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The oldest story written in English. It is a story of fighting monsters and a great hero.
A nice little tale from Iceland. The poem for today is Kubla Khan by Samuel Taylor Coleridge.
Today's story comes from Iceland. It is a great story of kindness and friendship.
We continue the story of Don Quixote. Today he encounters two armies...of sheep.
We are embarking on some of the stories of Don Quixote de la Mancha. This week is how he came to be Don Quixote and his first foray into the world.
A fun tale from England. Is the fool really a fool? The poem for today is I Wandered Lonely As A Cloud by William Wordsworth.
The concluding part of The Marriage of Sir Gawayne. Find out if Gawayne is loyal to his promise to Arthur and what he learns from his choices. A happy conclusion to the events set up from last week. The poem today is Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare.
One of the stories surrounding King Arthur and his knights of the Round Table. It is pretty long, so I have broken it up into two parts. Find out what happens when Arthur blazes into a situation without thinking and learns he can't solve all his problems with a sword or by himself.
A short part pulled from A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens. This is one of the memories the Ghost of Christmas Past shows Ebenezer Scrooge on his path of remembering where he came from. The poem today is also called Christmas Carol, but its subject is different from Scrooge and it is authored by Paul Laurence Dunbar.
A Native American story that tells where corn came from. A young man wrestles for the answer to how feed his people aside from hunting. The poem for today is Laughing Corn by Carl Sandburg.
A fun story I found of all the months, holidays, and other calendar events gathering for a Thanksgiving feast. It's a perfect story for this time of year, and it is quite fun picking out all the holidays. Bonus points if you catch the name of July's eagle's name.
Two wonderful stories from Beatrix Potter.
The famous tale of a Russian witch.
Another Norse myth. This is how Odin, All Father, came to only have one eye.
A favorite story from Hans Christian Andersen.
Another one of the Just So Stories from Rudyard Kipling.
A classic fairy tale.
A traditional tale from Russia. Also, A Visit from St. Nicolas.
Two short stories of how King Arthur pulled the sword from the stone and how he got Excalibur. Plus a poem about Sir Galahad, a knight of the Round Table.
A Norse myth involving Loki and apples that make you young forever.