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Beatrix Potter. The Most Beloved Animal Tales for Christmas Eve
The Most Beloved Animal Tales for Christmas Eve
Table of Contents
The Tailor of Gloucester (Beatrix Potter)
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (Beatrix Potter)
Black Beauty (Anna Sewell)
Part I
01 My Early Home
02 The Hunt
03 My Breaking In
04 Birtwick Park
05 A Fair Start
06 Liberty
07 Ginger
08 Ginger's Story Continued
09 Merrylegs
10 A Talk in the Orchard
11 Plain Speaking
12 A Stormy Day
13 The Devil's Trade Mark
14 James Howard
15 The Old Hostler
16 The Fire
17 John Manly's Talk
18 Going for the Doctor
19 Only Ignorance
20 Joe Green
21 The Parting
Part II
22 Earlshall
23 A Strike for Liberty
24 The Lady Anne, or a Runaway Horse
25 Reuben Smith
26 How it Ended
27 Ruined and Going Downhill
28 A Job Horse and His Drivers
29 Cockneys
30 A Thief
31 A Humbug
Part III
32 A Horse Fair
33 A London Cab Horse
34 An Old War Horse
35 Jerry Barker
36 The Sunday Cab
37 The Golden Rule
38 Dolly and a Real Gentleman
39 Seedy Sam
40 Poor Ginger
41 The Butcher
42 The Election
43 A Friend in Need
44 Old Captain and His Successor
45 Jerry's New Year
Part IV
46 Jakes and the Lady
47 Hard Times
48 Farmer Thoroughgood and His Grandson Willie
49 My Last Home
The Wind in the Willows (Kenneth Grahame)
I. THE RIVER BANK
II. THE OPEN ROAD
III. THE WILD WOOD
IV. MR. BADGER
V. DULCE DOMUM
VI. MR. TOAD
VII. THE PIPER AT THE GATES OF DAWN
VIII. TOAD'S ADVENTURES
IX. WAYFARERS ALL
X. THE FURTHER ADVENTURES OF TOAD
XI "LIKE SUMMER TEMPESTS CAME HIS TEARS"
XII. THE RETURN OF ULYSSES
The Wonderful Wizard of OZ (L. Frank Baum)
Introduction
1. The Cyclone
2. The Council with the Munchkins
3. How Dorothy Saved the Scarecrow
4. The Road Through the Forest
5. The Rescue of the Tin Woodman
6. The Cowardly Lion
7. The Journey to the Great Oz
8. The Deadly Poppy Field
9. The Queen of the Field Mice
10. The Guardian of the Gate
11. The Wonderful City of Oz
12. The Search for the Wicked Witch
13. The Rescue
14. The Winged Monkeys
15. The Discovery of Oz, the Terrible
16. The Magic Art of the Great Humbug
17. How the Balloon Was Launched
18. Away to the South
19. Attacked by the Fighting Trees
20. The Dainty China Country
21. The Lion Becomes the King of Beasts
22. The Country of the Quadlings
23. Glinda The Good Witch Grants Dorothy’s Wish
24. Home Again
Little Bun Rabbit (L. Frank Baum)
The Velveteen Rabbit (Margery Williams)
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King (E. T. A. Hoffmann)
Christmas Eve
The Gifts
The Favorite
Wonder Upon Wonders
The Battle
The Sickness
The Story of the Hard Nut
The Uncle and Nephew
The Victory
The Puppet Kingdom
The Capital
The Conclusion
The Adventures of Reddy Fox (Thornton Burgess)
I. Granny Fox Gives Reddy a Scare
II. Granny Shows Reddy a Trick
III. Bowser the Hound Isn't Fooled
IV. Reddy Fox Grows Bold
V. Reddy Grows Careless
VI. Drummer the Woodpecker Drums in Vain
VII. Too Late Reddy Fox Hears
VIII. Granny Fox Takes Care of Reddy
IX. Peter Rabbit Hears the News
X. Poor Reddy Fox
XI. Granny Fox Returns
XII. The Lost Chicken
XIII. Granny Fox Calls Jimmy Skunk Names
XIV. Granny Fox Finds What Became of the Chicken
XV. Reddy Fox Has a Visitor
XVI. Unc' Billy Possum Visits the Smiling Pool
XVII. Farmer Brown's Boy Is Determined
XVIII. The Hunt for Reddy Fox
XIX Unc' Billy Possum Gives Warning
XX. Old Granny Fox Makes a Mistake
XXI. Reddy Fox Disobeys
XXII. Ol' Mistah Buzzard's Keen Sight
XXII Granny Fox Has a Terrible Scare
XXIV. Granny and Reddy Have To Move
XXV. Peter Rabbit Makes a Discovery
XXVI. Farmer Brown's Boy Works for Nothing
The Adventures of Johnny Chuck (Thornton Burgess)
I. Gentle Sister South Wind Arrives
II. Johnny Chuck Receives Callers
