay."

Waken, lords and ladies gay, 
To the greenwood haste away; 
We can show you where he lies, 
Fleet of foot and tall of size;
We can show the marks he made, 
When 'gainst the oak his antlers fray'd;
You shall see him brought to bay, 
"Waken, lords and ladies gay."

Louder, louder chant the lay, 
Waken, lords and ladies gay! 
Tell them youth, and mirth, and glee 
Run a course as well as we;
Time, stern huntsman! who can balk, 
Stanch as hound, and fleet as hawk? 
Think of this, and rise with day, 
Gentle lords and ladies gay.

	Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday	Saturday	Sunday
Week 21	Tick-Running and a Heartbreak from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	Elizabeth—The Story of the Queen's Favourite from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Butterflies from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	For the Sake of a Falcon from The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge	"The Great Lord Hawke" from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Four Skilful Brothers from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Little Girl Who Was Raised to Life from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Cid from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	Is It a Life of Fear? from The Spring of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	General James Oglethorpe from Builders of Our Country: Book I by Gertrude van Duyn Southworth	The Partridge and the Crow from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Valkyrie from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Honey and Honey-Dew from The Bee People by Margaret Warner Morley	A Short Chapter about Curdie from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald The Cobs' Creatures from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Robert of Lincoln by William Cullen Bryant	Morning Hymn by Thomas Moore	The May Queen by Alfred Lord Tennyson	The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlowe		A Legend of Lake Okeefinokee by Laura E. Richards	The Fountain by James Russell Lowell
Week 22	A Pirate Bold To Be from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of Guy Fawkes from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Big Eaters from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	A Daring Escape from The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge	The Boston Tea-Ships from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Twelve Dancing Princesses from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	A Dancing Girl and What Was Given Her from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Magna Charta from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The Buzzard of Bear Swamp from The Spring of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Nathaniel Bacon from Builders of Our Country: Book I by Gertrude van Duyn Southworth	The Hunter, the Fox, and the Leopard from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Children of Loki from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Cradle-Cells from The Bee People by Margaret Warner Morley	That Night Week from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Spring by Thomas Nashe	Farm-Yard Song by John Townsend Trowbridge	May-Flower by Emily Dickinson	Night by William Blake	Meg Merrilies from Poems by John Keats	How Doth the Little Crocodile by Lewis Carroll	May 29
Week 23	Tragedy in the Graveyard from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of the Mayflower from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Silk from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Danes to the Rescue from The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge	The Declaration of Independence from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Flying Trunk from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Feast beside the Sea and What Followed It from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Life of the Knight from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	A Chapter of Things To Hear This Spring from The Spring of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Benjamin Franklin from Builders of Our Country: Book I by Gertrude van Duyn Southworth	The Youth, the Hawk, and the Raven from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	Baldur's Doom from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	The Family Exodus from The Bee People by Margaret Warner Morley	Woven and Then Spun from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Ariel's Song by William Shakespeare	The Violet by Jane Taylor	The Flower by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Hymn of Pan by Percy Bysshe Shelley	Lullaby for Titania from Poems by William Shakespeare		By Bendemeer's Stream by Thomas Moore
Week 24	Dire Prophecy of the Howling Dog from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	How a Woman Struck a Blow for Freedom from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Metamorphosis from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Royal Hostages from The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge	Captain Cook's Story from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Apple of Contentment from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Answer to a Mother's Prayer from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Country Life in the Middle Ages from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	Turtle Eggs for Agassiz from The Spring of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Montcalm and Wolfe from Builders of Our Country: Book I by Gertrude van Duyn Southworth	The Bleacher, the Crane, and the Hawk from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	Loki's Punishment from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	The New Queen from The Bee People by Margaret Warner Morley	The Ring from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald Spring-Time from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	A Chanted Calendar by Sydney Dobell		A Bird Came Down the Walk by Emily Dickinson	There's Nothing Like the Rose by Christina Georgina Rossetti	To Violets from Poems by Robert Herrick	The Frog by Hilaire Belloc	The Fairies by William Allingham
Week 25	Conscience Racks Tom from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	How the King and the Parliament Quarreled from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Spiders from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Passing of a Prince from The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge	James Bruce and the Nile from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Bar of Gold from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Glory of Jesus on the Mountain from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Town Life in the Middle Ages from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	An Account with Nature from The Spring of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Childhood from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton The Young Merchant from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Gardener and the Bear from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	Sigurd's Youth from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Fancies and Facts about Bees from The Bee People by Margaret Warner Morley	Curdie's Clue from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Bannockburn by Robert Burns	The Fairy Shoemaker by William Allingham	The Brook by Alfred Lord Tennyson		The Lady of Shalott from Poems by Alfred Lord Tennyson	The Owl and the Pussy-Cat by Edward Lear	Jun 19
Week 26	The Cat and the Pain-Killer from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of How the King Was Brought to His Death from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Epeira's Bridge from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	A Boon Granted from The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge	The Trial of Warren Hastings from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	To Your Good Health from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Little Child in the Arms of Jesus from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Peter the Hermit Leads the First Crusade from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	Woods Medicine from The Spring of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Farm and the Shop from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Hen and the Falcon from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Sword Gram and the Dragon Fafnir from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Bombus, the Bumble-Bee from The Bee People by Margaret Warner Morley	Goblin Counsels from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
