Story Hour ReadingsSEVENTH YEARReading editionChapter navigation131 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…SEVENTH YEARE. C. HARTWELL, M.A., M.Pd.PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSA SHEAF OF LEGENDSALI HAFED'S QUESTHOW KILHUGH RODE TO ARTHUR'S HALLTHE GIFT OF THE WHITE BEARTHE STORY OF IRONTHE WONDERFUL ARTISANCHARLEMAGNE AND ROLANDKEEPING THE BRIDGEPIONEER DAYSTHE STORY OF MOLLY PITCHERKING PHILIP TO THE WHITE SETTLERSPIONEER LIFE IN OHIOWITCHCRAFTTEA PARTIES IN OLD NEW YORKA SCHOOL OF LONG AGOFRENCH LIFE IN THE NORTHWESTA BEAR STORYA PATRIOT OF GEORGIASONG OF THE PIONEERSSPECIAL DAYSCOLUMBUS AND THE ECLIPSEFIRST THANKSGIVING DAY PROCLAMATIONTHANKSGIVING DAY PROCLAMATION, 1905HARVEST SONGTHE CRATCHITS' CHRISTMASTHE HOLIDAY SPIRITCHRISTMAS IN THE PINESTHE NEW YEAR'S DINNER PARTYAUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLNO CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAINWASHINGTON'S GREATEST BATTLEJOHN JAMES AUDUBONMEMORIAL DAY, 1917ADVENTUREA GRANDSTAND SEAT IN THE SKYPRAYER FOR THE PILOTA BATTLE WITH A WHALETHE GLOVE AND THE LIONSHOW BUCK WON THE BETTHE LOSS OF THE DRAKETHE WALRUS HUNTTHE RESCUEDESCENDING THE GRAND CAÑONNIGHT FISHING IN THE SOUTH SEASA BALLAD OF EAST AND WESTUNDER THE OPEN SKYA NIGHT AMONG THE PINESAUTUMN ON THE FARMGOLDENRODTHE PALISADESON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKETTO A WATERFOWLA NIGHT IN THE TROPICSA WINTER RIDETHE SNOWSTORMSNOW-BOUNDTOM PINCH'S RIDEODE TO A BUTTERFLYIN THE DESERTMAY IS BUILDING HER HOUSETHE DAFFODILSTHE FALLS OF LODORESTORIES THAT TEACHAN ADVENTURE IN BROTHERHOODTHE PRAYER PERFECTGET OUT OR GET IN LINEJOHN MARSHALL OF VIRGINIAOPPORTUNITYBOY WANTEDJOHN LITTLEJOHNTHE DISCONTENTED PENDULUMTWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTIONIF I WERE A BOYTHE LESSON OF THE WATER MILLA MOTTO OF OXFORDSAILING AND FAILINGUSE AND ABUSE OF TIMEHIDDEN TREASURETHE SOLITARY REAPERIN GOOD HUMORTHE STAGECOACHTHE CHAMELEONTHE PICKWICK CLUB ON ICEDARIUS GREEN AND HIS FLYING MACHINEAUNT DOLEFUL'S VISITGRADGRIND'S IDEA OF EDUCATIONTHE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE, OR THE WONDERFUL "ONE-HOSS SHAY"THE SCHOOLMASTER'S RIDESIGNING PETITIONSIN TIME OF WARGREAT LITTLE RIVERSTHE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORELEXINGTON AND CONCORDHERVÉ RIELTHE SONG OF THE CAMPCABIN BOY AND ADMIRALLITTLE GIFFENMARCO BOZZARISSAN JUAN HILLBURIAL OF A SOLDIER IN FRANCEOUR COUNTRYAMERICA FOR MEWARREN'S ADDRESS AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILLWHAT IS AN AMERICAN?THE RISING OF '76OUR OWN COUNTRYPATRICK HENRY'S SPEECHABRAHAM LINCOLN TO MRS. BIXBYTHE FLOWER OF LIBERTYTRUE PATRIOTISMAMERICA THE BEAUTIFULO BEAUTIFUL! MY COUNTRY!THE PROBLEMS OF THE REPUBLICTHE MEANING OF AMERICANISMWHAT CONSTITUTES A STATE?A PATRIOTIC CREEDFROM GREAT BOOKSTHE LISTS AT ASHBYTHE TWENTY-THIRD PSALMDOUBTING CASTLECHRISTMAS EVE AT FEZZIWIG'SJEAN VALJEAN MEETS THE BISHOPA VOYAGE TO LILLIPUTTHE