III. The Singers of the Smiling Pool
IV. Johnny Chuck Finds Out who the Sweet Singers Are
V. Johnny Chuck Becomes Dissatisfied
VI. Johnny Chuck Turns Tramp
VII. Johnny's First Adventure
VIII. Johnny has Another Adventure
IX. Another Strange Chuck
X. Why Johnny Chuck Didn't Fight
XI. The Greatest Thing in the World
XII. Johnny Chuck Proves His Love
XIII. Polly and Johnny Chuck Go House Hunting
XIV. A New Home at Last
XV. Sammy Jay Finds the New Home
XVI. Sammy Jay Plans Mischief
XVII. More Mischief
XVIII. Farmer Brown's Boy Makes a Discovery
XIX. Johnny Chuck's Pride
XX. Sammy Jay Understands
XXI. Sammy Jay has a Change of Heart
XXII. Johnny Chuck is Kept Busy
XXIII. The School in the Old Orchard
XXIV. Sammy Jay Proves that He is Not All Bad
The Adventures of Peter Cottontail (Thornton Burgess)
I. Peter Rabbit Decides to Change His Name
II. Peter Finds a Name
III. There's Nothing Like the Old Name After All
IV. Peter Rabbit Fools Jimmy Skunk
V. Reddy Pox Gets into Trouble
VI. Reddy Fools Bowser the Hound
VII. Reddy Invites Peter Rabbit to Take a Walk
VIII. Peter Rabbit Gets an Early Breakfast
IX. Reddy Fox Gets a Scare
X. Peter has Another Great Laugh
XI. Shadow the Weasel Gets Lost
XII. The Plot of Two Scamps
XIII. Reddy Fox Comes to Life
XIV. Peter Rabbit in a Tight Place
XV. Johnny Chuck Helps Peter
XVI. Reddy Fox Tells a Wrong Story
XVII. Reddy Almost Gets Peter Rabbit
XVIII. Johnny Chuck Prepares for Winter
XIX. Peter Rabbit Gets Another Surprise
XX. Peter Tries Ol' Mistah Buzzard
XI. Happy Jack Squirrel is to Busy to Talk
XXII. Unc' Billy Possum Explains Things
XXIII. Peter Rabbit has a Bright Idea
XXIV. Peter Prepares for a Long Sleep
XXV. Unc' Billy Possum Plays a Joke
XXVI. Peter Rabbit Learns His Lesson
The Old Mother West Wind (Thornton Burgess)
Chapter I. Mrs. Redwing's Speckled Egg
Chapter II. Why Grandfather Frog Has No Tail
Chapter III. How Reddy Fox Was Surprised
Chapter IV. Why Jimmy Skunk Wears Stripes
Chapter V. The Wilful Little Breeze
Chapter VI. Reddy Fox Goes Fishing
Chapter VII. Jimmy Skunk Looks For Beetles
Chapter VIII. Billy Mink's Swimming Party
Chapter IX. Peter Rabbit Plays A Joke
Chapter X. How Sammy Jay Was Found Out
Chapter XI. Jerry Muskrat's Party
Chapter XII. Bobby Coon And Reddy Fox Play Tricks
Chapter XIII. Johnny Chuck Finds The Best Thing In The World
Chapter XIV. Little Joe Otter's Slippery Slide
Chapter XV. The Tail Of Tommy Trout Who Did Not Mind
Chapter XVI. Spotty The Turtle Wins A Race
The Story of Doctor Dolittle (Hugh Lofting)
Introduction to the Tenth Printing
The First Chapter. Puddleby
The Second Chapter. Animal Language
The Third Chapter. More Money Troubles
The Fourth Chapter. A Message From Africa
The Fifth Chapter. The Great Journey
The Sixth Chapter. Polynesia and the King
The Seventh Chapter. The Bridge of Apes
The Eighth Chapter. The Leader of the Lions
The Ninth Chapter. The Monkeys' Council
The Tenth Chapter. The Rarest Animal of All
The Eleventh Chapter. The Black Prince
The Twelfth Chapter. Medicine and Magic
The Thirteenth Chapter. Red Sails and Blue Wings
The Fourteenth Chapter. The Rats' Warning
The Fifteenth Chapter. The Barbary Dragon
The Sixteenth Chapter. Too-too, the Listener
The Seventeenth Chapter. The Ocean Gossips
The Eighteenth Chapter. Smells
The Nineteenth Chapter. The Rock
The Twentieth Chapter. The Fisherman's Town
The Last Chapter. Home Again
The Voyages of Doctor Dolittle (Hugh Lofting)
Prologue
Part I. The First Chapter. The Cobbler’s Son
The Second Chapter. I Hear of the Great Naturalist
The Third Chapter. The Doctor’s Home
The Fourth Chapter. The Wiff-Waff
The Fifth Chapter. Polynesia
The Sixth Chapter. The Wounded Squirrel
The Seventh Chapter. Shellfish Talk
The Eighth Chapter. Are You a Good Noticer?
