The Ontario ReadersTHIRD BOOKReading editionChapter navigation116 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matterTHIRD BOOKTHE MINISTER OF EDUCATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTSILLUSTRATIONSEMPIRE DAYTO-DAYFORTUNE AND THE BEGGARTHE LARK AND THE ROOKTHE PICKWICK CLUB ON THE ICETUBAL CAINPROFESSOR FROG'S LECTUREA SONG FOR APRILHOW THE CRICKETS BROUGHT GOOD FORTUNETHE BATTLE OF BLENHEIMTHE RIDE FOR LIFEIAGOO, THE BOASTERTHE STORY OF A FIRETHE QUESTTHE JACKAL AND THE PARTRIDGEHIDE AND SEEKTHE BURNING OF THE "GOLIATH"HEARTS OF OAKA WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEATHE TALENTSA FAREWELLAN APPLE ORCHARD IN THE SPRINGTHE BLUEJAYA CANADIAN CAMPING SONGTHE ARGONAUTSTHE MINSTREL-BOYMARY ELIZABETHTHE FROSTCORN-FIELDSSOUTH-WEST WIND, ESQ.THE MEETING OF THE WATERSLOVETHE ROBIN'S SONGWORK OR PLAYBURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORETHE WHISTLEA CANADIAN BOAT SONGTHE LITTLE HERO OF HAARLEMFATHER WILLIAMDAVID AND GOLIATHTHE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADEMAGGIE TULLIVERTHE CORN SONGSPORTS IN NORMAN ENGLANDA SONG OF CANADAA MAD TEA PARTYTHE SLAVE'S DREAMTHE CHASETHE INCHCAPE ROCKA ROUGH RIDETHE ARAB AND HIS STEEDTHE POET'S SONGADVENTURE WITH A WHALETHE MAPLEDAMON AND PYTHIASTHE WRECK OF THE ORPHEUSTHE TIDE RIVERWISDOM THE SUPREME PRIZETHE ORCHARDINSPIRED BY THE SNOWTHE SQUIRRELSOLDIER, RESTFISHINGTHE FOUNTAINBREAK, BREAK, BREAKTHE BED OF PROCRUSTES"BOB WHITE"RADISSON AND THE INDIANSTHE BROOK"DO SEEK THEIR MEAT FROM GOD"A SONG OF THE SEALITTLE DAFFYDOWNDILLYTHE SANDPIPERFROM "THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT"THE LEGEND OF SAINT CHRISTOPHERWILLIAM TELL AND HIS SONA MIDSUMMER SONGTHE RELIEF OF LUCKNOWTHE SONG IN CAMPAFTERGLOWKING RICHARD AND SALADINENGLAND'S DEADHOHENLINDENTHE DREAM OF THE OAK TREEA PRAYERTHE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS'TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMERA ROMAN'S HONOURTHE FIGHTING TÉMÉRAIREDON QUIXOTE'S FIGHT WITH THE WINDMILLSTHE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN'S NESTMOONLIGHT SONATATHE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDTO THE CUCKOOTHE STORY OF A STONETHE SNOW-STORMTHE HEROINE OF VERCHÈRESJACQUES CARTIERANTS AND THEIR SLAVESLEAD, KINDLY LIGHTTHE JOLLY SANDBOYSTHE GLADNESS OF NATUREOLD ENGLISH LIFEPUCK'S SONGTHE BATTLE OF QUEENSTON HEIGHTSTHE BUGLE SONGCHARITYA CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE BARREN LANDSA SPRING MORNINGCROSSING THE BARPrevious chapter ←Front matterNext chapter →THE MINISTER OF EDUCATIONAll chapters and sections (116)Opening pagesFront matterOther sectionsTHIRD BOOKTHE MINISTER OF EDUCATIONACKNOWLEDGEMENTSILLUSTRATIONSEMPIRE DAYTO-DAYFORTUNE AND THE BEGGARTHE LARK AND THE ROOKTHE PICKWICK CLUB ON THE ICETUBAL CAINPROFESSOR FROG'S LECTUREA SONG FOR APRILHOW THE CRICKETS BROUGHT GOOD FORTUNETHE BATTLE OF BLENHEIMTHE RIDE FOR LIFEIAGOO, THE BOASTERTHE STORY OF A FIRETHE QUESTTHE JACKAL AND THE PARTRIDGEHIDE AND SEEKTHE BURNING OF THE "GOLIATH"HEARTS OF OAKA WET SHEET AND A FLOWING SEATHE TALENTSA FAREWELLAN APPLE ORCHARD IN THE SPRINGTHE BLUEJAYA CANADIAN CAMPING SONGTHE ARGONAUTSTHE MINSTREL-BOYMARY ELIZABETHTHE FROSTCORN-FIELDSSOUTH-WEST WIND, ESQ.THE MEETING OF THE WATERSLOVETHE ROBIN'S SONGWORK OR PLAYBURIAL OF SIR JOHN MOORETHE WHISTLEA CANADIAN BOAT SONGTHE LITTLE HERO OF HAARLEMFATHER WILLIAMDAVID AND GOLIATHTHE CHARGE OF THE LIGHT BRIGADEMAGGIE TULLIVERTHE CORN SONGSPORTS IN NORMAN ENGLANDA SONG OF CANADAA MAD TEA PARTYTHE SLAVE'S DREAMTHE CHASETHE INCHCAPE ROCKA ROUGH RIDETHE ARAB AND HIS STEEDTHE POET'S SONGADVENTURE WITH A WHALETHE MAPLEDAMON AND PYTHIASTHE WRECK OF THE ORPHEUSTHE TIDE RIVERWISDOM THE SUPREME PRIZETHE ORCHARDINSPIRED BY THE SNOWTHE SQUIRRELSOLDIER, RESTFISHINGTHE FOUNTAINBREAK, BREAK, BREAKTHE BED OF PROCRUSTES"BOB WHITE"RADISSON AND THE INDIANSTHE BROOK"DO SEEK THEIR MEAT FROM GOD"A SONG OF THE SEALITTLE DAFFYDOWNDILLYTHE SANDPIPERFROM "THE SERMON ON THE MOUNT"THE LEGEND OF SAINT CHRISTOPHERWILLIAM TELL AND HIS SONA MIDSUMMER SONGTHE RELIEF OF LUCKNOWTHE SONG IN CAMPAFTERGLOWKING RICHARD AND SALADINENGLAND'S DEADHOHENLINDENTHE DREAM OF THE OAK TREEA PRAYERTHE DEATH OF THE FLOWERS'TIS THE LAST ROSE OF SUMMERA ROMAN'S HONOURTHE FIGHTING TÉMÉRAIREDON QUIXOTE'S FIGHT WITH THE WINDMILLSTHE ROMANCE OF THE SWAN'S NESTMOONLIGHT SONATATHE RED-WINGED BLACKBIRDTO THE CUCKOOTHE STORY OF A STONETHE SNOW-STORMTHE HEROINE OF VERCHÈRESJACQUES CARTIERANTS AND THEIR SLAVESLEAD, KINDLY LIGHTTHE JOLLY SANDBOYSTHE GLADNESS OF NATUREOLD ENGLISH LIFEPUCK'S SONGTHE BATTLE OF QUEENSTON HEIGHTSTHE BUGLE SONGCHARITYA CHRISTMAS CAROLTHE BARREN LANDSA SPRING MORNINGCROSSING THE BARAUTHORIZED BY← Front matterTHE MINISTER OF EDUCATION →