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Various |
| Title |
Stories Worth Rereading
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 80.0 (6th grade). Easy to read.
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| Contents |
Their word of honor -- Muriel's bright idea -- The strength of Clinton -- The doctor's cow -- Honey at the phone -- One of father's stories -- What rum does -- My mother's ring -- The bridal wine-cup -- A mother's sorrow -- The reprimand -- An example -- Fighting the good fight -- Tightening the saddle-girth -- "Herrings for nothing" -- The power of song -- Jack's fidelity -- Honor thy father and thy mother -- The sleigh-ride -- Samuel Smiles, the author of "Self-Help" -- David Livingstone -- A true incident of the San Francisco Earthquake -- Little corners -- In the home -- Giants and grasshoppers -- As good as his bond -- Plain Bernice -- How the boy without a reference found one -- An hour a day for a year -- "Please, Sir, I would rather not" -- The right word -- The saddest of India's pictures (1912) -- One little widow -- Why the mite boxes were full -- Ti-To and the boxers -- How Nyangandi swam to church -- The little printer missionary -- The missionary's defense -- Light at last -- The brown towel -- Only a boy -- The little protector -- Moffat and Africaner -- Two trifles -- A second trial -- The sin of extravagance -- A little child's work -- The handy box -- The result of disobedience -- Livingstone's body-guard -- Spare moments -- A gold medal -- A girl's railway acquaintance -- Harold's footman -- Elnathan's gold -- Only a jack-knife -- A spelling-bee -- Jack's queer ways -- What one boy did -- How Nick learned manners -- Without ballast -- Influence of a good book -- "Straightening out the furrows" -- A boy who was wanted -- Wanted: an employer -- How to stop swearing -- The carols of Bethlehem Center -- Standing Bear's speech -- Mabel Ashton's dream -- A sad but true story -- "The man that died for me" -- Our grass rug and--other things.
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| Credits |
Produced by Joel Erickson, and PG Distributed Proofreaders
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| Summary |
"Stories Worth Rereading" is a collection of narratives compiled for children and young adults, published in the early 20th century. The anthology features a selection of tales that aim to entertain while instructing readers on values such as courage, kindness, and morality. Through various historical, missionary, and relatable domestic anecdotes, the book fosters both inspiration and entertainment for its audience. At the start of the collection, a preface outlines the intention behind the chosen stories, emphasizing their moral and instructive value for children. Following this, the first story introduces a test of character through two boys, Cyrus and Cornelius, who are given a series of mysterious tasks by their father, Mr. Woodbridge. As the boys strive to fulfill their father's challenge, the narrative explores themes of trust, perseverance, and the significance of following instructions, thereby setting a tone that resonates with the book's overarching goal of imparting valuable life lessons through engaging storytelling. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres
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| Subject |
Children's stories
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
9508 |
| Release Date |
Dec 1, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Aug 19, 2012 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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