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18 NOV

A Child’s Thought ?

At seven, when I go to bed,
I find such pictures in my head:
Castles with dragons prowling round,
Gardens where magic fruits are found;

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Adventure, Bedtime, BraveryAbigail November 18, 2010
19 NOV

A Good Play ?

We built a ship upon the stairs
All made of the back-bedroom chairs,
And filled it full of sofa pillows
To go a-sailing on the billows.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Adventure, Happy, ImaginationAbigail November 19, 2010
19 NOV

An Autumn Greeting ?

‘Come’, said the Wind to the Leaves one day.
‘Come over the meadow and we will play.’

Posted in: All Stories, Anonymous, Audio Stories, Poems, SeasonsTagged: seasonsAbigail November 19, 2010
19 NOV

At the Seaside ?

When I was down beside the sea
A wooden spade they gave to me
To dig the sandy shore.
My holes were empty like a cup,
In every hole the sea came up,
Till it could come no more.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, SeasonsTagged: seasonsAbigail November 19, 2010
21 NOV

Bed in Summer ?

In winter I get up at night
And dress by yellow candle-light.
In summer quite the other way,
I have to go to bed by day.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, SeasonsTagged: BedtimeAbigail November 21, 2010
21 NOV

Briar Rose ?

The other story of Sleeping Beauty. A king and queen reigned in a country a great way off, where there were fairies.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Brothers Grimm, Fairy talesTagged: Bravery, Castles, Coming of Age, Fairies, Fate, Good vs Evil, Magic, Misfortune, Princes, Princesses, WitchesAbigail November 21, 2010
21 NOV

Buttercups and Daisies ?

Buttercups and daisies-
Oh the pretty flowers,
Coming ere the springtime
To tell of sunny hours.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Mary Howitt, Poems, SeasonsTagged: ReligionAbigail November 21, 2010
A knight on horseback
21 NOV

Eldorado ?

Gaily bedight,
A gallant knight,
In sunshine and in shadow,
Had journeyed long,
Singing a song,
In search of Eldorado.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Edgar Allan Poe, PoemsTagged: Adventure, KnightsAbigail November 21, 2010
A child looking out of the bedroom window at night
21 NOV

Escape at Bedtime ?

The lights from the parlour and kitchen shone out
Through the blinds and the windows and bars;
And high overhead and all moving about,
There were thousands of millions of stars.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Bedtime, ChildrenAbigail November 21, 2010
an autumn tree with leaves falling
21 NOV

Fall, Leaves, Fall ?

Fall, leaves, fall; die, flowers, away
Lengthen Night and shorten day;
Every leaf speaks bliss to me
Fluttering from the autumn tree.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Emile Bronte, Poems, Seasons, Stories about SeasonsTagged: autumn, fall, nature, poem, seasonsAbigail November 21, 2010
Boy sitting in a tree looking over foreign lands
21 NOV

Foreign Lands ?

Up into the cherry tree
Who should climb but little me?
I held the trunk with both my hands
And looked abroad on foreign lands.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Adventure, ChildrenAbigail November 21, 2010
A train in the countryside
21 NOV

From a Railway Carriage ?

Faster than fairies, faster than witches,
Bridges and houses, hedges and ditches;
And charging along like troops in a battle,
All through the meadows the horses and cattle:

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Adventure, ChildrenAbigail November 21, 2010
A crocodile on the banks of the amazon
21 NOV

How doth the Little Crocodile ?

How doth the little crocodile
Improve his shining tail,
And pour the waters of the Nile
On every golden scale!

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Lewis Carroll, PoemsTagged: Animals, Funny, NonsenseAbigail November 21, 2010
Mr Lear walking with a stick followed by a cat
21 NOV

How Pleasant to know Mr Lear ?

How pleasant to know Mr. Lear,
Who has written such volumes of stuff.
Some think him ill-tempered and queer,
But a few find him pleasant enough.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Edward Lear, PoemsTagged: Funny, NonsenseAbigail November 21, 2010
Baby fast asleep
21 NOV

Hush Little Baby ?

Hush, little baby, don’t say a word,
Papa’ going to buy you a mockingbird.

Posted in: All Stories, Anonymous, Audio Stories, Poems, RhymesTagged: Bedtime, ChildrenAbigail November 21, 2010
A childhood memory of home
21 NOV

I remember, I remember ?

I remember, I remember,
The house where I was born,
The little window where the sun
Came peeping in at morn;

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Various AuthorsTagged: ChildrenAbigail November 21, 2010
A magical flower
21 NOV

Jorinda and Jorindel ?

There was once an old castle, that stood in the middle of a deep gloomy wood, and in the castle lived an old fairy. Now this fairy could take any shape she pleased.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Brothers Grimm, Fairy talesTagged: Animals, Bravery, Castles, Fairies, Good vs Evil, Happy, Heroes, Love, MagicAbigail November 21, 2010
Little girl fast asleep and dreaming
22 NOV

Lullaby, oh, Lullaby ?

