Genre/Topic: Humor
What would you do if were caught when you were stealing something?
Our narrator here is caught when he is trying to escape with seventeen stolen oranges. Will he lose his job? Will he be sent to prison? Let’s read the story to find out.
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Genre/Topic: Fun Reading
My senses are all going backward as I read this poem My Senses All Are Backward by Kenn Nesbitt.
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Genre/Topic: Myths And Legends
Hercules is the son of Zeus. Hydra is a monster that lurks in the swamps near a small settlement called Lerna, and has nine heads. This monster frequently terrorizes the nearby countryside. Hercules is accompanied by his nephew, Iolaus and they enter the swamp to find the monster. When they find the Hydra, Hercules soon discovers that if he cuts off one head, one more would grow back.
How will they fight the monster now? Will they be able to save the village? Read this story of their bravery.
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Genre/Topic: Nonfiction
Did you know that if you mix all the seven colors in the rainbow, it gives you the color white? Try it out in your science class. Ask your teacher to bring a prism; and face it towards the sun. You’ll be amazed with you see.
Here, you will read about these fascinating rainbows.
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Genre/Topic: Poetry
Have you heard of an insect called silverfish? It lives on your books, the carpet, paint on the wall and almost everything found at home. But don’t mistake it for the silver fishes of this poem. Anon has not written about silverfishes.
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Genre/Topic: Poetry
Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening is a poem to be marveled at and taken for granted. Robert Frost claimed that he wrote it in a single nighttime sitting; it just came to him.
This poem is so recognized for its splendor that at the funeral of former Canadian Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, on October 3, 2000, his eldest son Justin rephrased the last line of this poem in his eulogy: “The woods are lovely, dark and deep. He has kept his promises and earned his sleep.”
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Genre/Topic: Fun Reading
Pleese cheque you’re speelling miss takes…
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Genre/Topic: Fables And Folktales
Just like Pinocchio, this shepherd tells lies to the villagers plenty of times. But unlike Pinocchio, it was not his nose that grew longer. Something worse happened to him. What happened to him? Poor shepherd! He shouldn’t have lied at all.
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Genre/Topic: Poetry
I don’t like the rain. When it rains, I cannot go out to play. Everything looks so gloomy. All I can hear is the nose that the raindrops make when it hits the floor and the roof. The thunder and lightning make it even worse. Does this poet H. W. Longfellow think the same?
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Genre/Topic: Myths And Legends
Can a tiny spider be of any help to a mighty king? Do kings have something to learn from and get inspired from spiders? You will find the answer to this question only when you read this inspiring story.
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