			A Day by Emily Dickinson		The Barefoot Boy from Poems by John Greenleaf Whittier		An Old Song of Fairies, Anonymous
Week 27	The Pirate Crew Set Sail from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Commonwealth—The Adventures of a Prince from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Spider's Web from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Reconciliation at Last from The Little Duke by Charlotte M. Yonge	Marie Antoinette from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Happy Prince from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Benedict from In God's Garden by Amy Steedman
	Richard the Lion-Hearted from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The Summer Afield from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The License To Practice Law from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Three Fish from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Dragon's Blood from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Lady Wasp of the Slender Waist from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	Irene's Clue from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
		To a Butterfly by William Wordsworth	The Grass by Emily Dickinson	Robert of Lincoln by William Cullen Bryant	A Sudden Shower from Poems by James Whitcomb Riley	Some Names in the U. S. of A. by Peter Carlson	Jul 3
Week 28	Happy Camp of the Freebooters from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Commonwealth—The Lord Protector from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Chase from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Tailltenn Fair from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Fall of the Bastile from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Little Humpbacked Horse from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	At the Feast of Tabernacles from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Children's Crusade from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The Wild Animals at Play from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The King and His Province from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Frog, the Crab, and the Serpent from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Story of Sigmund and Signy from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Pelopaeus Provisions Her Nest from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	The Escape from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Song of the River by Charles Kingsley	Birds in Summer by Mary Howitt	Little Birdie by Alfred Lord Tennyson	A Song of Sherwood by Alfred Noyes	What the Burdock Was Good For from Poems, Anonymous	The Walrus and the Carpenter by Lewis Carroll	Nurse's Song by William Blake
Week 29	Tom's Stealthy Visit Home from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	How Death Walked in the Streets of London from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Venomous Insects from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Ferdiad and Conn See the Sights from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Flight to Varennes from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Little Claus and Big Claus from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Man with Clay on His Face from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Roger Bacon from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	A Chapter of the Things To See This Summer from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Parsons' Cause from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Tyrant Who Became a Just Ruler from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Story of Sigmund and Sinfiotli from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	More Nests from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	The Old Lady and Curdie from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Ivry by Thomas B. Macaulay	The Tiger by William Blake	The Sea by Emily Dickinson	Katydid by Oliver Wendell Holmes	Sweet Peas from Poems by John Keats		Jul 17
Week 30	First Pipes—"I've Lost My Knife" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	Charles II—The Story of How London Was Burned from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Venom from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The High King Comes to the Fair from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	A Reign of Terror from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Riquet with the Tuft from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Good Shepherd and the Good Samaritan from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Marco Polo from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The Coyote of Pelican Point from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Stamp Act from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton In the House of Burgesses from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Apes, the Glow-Worm, and the Popinjay from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Story of the Vengeance of the Volsungs and of the Death of Sinfiotli from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Eyes and Other Matters Concerning Pelopaeus from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	Curdie and His Mother from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Nikolina by Celia Thaxter	The Pied Piper of Hamelin by Robert Browning	The Owl by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Birds in Summer by Mary Howitt	Upon the Mountain's Distant Head from Poems by William Cullen Bryant	Some Fishy Nonsense by Laura E. Richards	Nature's Friend by William H. Davies
Week 31	Pirates at Their Own Funeral from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Fiery Cross from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Viper and the Scorpion from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Story of the DeDanaans from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	Napoleon Bonaparte from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Little Cabin Boy from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Lazarus Raised to Life from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Francesco Petrarch from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	From T Wharf to Franklin Field from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Continental Congress from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Fox and the Piece of Meat from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	Brynhild in the House of Flame from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Young Wasps from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	Irene Behaves Like a Princess from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Berries by Walter de la Mare		The Snake by Emily Dickinson		Little Bell from Poems by Thomas Westwood		A Prayer by Edwin Markham
Week 32	Tom Reveals His Dream Secret from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of King Monmouth from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Nettle from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Hall of Feasting from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	Horatio Nelson from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Skillful Huntsman from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Some Parables in Perea (Part 1 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Fall of Constantinople from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	A Chapter of Things To Hear This Summer from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Speech in Carpenters' Hall from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Blind Man and the Snake from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	Sigurd at the House of the Nibelungs from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Some Other Masons from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	Curdie Comes to Grief from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald The Goblin Miners from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	The Barefoot Boy by John Greenleaf Whittier	The Voice of the Grass by Sarah Roberts Boyle	The Merman by Alfred Lord Tennyson	The Brook Song by James Whitcomb Riley		A Lobster Quadrille by Lewis Carroll	Tree-Toad by Hilda Conkling