Lullaby, oh, lullaby!
Flowers are closed and lambs are sleeping;
Lullaby, oh, lullaby!

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Various AuthorsTagged: Bedtime, ChildrenAbigail November 22, 2010
Lots of children holding hands
22 NOV

Monday’s Child ?

Monday’s child is fair of face,
Tuesday’s child is full of grace,

Posted in: All Stories, Anonymous, Audio Stories, RhymesTagged: Children, poem, rhymeAbigail November 22, 2010
Two sparrows eating worms
22 NOV

Mr & Mrs Spikkey Sparrow ?

On a little piece of wood,
Mr. Spikky Sparrow stood;
Mrs. Sparrow sate close by,
A-making of an insect pie,

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Edward Lear, PoemsTagged: Animals, Funny, NonsenseAbigail November 22, 2010
Boy and his shadow on a beach
22 NOV

My Shadow ?

I have a little shadow that goes in and out with me,
And what can be the use of him is more than I can see.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Children, FunnyAbigail November 22, 2010
A boy reading a book next to the fire with his dog
22 NOV

Picture-books in Winter ?

Summer; fading, winter comes-
Frosty mornings, tingling thumbs
Window robins, winter rooks,
And the picture story-books.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, SeasonsTagged: Children, Happy, poem, seasons, winterAbigail November 22, 2010
Two boys playing on a pirate ship
22 NOV

Pirate Story ?

Three of us afloat in the meadow by the swing,
Three of us aboard in the basket on the lea.
Winds are in the air, they are blowing in the spring,
And waves are on the meadow like the waves there are at sea.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, SeasonsTagged: Adventure, ChildrenAbigail November 22, 2010
22 NOV

Rain in Summer ?

How beautiful is the rain!
After the dust and heat,
In the broad and fiery street,
In the narrow lane,
How beautiful is the rain!

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: weatherLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
22 NOV

Robin Redbreast ?

Goodbye, goodbye to Summer!
For Summer’s nearly done;
The garden smiling faintly,
Cool breezes in the sun;

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Christmas Stories, Poems, Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: Animals, ChristmasLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
22 NOV

Spring ?

Sound the flute!
Now it’s mute!
Bird’s delight,
Day and night…

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Seasons, Stories about Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: AnimalsLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
Star Light Rhyme
22 NOV

Star Light ?

Star Light Star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

Posted in: All Stories, Anonymous, Audio Stories, RhymesTagged: Bedtime, ChildrenLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
Summer Sun Poem
22 NOV

Summer Sun ?

Great is the sun, and wide he goes
Through empty heaven without repose;
And in the blue and glowing days
More thick than rain he showers his rays.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, SeasonsTagged: Happy, ReligionLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
Swing, Swing Poem
22 NOV

Swing, Swing ?

Swing, swing,
Sing, sing,
Here’s my throne, and I am King!

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Various AuthorsTagged: Children, HappyLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
The Dog and the Shadow Poem
22 NOV

The Dog and the Shadow ?

A hungry dog some meat had seized,
And, with the ample booty pleased,
His neighbour dogs forsook;
In fear for his delightful prize,
He look’d around with eager eyes,
And ran to cross the brook.

Posted in: Aesop, All Stories, Audio Stories, Fables, Poems, Richard Scrafton SharpeTagged: Animals, Greed, Happy, Lesson Learned, Moral, PrideLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
The Duck and the Kangaroo
22 NOV

The Duck & the Kangaroo ?

Said the Duck to the Kangaroo,
“Good gracious! how you hop!
Over the fields and the water too,
As if you never would stop!

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Edward Lear, PoemsTagged: Adventure, Animals, Friends, Funny, Love, SharingLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
The Fly-Away Horse Poem
22 NOV

The Fly-Away Horse ?

Oh, a wonderful horse is the Fly-Away Horse –
Perhaps you have seen him before;
Perhaps, while you slept, his shadow has swept
Through the moonlight that floats on the floor.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Various AuthorsTagged: Adventure, Animals, Bedtime, Children, HappyLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
The Jumblies Poem
22 NOV

The Jumblies ?

They went to sea in a Sieve, they did,
In a Sieve they went to sea:
In spite of all their friends could say,
On a winter’s morn, on a stormy day,
In a Sieve they went to sea!

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Edward Lear, PoemsTagged: Adventure, Bravery, Friends, Happy, Nonsense, PerseveranceLeave a commentAbigail November 22, 2010
23 NOV

The Land of Nod ?

From breakfast on through all the day
At home among my friends I stay,
But every night I go abroad
Afar into the land of Nod.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Children, ImaginationLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The Lobster-quadrille Poem
23 NOV

The Lobster-quadrille ?

