Once upon a time there were ten farmers, who were crossing a field together. They were surprised by a heavy thunder-storm, and took refuge in a half-ruined temple. But the […]
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These are some things I have found for students to read. I try to add things to this page often. There are very short stories, fables, and articles.
Dreams by Langston Hughes
Dreams, by Langston Hughes, is a poem that suggests life is aimless without vision and aspirations. Dreams Hold fast to dreams For if dreams die Life is a broken-winged bird […]
Birth of Paul Bunyan
Maine Tall Tales retold by S. E. Schlosser Now I hear tell that Paul Bunyan was born in Bangor, Maine. It took five giant storks to deliver Paul to his […]
The Tell-Tale Heart
by Edgar Allan Poe Illustration of “The Tell-Tale Heart” by Harry Clarke, from Edgar Allan Poe’s Tales of Mystery and Imagination, 1919. TRUE!-NERVOUS–very, very dreadfully nervous I had been and am! […]
The Little Match Girl
by Hans Christian Anderson Most terribly cold it was; it snowed, and was nearly quite dark, and evening– the last evening of the year. In this cold and darkness there […]
Peter, Peter, Pumpkin Eater
Peter, Peter, pumpkin eater, Had a wife and couldn’t keep her. He put her in a pumpkin shell And there he kept her, very well. Peter, Peter pumpkin eater, Had […]
The Queen of Hearts
The Queen of Hearts, She made some tarts, All on a summer’s day; The Knave of hearts, He stole those tarts, And took them clean away. The King of Hearts […]
Pecos Bill Rides a Tornado
A Kansas Tall Tale retold by S.E. Schlosser Now everyone in the West knows that Pecos Bill could ride anything. No bronco could throw him, no sir! Fact is, I only […]
The Wind and the Sun | an Aesop’s Fable
The Wind and the Sun were disputing which was the stronger. Suddenly they saw a traveller coming down the road, and the Sun said: “I see a way to decide […]
ESL Fairy Tale Reading Comprehension – Old Sultan – Fairy Tale by Brothers Grimm
Old Sultan by Brothers Grimm from Grimm’s Fairy Tales A shepherd had a faithful dog, called Sultan, who was grown very old, and had lost all his teeth. And one […]