STRUGGLE IN THE ARENAPOLONIUS'S ADVICE TO HIS SONMERCYGOOD BOOKS YOU SHOULD KNOWBeginning of this editionNext chapter →E. C. HARTWELL, M.A., M.Pd.All chapters and sections (131)SEVENTH YEARE. C. HARTWELL, M.A., M.Pd.PREFACEACKNOWLEDGMENTSA SHEAF OF LEGENDSALI HAFED'S QUESTHOW KILHUGH RODE TO ARTHUR'S HALLTHE GIFT OF THE WHITE BEARTHE STORY OF IRONTHE WONDERFUL ARTISANCHARLEMAGNE AND ROLANDKEEPING THE BRIDGEPIONEER DAYSTHE STORY OF MOLLY PITCHERKING PHILIP TO THE WHITE SETTLERSPIONEER LIFE IN OHIOWITCHCRAFTTEA PARTIES IN OLD NEW YORKA SCHOOL OF LONG AGOFRENCH LIFE IN THE NORTHWESTA BEAR STORYA PATRIOT OF GEORGIASONG OF THE PIONEERSSPECIAL DAYSCOLUMBUS AND THE ECLIPSEFIRST THANKSGIVING DAY PROCLAMATIONTHANKSGIVING DAY PROCLAMATION, 1905HARVEST SONGTHE CRATCHITS' CHRISTMASTHE HOLIDAY SPIRITCHRISTMAS IN THE PINESTHE NEW YEAR'S DINNER PARTYAUTOBIOGRAPHY OF ABRAHAM LINCOLNO CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAINWASHINGTON'S GREATEST BATTLEJOHN JAMES AUDUBONMEMORIAL DAY, 1917ADVENTUREA GRANDSTAND SEAT IN THE SKYPRAYER FOR THE PILOTA BATTLE WITH A WHALETHE GLOVE AND THE LIONSHOW BUCK WON THE BETTHE LOSS OF THE DRAKETHE WALRUS HUNTTHE RESCUEDESCENDING THE GRAND CAÑONNIGHT FISHING IN THE SOUTH SEASA BALLAD OF EAST AND WESTUNDER THE OPEN SKYA NIGHT AMONG THE PINESAUTUMN ON THE FARMGOLDENRODTHE PALISADESON THE GRASSHOPPER AND CRICKETTO A WATERFOWLA NIGHT IN THE TROPICSA WINTER RIDETHE SNOWSTORMSNOW-BOUNDTOM PINCH'S RIDEODE TO A BUTTERFLYIN THE DESERTMAY IS BUILDING HER HOUSETHE DAFFODILSTHE FALLS OF LODORESTORIES THAT TEACHAN ADVENTURE IN BROTHERHOODTHE PRAYER PERFECTGET OUT OR GET IN LINEJOHN MARSHALL OF VIRGINIAOPPORTUNITYBOY WANTEDJOHN LITTLEJOHNTHE DISCONTENTED PENDULUMTWO SIDES TO EVERY QUESTIONIF I WERE A BOYTHE LESSON OF THE WATER MILLA MOTTO OF OXFORDSAILING AND FAILINGUSE AND ABUSE OF TIMEHIDDEN TREASURETHE SOLITARY REAPERIN GOOD HUMORTHE STAGECOACHTHE CHAMELEONTHE PICKWICK CLUB ON ICEDARIUS GREEN AND HIS FLYING MACHINEAUNT DOLEFUL'S VISITGRADGRIND'S IDEA OF EDUCATIONTHE DEACON'S MASTERPIECE, OR THE WONDERFUL "ONE-HOSS SHAY"THE SCHOOLMASTER'S RIDESIGNING PETITIONSIN TIME OF WARGREAT LITTLE RIVERSTHE BURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORELEXINGTON AND CONCORDHERVÉ RIELTHE SONG OF THE CAMPCABIN BOY AND ADMIRALLITTLE GIFFENMARCO BOZZARISSAN JUAN HILLBURIAL OF A SOLDIER IN FRANCEOUR COUNTRYAMERICA FOR MEWARREN'S ADDRESS AT THE BATTLE OF BUNKER HILLWHAT IS AN AMERICAN?THE RISING OF '76OUR OWN COUNTRYPATRICK HENRY'S SPEECHABRAHAM LINCOLN TO MRS. BIXBYTHE FLOWER OF LIBERTYTRUE PATRIOTISMAMERICA THE BEAUTIFULO BEAUTIFUL! MY COUNTRY!THE PROBLEMS OF THE REPUBLICTHE MEANING OF AMERICANISMWHAT CONSTITUTES A STATE?A PATRIOTIC CREEDFROM GREAT BOOKSTHE LISTS AT ASHBYTHE TWENTY-THIRD PSALMDOUBTING CASTLECHRISTMAS EVE AT FEZZIWIG'SJEAN VALJEAN MEETS THE BISHOPA VOYAGE TO LILLIPUTTHE STRUGGLE IN THE ARENAPOLONIUS'S ADVICE TO HIS SONMERCYGOOD BOOKS YOU SHOULD KNOWBYE. C. HARTWELL, M.A., M.Pd. →