Week 33	The Cruelty of "I Didn't Think" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of the Seven Bishops from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Processionary Caterpillars from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Kells Is Raided from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Adventures of Mungo Park from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Squire's Bride from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Some Parables in Perea (Part 2 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	John Gutenberg from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The Sea-Birds' Home from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	Taking Up Arms against the King from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Farmer, the Sheep, and the Robbers from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	How Brynhild Was Won for Gunnar from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Madam Vespa Starts Her Nest from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	The Goblins in the King's House from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
		A Boy's Song by James Hogg	The Evening by Emily Dickinson	The Splendor Falls by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Rain in Summer from Poems by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow		Aug 14
Week 34	Tom Takes Becky's Punishment from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	William the Deliverer from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Storm from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The New Home at Kinkora from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Travels of Baron Humboldt from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Story of Merrymind from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Augustine of Hippo from In God's Garden by Amy Steedman
	Christopher Columbus from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The Mother Murre from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Declaration of Independence from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Sparrows and the Snake from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Death of Sigurd from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	The Inventors of Paper from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	Curdie's Guide from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Nurse's Song by William Blake	To a Mouse by Robert Burns	Have You Got a Brook in Your Little Heart by Emily Dickinson	The Wonderful World by William Brighty Rands			Aug 21
Week 35	Eloquence—and the Master's Gilded Dome from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	William III and Mary II—Brave Londonderry from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Electricity from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	How Cuculain Got His Name from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Beginning of the Struggle from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Woman's Wit from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Poor Rich Man and the Rich Poor Man from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Vasco da Gama from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	Mother Carey's Chickens from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The First Governor of the State of Virginia from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton The Close of the War from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Ape and the Boar from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Twilight of the Gods from The Children of Odin: A Book of Northern Myths by Padraic Colum	Baby Vespa from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	Mason-Work from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald The King and the Kiss from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea by Allan Cunningham	From a Railway Carriage by Robert Louis Stevenson	The Splendor Falls by Alfred Lord Tennyson		The Solitary Reaper from Poems by William Wordsworth		Off the Ground by Walter de la Mare
Week 36	Huck Finn Quotes Scripture from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of a Sad Day in a Highland Glen from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Experiment with the Cat from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	On the March from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Battle of the Nile from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Selfish Giant from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Jesus at Jericho from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Ferdinand Magellan from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	Riding the Rim Rock from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Constitution of the United States from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Rustic and the Nightingale from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	How Gessler and Landenberg Came To Rule in Switzerland from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Feeding the Hungry Infants from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	The Subterranean Waters from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald The Last Chapter from The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
	Work by Alice Cary		Out of the Morning by Emily Dickinson	Jim Jay by Walter de la Mare		Calico Pie by Edward Lear	Sep 4
Week 37	The Salvation of Muff Potter from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	Anne—How the Union Jack Was Made from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Experiment with Paper from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Battle of Clontarf from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	Copenhagen from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	King Wren from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Palm Sunday from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Robert Bruce from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	A Chapter of Things To Do This Summer from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	"The Sun Has Set in All His Glory" from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Partridge and the Hawk from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Story of Arnold of Melchthal from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	How the Nest Grows from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	Prelude from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray How the Royal Family Sate Down to Breakfast from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
			The Brook by Alfred Lord Tennyson	The Terrible Robber Men by Padraic Colum	The Destruction of Sennacherib from Poems by Lord Byron		Auld Daddy Darkness by James Ferguson
Week 38	Splendid Days and Fearsome Nights from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of the Earl of Mar's Hunting Party from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Franklin and De Romas from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Ferdiad and the Dane Prisoner from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	Napoleon, Emperor of the French from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Nightingale from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Last Visits of Jesus to the Temple from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Stories of William Tell and Arnold Von Winkelried from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The "Cony" from Summer by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Orphan Boy of Nevis from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The King, the Falcon, and the Drinking-Cup from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Story of Gessler and Stauffacher from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Nest Is Finished from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Valoroso Got the Crown and Giglio Went Without from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray Who the Fairy Blackstick Was from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
		September by Helen Hunt Jackson	The Railway Train by Emily Dickinson	The Old Oaken Bucket by Samuel Woodworth	The Sandpiper from Poems by Celia Thaxter	The Vulture by Hilaire Belloc	Sep 18