“Will you walk a little faster?” said a whiting to a snail,
“There’s a porpoise close behind us, and he’s treading on my tail.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Lewis Carroll, PoemsTagged: Animals, Funny, NonsenseLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
23 NOV

The Mouse, the Cock and the Cat ?

A Silly young Mouse
Ventur’d out of the house,
In spite of his mother’s advice;
And, deaf to regard,
Ran along the farm-yard,
But return’d to the nest in a trice.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Richard Scrafton SharpeTagged: Animals, Appearances, Curiosity, Funny, Happy, Lesson Learned, Moral, RulesLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The New Vestments Poem
23 NOV

The New Vestments ?

There lived an old man in the kingdom of Tess,
Who invented a purely original dress;
And when it was perfectly made and complete,
He opened the door, and walked into the street.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Edward Lear, PoemsTagged: Animals, Funny, NonsenseLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The Night before Christmas Poem
23 NOV

The Night Before Christmas ?

‘Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house, Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse…

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Christmas Stories, Poems, Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: Christmas, Funny, Happy, Holidays, Santa ClausLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The North Wind Rhyme
23 NOV

The North Wind ?

The North wind doth blow and we shall have snow,
And what will poor robin do then, poor thing?

Posted in: All Stories, Anonymous, Audio Stories, Rhymes, SeasonsTagged: AnimalsLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
23 NOV

The Owl & the Pussycat ?

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea
In a beautiful pea-green boat,
They took some honey, and plenty of money,
Wrapped up in a five pound note.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Edward Lear, PoemsTagged: Animals, Funny, Happy, NonsenseLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The Rainbow Poem
23 NOV

The Rainbow ?

Boats sail on the rivers,
And ships sail on the seas;
But clouds that sail across the sky
Are prettier than these.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: natureLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The Rock and the Bubble Poem
23 NOV

The Rock and the Bubble ?

Oh! a bare, brown rock
Stood up in the sea,
The waves at its feet
Dancing merrily.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio StoriesTagged: Funny, Lesson Learned, Misfortune, Moral, PrideLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The Straw, The Coal and The Bean Story
23 NOV

The Straw, The Coal and The Bean ?

In a village dwelt a poor old woman, who had gathered together a dish of beans and wanted to cook them. So she made a fire on her hearth, and that it might burn the quicker, she lighted it with a handful of straw.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Brothers Grimm, Fairy talesTagged: Friends, Funny, Goodness, PrideLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The Sun's Travels Poem
23 NOV

The Sun’s Travels ?

The sun is not a-bed, when I
At night upon my pillow lie;
Still round the earth his way he takes,
And morning after morning makes.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, SeasonsTagged: ChildrenLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
The Swing Poem
23 NOV

The Swing ?

How do you like to go up in a swing,
Up in the air so blue?
Oh, I do think it the pleasantest thing
Ever a child can do!

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis StevensonTagged: Children, HappyLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
Windy Nights Poem
23 NOV

The Wind ?

Who has seen the wind?
Neither I nor you.
But when the leaves hang trembling,
The wind is passing through.

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Seasons, Stories about Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: natureLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
23 NOV

Topsy Turvey World ?

If the butterfly courted the bee,
And the owl the porcupine;
If the churches were built in the sea,
And three times one was nine…

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Various AuthorsTagged: Funny, ImaginationLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
Trees Poem
23 NOV

Trees ?

The Oak is called the king of trees,
The Aspen quivers in the breeze…

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: natureLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
Whether the weather Rhyme
23 NOV

Whether the weather ?

Whether the weather be fine,
Or whether the weather be not,
Whether the weather be cold,
Or whether the weather be hot…

Posted in: All Stories, Anonymous, Audio Stories, Poems, Seasons, Stories about SeasonsTagged: nature, seasonsLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
Windy Nights Poem
23 NOV

Windy Nights ?

Whenever the moon and stars are set,
Whenever the wind is high…

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, SeasonsTagged: AdventureLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
Winter Time Poem
23 NOV

Winter Time ?

Late lies the wintry sun a-bed,
A frosty, fiery sleepy-head;

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Robert Louis Stevenson, Seasons, Stories about SeasonsTagged: seasonsAbigail November 23, 2010
Winter Poem
23 NOV

Winter ?

When icicles hang by the wall,
And Dick the shepherd blows his nail,
And Tom bears logs into the hall,
And milk comes frozen home in pail…

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Christmas Stories, Poems, Seasons, Stories about Seasons, Various AuthorsTagged: Christmas, seasonsLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010
23 NOV

Wynken, Blynken and Nod ?

Wynken, Blynken, and Nod one night, sailed off in a wooden shoe…

Posted in: All Stories, Audio Stories, Poems, Various AuthorsTagged: Adventure, Bedtime, Children, ImaginationLeave a commentAbigail November 23, 2010

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