Seventoes’ Ghost by Mary Eleanor Wilkins Freeman
“You needn’t waste any more time talkin’ about it, Benjamin; you can jest take that puppy-dog and carry him off. I don’t care what you do with him; you can carry him …
Kids Stories
Seven at One Blow by Brothers Grimm
A tailor sat in his workroom one morning, stitching away busily at a coat for the Lord Mayor. He whistled and sang so gaily that all the little boys who passed the …
Second Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor
I designed, after my first voyage, to spend the rest of my days at Bagdad, but it was not long ere I grew weary of an indolent life, and I put to …
Santa Claus’s Letter by Clement Clarke Moore
Christmas was coming. Jamie and Ted had already begun to write long letters to Santa Claus. But one thing was rather queer: both boys asked him for the same things. Each little …
Santa Claus Does Not Forget by Clement Clarke Moore
Bertie was a very good boy. He was kind, obedient, truthful, and unselfish. He had, however, one great fault,—he always forgot. No matter how important the errand, his answer always was, “I …
Round the Yule-Log: Christmas in Norway by Peter Christen Asbjørnsen
The wind was whistling through the old lime and maple trees opposite my windows, the snow was sweeping down the street, and the sky was black as a December sky can possibly …