Week 39	Seeking the Buried Treasure from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	George II—The Story of Bonnie Prince Charlie from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Thunder and the Lightning-Rod from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Book of Kells from Our Little Celtic Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Battle of Trafalgar from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Manis the Miller from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Parables on the Mount of Olives from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Edward the Black Prince from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	The Clock Strikes One from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Voyage from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton "The Little West Indian" from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Hare, the Fox, and the Wolf from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	How the Cap of Austria Was Set Up from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Concerning Stings from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Blackstick Was Not Asked to the Christening from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray How Princess Angelica Took a Little Maid from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
	My Lost Youth by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	The Song of Wandering Aengus by William Butler Yeats	The Poet's Song by Alfred Lord Tennyson		Casabianca from Poems by Felicia Dorothea Hemans		Sep 25
Week 40	Real Robbers Seize the Box of Gold from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	George II—The Story of Flora MacDonald from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Effects of the Thunderbolt from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Rainolf and the Palace Pages from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Death of Nelson from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Blue Beard from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Edward the Confessor from Our Island Saints by Amy Steedman
	Joan of Arc from Heroes of the Middle Ages by Eva March Tappan	Along the Highway of the Fox from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	"The Vindicator of Congress" from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Merchant and His Iron from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Meeting of the Three Patriots from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	How the Nest Looks Inside from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Prince Giglio Behaved Himself from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
		Jaffár by Leigh Hunt	This Is My Letter to the World by Emily Dickinson	Autumn—A Dirge by Percy Bysshe Shelley	The Sparrow's Nest from Poems by Mary Howitt	Jabberwocky by Lewis Carroll	The Ghosts of the Buffaloes by Vachel Lindsay
Week 41	Trembling on the Trail from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	The Story of the Black Hole of Calcutta from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Clouds from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	A Bit of History from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	A Second Charlemagne from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Blue Rose from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Last Supper from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	A Child of Long Ago from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett The Young Troubadour from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	In the Toadfish's Shoe from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	"The Little Lion" from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Lean Cat and the Fat Cat from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Gathering on the Rutli from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Yellow Jackets from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Giglio and Angelica Had a Quarrel from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
		Battle Hymn of the Republic by Julia Ward Howe	Sir Galahad by Alfred Lord Tennyson		La Belle Dame Sans Merci from Poems by John Keats		Oct 9
Week 42	In the Lair of Injun Joe from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	George II—The Story of How Canada Was Won from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Velocity of Sound from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Palace School from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Rise of Wellington from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Princesses Who Lived in a Kailyard from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Olive Orchard and the High Priests Hall from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The Young Soldier from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett To Arms! from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	A Chapter of Things To See This Fall from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Washington's Aide-de-camp from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton Hamilton the Patriot and Arnold the Traitor from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The King, the Hermit, and the Two Princes from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	William Tell and His Great Shot from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Queens and Drones from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Gruffanuff Picked the Fairy Ring Up from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
	Jack Frost by Hannah Flagg Gould	The Kitten and Falling Leaves by William Wordsworth	Autumn by Emily Dickinson	Three Bugs by Phoebe Cary			Oct 16
Week 43	Huck Saves the Widow from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	George III—The Story of How America Was Lost from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Experiment with the Bottle of Cold Water from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Dinner from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	At the Cape of Good Hope from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Where To Lay the Blame from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Crown of Thorns (Part 1 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	The New Road from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett "The Other Life Is as My Life" from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	Whipped by Eagles from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Lawyer from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Two Travelers from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Escape of William Tell from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Wasp Flowers from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Betsinda Got the Warming-Pan from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray How King Valoroso Was in a Dreadful Passion from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
		Jack Frost by Hannah Flagg Gould	Lady Clare by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Song from "The Culprit Fay" by Joseph Rodman Drake		The Duck and the Kangaroo by Edward Lear	To a Mouse by Robert Burns
Week 44	Tom and Becky in the Cave from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	George III—A Story of a Spinning Wheel from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Rain from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Malagis and the Boys from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The First Australian Colony from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Many-Furred Creature from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Crown of Thorns (Part 2 of 2) from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	Father and Son from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett "Lady Poverty" from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	Thanksgiving at Grandfather's Farm from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Statesman from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Lion and the Hare from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	Tell's Second Shot from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Underground Paper Palaces from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	What Gruffanuff Did to Giglio and Betsinda from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
		The Mountain and the Squirrel by Ralph Waldo Emerson	Crossing the Bar by Alfred Lord Tennyson				Oct 30
