In the evening Peter and Janet telephoned to the other members of the Secret Seven, and told them about the meeting, and the enormous tin of chocolate biscuits.
'If you'd like to bring something to drink - orangeade or lemonade, for instance - we'll provide the mugs,' said Peter.
Soon all the members knew of the meeting and Peter put down the telephone for the last time. “Phew - I do hate telephoning,' he said. 'Everyone wants to be so chatty!'
"Well, you sounded pretty chatty yourself when you spoke to George and Colin,' said Janet. ‘And what a pity Susie came to the telephone when you wanted to speak to Jack!
All the animals at Windy Farm are getting a bit fed up. They can hear Jiggle the donkey from inside the barn. He has put music on and he is tap-dancing.
Jiggle loves to dance. He has read in the local paper about a dancing competition, and he is determined to win. But first, he has to find a partner.
Jiggle goes over to the pond to ask Duck. "I'd like to help," says Duck, "but I've got flat feet."
Next, Jiggle goes to the sty to ask Pig, but he's too muddy to dance.
Many years ago, deep at the bottom of the sea, stood the coral palace of the Mer-king. He had six beautiful daughters. But the youngest mermaid was the loveliest of all.
'Read With Me' adopts the 'look-say' approach, introducing learners to the first 300 most frequently used works in the English language. Pronunciation and meaning are learned through gradual introduction and careful repetition.
The physical make-up of an animal's body is adapted to the environment in which it lives. Whales, for instance, have a thick layer of fat, and polar bears have every thick coat, and these enable
Once upon a time my wings were little silly things. Everyone teased me about them.
Everyone teased me about them. So I set out to seek my fortune.
I had lots of adventures, then I got lost in a snowstorm-but Belinda saved me that cold winter's night and kissed my wings.
Mom said that she needed a haircut. We were at the mall with my little sister, Lillie.
"Here." Mom pressed two dollars into my hand.
"Take Lillie next door for ice cream."
Thousands of years ago, there was a king in South India. He had three young sons who were just good-for-nothing fellows. Stupid and idle, they had no liking for learning.
Envious of the many letters his father, mother, and visiting cousin get in the mail, six-year-old Timothy writes a pretend letter to a friend and gets a surprise back.
Jonah was a Hebrew. He worshipped the God of Israel. One day God spoke to Jonah.
'Jonah,' he said. 'I want you to go to the great city of Nineveh and tell the people about the word of God.
A wily fox, notorious for stealing eggs, meets his match when he encounters a bold little girl in the woods who insists upon proof that he is a fox before she will be frightened.
"Makes you purely glad all over." — The New York Times
Its name is Mithu. It is the pet parrot of the little girl Atashi. Her father bought Mithu as a gitf on her birthday in the last year. Mithu looks very beautiful.
Farmer Brown was going on vacation.
He left his brother, Bob,
in charge of the animals.
