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The Adventures of Chanticleer and Partlet

The Adventures of Chanticleer and PartletHow They Went To The Mountains to Eat Nuts 'The nuts are quite ripe now,' said Chanticleer to his wife Partlet, 'suppose we go together to the…

Frederick and Catherine

Frederick and Catherine There was once a man called Frederick: he had a wife whose name was Catherine, and they had not long been married. One day Frederick said. 'Kate! I am going to work in…

Candide: Of Pacquette and Friar Giroflee

Candide and Martin Touch upon... Candide and Martin Pay a Visi... Of Pacquette and Friar Giroflee Upon their arrival at Venice Candide went in search of Cacambo at every inn and…

Movies and Film: When Is a Movie a Film?

When Is a Movie a Film?Movies and FilmWhen Is a Movie a Film?Taking in a Movie vs. Watching a FilmHow to Watch a Flick as If It Were a Film These are impossible questions to answer with any degree…

Crops

CropsThe gardens did well that summer, and in September the little crops were gathered in with much rejoicing. Jack and Ned joined their farms and raised potatoes, those being a good salable…

Castles in the Air

Castles in the AirLaurie lay luxuriously swinging to and fro in his hammock one warm September afternoon, wondering what his neighbors were about, but too lazy to go and find out. He was in…

Peter Pan: The Return Home

"Hook or Me this Time" When Wendy Grew Up The Return Home By three bells that morning they were all stirring their stumps [legs]; for there was a big sea running; and Tootles, the bo'…

Uncle Teddy

Uncle TeddyFor a week Dan only moved from bed to sofa; a long week and a hard one, for the hurt foot was very painful at times, the quiet days were very wearisome to the active lad, longing…

Robert Graves: John Skelton

John SkeltonWhat could be dafter Than John Skelton's laughter? What sound more tenderly Than his pretty poetry? So where to rank old Skelton? He was no monstrous Milton, Nor wrote no "…

Two Thumbs up for Post-Modernism!

The media fetches a starring role in Godzilla, from the backbiting tactics of its television news reporters to a rescue via an Intranet connection. Most mind-boggling of all, however, is that a…