The Ninth Chapter. The Garden of Dreams
The Tenth Chapter. The Private Zoo
The Eleventh Chapter. My Schoolmaster, Polynesia
The Twelfth Chapter. My Great Idea
The Thirteenth Chapter. A Traveler Arrives
The Fourteenth Chapter. Chee-Chee’s Voyage
The Fifteenth Chapter. I Become a Doctor’s Assistant
Part Two. The First Chapter. The Crew of “The Curlew”
The Second Chapter. Luke the Hermit
The Third Chapter. Jip and the Secret
The Fourth Chapter. BOB
The Fifth Chapter. Mendoza
The Sixth Chapter. The Judge’s Dog
The Seventh Chapter. The End of the Mystery
The Eighth Chapter. Three Cheers
The Ninth Chapter. The Purple Bird-of-Paradise
The Tenth Chapter. Long Arrow, The Son of Golden Arrow
The Eleventh Chapter. Blind Travel
The Twelfth Chapter. Destiny and Destination
Part Three. The First Chapter. The Third Man
The Second Chapter. Good-Bye!
The Third Chapter. Our Troubles Begin
The Fourth Chapter. Our Troubles Continue
The Fifth Chapter. Polynesia Has a Plan
The Sixth Chapter. The Bed-Maker of Monteverde
The Seventh Chapter. The Doctor’s Wager
The Eighth Chapter. The Great Bullfight
The Ninth Chapter. We Depart in a Hurry
Part Four. The First Chapter. Shellfish Languages Again
The Second Chapter. The Fidgit’s Story
The Third Chapter. Bad Weather
The Fourth Chapter. Wrecked!
The Fifth Chapter. Land!
The Sixth Chapter. The Jabizri
The Seventh Chapter. Hawk’s-Head Mountain
Part Five. The First Chapter. A Great Moment
The Second Chapter “The Men of the Moving Land”
The Third Chapter. Fire
The Fourth Chapter. What Makes an Island Float
The Fifth Chapter. War!
The Sixth Chapter. General Polynesia
The Seventh Chapter. The Peace of the Parrots
The Eighth Chapter. The Hanging Stone
The Ninth Chapter. The Election
The Tenth Chapter. The Coronation of King Jong
Part Six. The First Chapter. New Popsipetel
The Second Chapter. Thoughts of Home
The Third Chapter. The Red Man’s Science
The Fourth Chapter. The Sea-Serpent
The Fifth Chapter. The Shellfish Riddle Solved at Last
The Sixth Chapter. The Last Cabinet Meeting
The Seventh Chapter. The Doctor’s Decision
The Story of a Nodding Donkey (Laura Lee Hope)
Chapter I. The Santa Claus Shop
Chapter II. A Wonderful Voyage
Chapter III. The Jolly Store
Chapter IV. The China Cat
Chapter V. The Lame Boy
Chapter VI. A New Home
Chapter VII. The Flood
Chapter VIII. A Broken Leg
Chapter IX. A Lonesome Donkey
Chapter X. Joe Can Run
The Story of a Stuffed Elephant (Laura Lee Hope)
Chapter I. The Elephant and the Mouse
Chapter II. The Man and the Elephant
Chapter III. Up in the Attic
Chapter IV. Christmas Fun
Chapter V. In the Barn
Chapter VI. A Dangerous Slide
Chapter VII. The Big Dog
Chapter VIII. An Elephant Judge
Chapter IX. Out in the Rain
Chapter X. A Voyage Home
Peace on Earth, Good-Will to Dogs (Eleanor Hallowell Abbott)
PART I
PART II
Kittyboy's Christmas (Amy Ella Blanchard)
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
The Naughty Reindeer (Amelia C. Houghton)
Miss Muffet's Christmas Party (Samuel McChord Crothers)
Chapter I
Chapter II
Chapter III
Chapter IV
Chapter V
Chapter VI
Chapter VII
Chapter VIII
Chapter IX
The Animals’ Christmas Tree (John Punnett Peters)
The Mouse and the Moonbeam (Eugene Field)
The Cricket on the Hearth (Charles Dickens)
Chirp the First
Chirp the Second
Chirp the Third
The Christmas Cuckoo (Frances Browne)
The Silver Hen (Mary E. Wilkins Freeman)
The Sparrow and the Fairy (Georgianna M. Bishop)
The Wonderful Bird (Georgianna M. Bishop)
The Little Mud-Sparrows (Elizabeth Stuart Phelps) Jewish Legend
The Little Gray Lamb (Archibald Beresford Sullivan)
How Freckle Frog Made Herself Pretty (Charlotte B. Herr)
Cat and Dog Stories (Walter Crane)