Week 45	Found and Lost Again from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	England Expects That Every Man Will Do His Duty from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Volcanoes from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	A Boar Hunt and a Music Lesson from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	Story of the Slave-Trade from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Clever Peter and the Two Bottles from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Hugh of Lincoln (Part 1 of 2) from Our Island Saints by Amy Steedman
	The Bird Sisters from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett Brother Wolf from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	A Chapter of Things To Do This Fall from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Federalist from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Crane and the Crab from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	How Castle Rossberg Was Taken from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	The Hunters from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Betsinda Fled, and What Became of Her from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
	Israfel by Edgar Allan Poe	The Children's Hour by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow	I'm Nobody! Who Are You? by Emily Dickinson	I Remember, I Remember by Thomas Hood			La Belle Dame Sans Merci by John Keats
Week 46	"Turn Out! They're Found!" from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	George III—The Battle of Waterloo from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Catania from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	The Minnesinger Tells of Roland from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Defence of Saragoza from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	Southwest Wind, Esquire Interferes from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Saint Hugh of Lincoln (Part 1 of 2) from Our Island Saints by Amy Steedman
	The Three Robbers from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett Nurse and Patient from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	The Muskrats Are Building from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	The First Secretary of the Treasury from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Ass, the Lion, and the Folk from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	How Castle Sarnen Was Taken from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Polistes from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Queen Rosalba Came to the Castle of the Count from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
			The Oak by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Hunting Song by Sir Walter Scott	Down to Sleep from Poems by Helen Hunt Jackson	The Table and the Chair by Edward Lear	The Sands of Dee by Charles Kingsley
Week 47	The Fate of Injun Joe from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	George IV—The First Gentleman in Europe from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Story of Pliny from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Presents for the King from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	Sir John Moore at Coruna from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Proceedings of the Three Brothers from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Darkest Day of All the World from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	With the Crusaders from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett The Christmas at Greccio from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	The North Wind Doth Blow from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	The Inspector General of the Army from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Crow, the Jackal, the Wolf, and the Camel from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	How the Emperor Albrecht Met His Death from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Strange Nests from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	What Became of Giglio from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
			Precious Words by Emily Dickinson	The Pumpkin by John Greenleaf Whittier	Sir Patrick Spens from Poems, Anonymous		The Skeleton in Armor by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Week 48	Floods of Gold from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	William IV—Two Peaceful Victories from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	The Boiling Pot from The Story Book of Science by Jean Henri Fabre	Rainolf in the Writing-Room from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Victory of Talavera from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	How Mr. Hans Prospered from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	The Brightest Day of All the World from Hurlbut's Story of the Bible by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
	La Verna from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett The Troubadour's Last Song from God's Troubadour, The Story of St. Francis of Assisi by Sophie Jewett	An Outdoor Lesson from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton The Duel from Four American Patriots by Alma Holman Burton	The Camel Driver and the Adder from The Tortoise and the Geese and Other Fables of Bidpai by Maude Barrows Dutton	The Battle of Morgarten from Stories of William Tell Told to the Children by H. E. Marshall	Miners from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	We Return to Rosalba from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
			In Memoriam, VII by Alfred Lord Tennyson				Nov 27
Week 49	Respectable Huck Joins the Gang from The Adventures of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain	Victoria—The Girl Queen from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Seasonal Story	Christmas Day of the Year 800 from Our Little Frankish Cousin of Long Ago by Evaleen Stein	The Peasant Hero of Tyrol from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	How Mr. Schwartz Prospered from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Seasonal Story
	Seasonal Story	Leafing from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	More Wasp Stories from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How Hedzoff Rode Back to King Giglio from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
	Old Christmas by Mary Howitt	Seasonal Poem	The Snow by Emily Dickinson	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem
Week 50	Seasonal Story	Victoria—When Bread Was Dear from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	The Empire at Its Height from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	How Little Gluck Prospered from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Seasonal Story
	Seasonal Story	A Chapter of Things To Hear This Fall from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	The Carpenters from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How a Tremendous Battle Took Place and Who Won It from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
	While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night by Nahum Tate	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	An Ancient Christmas Carol, Anonymous
Week 51	Seasonal Story	Victoria—Peace from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	The Shannon and the Chesapeake from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Worker in Sandalwood from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Upon the Rock by Lisa M. Ripperton	Seasonal Story
	Seasonal Story	Honk, Honk, Honk! from The Fall of the Year by Dallas Lore Sharp	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Winter Wasps from Will o' the Wasps by Margaret Warner Morley	How They All Journeyed Back to the Capital from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
		Seasonal Poem	Winter by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	A Christmas Carol by Christina Georgina Rossetti
Week 52	Seasonal Story	Victoria—War from Our Island Story by H. E. Marshall	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Napoleon's Retreat from Moscow from The Struggle for Sea Power by M. B. Synge	The Little Match-Girl from Fairy Tales Too Good To Miss—Across the Lake by Lisa M. Ripperton	Seasonal Story
	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	Seasonal Story	And Now We Come to the Last Scene in the Pantomime from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray Summary from The Rose and the Ring by William Makepeace Thackeray
		Seasonal Poem	The Death of the Old Year by Alfred Lord Tennyson	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	Seasonal Poem	An Old Christmas Carol, Anonymous
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The Aesop for Children by Milo Winter

