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The Father of Christmas

Long ago there lived an explorer named Nicholas. He traveled to the jungles of Africa. He traveled to the islands of Oceania. He traveled around the world in search of new lands, new animals, and new relics to discover. And in every place he visited, Nicholas found a special gift to bring back to his son [...]

Don't Judge a Book

You can’t be too sure of that which your eyes see

Not always are things what you think them to be

(See if you can guess what the pictures are before scrolling down)

Dennis, Dreams, and the Factory

Dennis didn’t feel like sleeping. He had gone to bed at the same time every night for as long as he could remember. He was tired (not sleepy-tired, more like sick and tired) of going to bed when his parents told him to. So one night when fall seemed over, but it wasn’t yet winter, [...]

R. Mayweather and Huffemup Island

Raymond Mayweather had tuned up his ship.
He checked every latch, and he fixed every drip.

It was time for his voyage to deep outer space.
As always, he hoped to find some unknown place.

Raymond flew his ship up and out of the Earth’s atmosphere. He flew past Saturn’s rings and beyond icy Pluto. After flying for [...]

The Adventures of R. Mayweather

Raymond Mayweather had tuned up his ship.
He checked every latch, and he fixed every drip.

It was time for his voyage to deep outer space.
As always, he hoped to find some unknown place.

Raymond flew his ship straight out of the galaxy. Through an asteroid field and beyond a large star field, Raymond [...]

The California Gold Rush

As seen on History-For-Kids.Com

The richest story ever told,
Is California’s rush for gold.

At Sutter’s Mill, the gold was found.
The masses came from all around.

As rumors first started, the skeptics all laughed,
Until confirmation from President Taft.

Word spread out quickly of bona fide gold.
The families packed up, and the east wagons rolled.

They left lives at home to try out [...]

Night Hippos

By an African river known as the Nile,
The sun fell away and it rested a while.

The rhinos were tired from the smoldering heat,
So they laid down to sleep and they wiped off their feet.

The elephants marched to their elephant beds
And gently they rested their elephant heads.

But the hippos were bathing in [...]

The Difference a Dot Makes

In the middle of his dream, an artist awoke.  He reached for his pencil and started to draw.  He started with a single dot.  It took the artist hours to finish his picture, [...]

The Story of Yes and No

Before words were words, a boy named Yes lived in a small village in a small kingdom. Yes was good at everything. He was the best, smartest and most liked person in his [...]

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