Spring Fever Peter could no longer remain in doors, not another minute. The beautiful spring days gave him strange feelings. It left him helpless with no control over himself. He took his hat and walked out of his office. Peter kept going until he re...
Old John And The Devil （An American Folktale） This folktale1) comes from the South eastern United States. It takes place in the days before automobiles when everyone used horses. A blacksmith――a man who makes horseshoes and other items from m...
A real doctor Agony is a remote mountain village which is far from town and far from civilization. The villagers own their own farms and open their own factories. Life here is generally quiet and peaceful. But life also means a lot of inconveniences...
The rich man and the poor man There once was a very rich man. He was so rich, he could have owned many cars, but instead he chose to drive a Ford. He could have owned many computers, but instead he chose an Apple. He could have owned many homes, but...
Crying is good for you Do not hold back1) your crying, Sam. Crying is good for you. Think of the tears as little drops of liquid reality. I could still hear Franks words in my ears as well as if he had said them only a few seconds earlier. I could st...
Lucky Number My last ten dollars．．．which number．．．which number，I agonized．The croupier1) spun the wheel．There was a large crowd．A lot of money riding on number seven．Should I go with it？It had always been our lucky number，an...
April Fool Kevin sat up so quickly that he almost bumped his head on the shelf above his bed．Someone was pounding on his bedroom door．Kevin．It's time to get up， he heard his sister calling．Hurry up．You've slept in again．Kevin stumbled1)...
The Story of Creation God created the mule and told him，You will be Mule，working constantly from dusk todawn，carrying heavy loads on your back．You will eat grass，and you lack intelligence．Youwill live for ４０years．The mule answered，...
Expert from Clarissaa Indifferent as my head was，I had a little time to consider the man and his behaviour．He terrified me with his looks，and with his violent emotions，as he gazed upon me．Evident joy－suppressed emotions，as I have since...
Pippi Moves into Villa Villekulla （excerpt） Way out at the end of a tiny little town was an old overgrown garden，and in the garden was an old house，and in the house lived Pippi Longstocking．She was nine years old，and she lived there all a...
The First American Woman to be A Media Mogul Katharine Graham，who died on July １７at ８４，was，for many years，arguably the most powerful woman in America．She was the first woman to be a true media mogul，running The Washington Post Com...
Still I Rise You may write me down in history With your bitter，twisted lies， You may trod me in the very dirt But still，like dust，Ill rise． Does my sassiness upset you？ Why are you beset with gloom？ Cause I walk like Ive got oil wells P...
Chack Joness Beautiful Life Academy Award－winning animator Chuck Jones，who drew such beloved cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny，Daffy Duck and Porky Pig，died of congestive heart failure at his home on Feb．22，2001．He was 89． Jones worked...
Forever George George Harrison was never the worlds greatest guitarist，vocalist or songwriter．But he was as essential to the Fab Four formula as John Lennons rebellious smile or Paul McCartneys great cow eyes．He wasthe quiet one，the serious m...
May 12 Florence Nightingales Birthday In 1837，to the age of seventeen，Florence Nightingale decided to become a nurse，which horrified her whimsical mother．In those days，nurses were little more than janitors，and hospitals were pits of squal...