The Miller, His Son, and the Ass

One day, a long time ago, an old Miller and his Son were on their way to market with an Ass which they hoped to sell. They drove him very slowly, for they thought they would have a better chance to sell him if they kept him in good condition. As they walked along the highway some travelers laughed loudly at them.

"What foolishness," cried one, "to walk when they might as well ride. The most stupid of the three is not the one you would expect it to be."

The Miller did not like to be laughed at, so he told his son to climb up and ride.

They had gone a little farther along the road, when three merchants passed by.

"Oho, what have we here?" they cried. "Respect old age, young man! Get down, and let the old man ride."

Though the Miller was not tired, he made the boy get down and climbed up himself to ride, just to please the Merchants.

At the next turnstile they overtook some women carrying market baskets loaded with vegetables and other things to sell.

"Look at the old fool," exclaimed one of them. "Perched on the Ass, while that poor boy has to walk."

The Miller felt a bit vexed, but to be agreeable he told the Boy to climb up behind him.

They had no sooner started out again than a loud shout went up from another company of people on the road.

"What a crime," cried one, "to load up a poor dumb beast like that! They look more able to carry the poor creature, than he to carry them."

"They must be on their way to sell the poor thing's hide," said another.

The Miller and his Son quickly scrambled down, and a short time later, the market place was thrown into an uproar as the two came along carrying the Donkey slung from a pole. A great crowd of people ran out to get a closer look at the strange sight.

The Ass did not dislike being carried, but so many people came up to point at him and laugh and shout, that he began to kick and bray, and then, just as they were crossing a bridge, the ropes that held him gave way, and down he tumbled into the river.

The poor Miller now set out sadly for home. By trying to please everybody, he had pleased nobody, and lost his Ass besides.

If you try to please all, you please none.