The Woman Who Lived In a Shoe by L. Frank Baum There was an old woman Who lived in a shoe, She had so many children She didn’t know what to do; She gave them some broth Without any …
Read More »Short stories : The Woggle-Bug Book by L. Frank Baum
The Woggle-Bug Book by L. Frank Baum The Unique Adventures of the WOGGLE-BUG ONE day Mr. H. M. Woggle-Bug, T. E., becoming separated from his comrades who had accompanied him from the Land of Oz, and finding that time …
Read More »Short stories : The Story Of Tommy Tucker by L. Frank Baum
The Story Of Tommy Tucker by L. Frank Baum Little Tommy Tucker sang for his supper. What did he sing for? white bread and butter. How could he cut it, without any knife? How could he marry, without any …
Read More »Short stories : The Story Of Little Boy Blue by L. Frank Baum
The Story Of Little Boy Blue by L. Frank Baum Little Boy Blue, come blow your horn. The sheep ‘s in the meadow, the cow ‘s in the corn; Where ‘s the little boy that minds the sheep? He …
Read More »Short stories : The Scarecrow and The Tin Woodman by L. Frank Baum
The Scarecrow and The Tin Woodman by L. Frank Baum There lived in the Land of Oz two queerly made men who were the best of friends. They were so much happier when together that they were seldom …
Read More »Short stories : The Queen of Quok by L. Frank Baum
The Queen of Quok by L. Frank Baum A king once died, as kings are apt to do, being as liable to shortness of breath as other mortals. It was high time this king abandoned his earth life, …
Read More »Short stories : The Man In The Moon by L. Frank Baum
The Man In The Moon by L. Frank Baum Published in L. Frank Baum’s first children’s book, Mother Goose in Prose (1897), illustrated by Maxfield Parrish. You might also enjoy the Mother Goose collection of nursery rhymes, including …
Read More »Short stories : The Mandarin and the Butterfly by L. Frank Baum
The Mandarin and the Butterfly by L. Frank Baum Published in L. Frank Baum’s American Fairy Tales (1901), about a mandarin who stole the Great Book of Magic before emigrating to America. He hated children, but they wouldn’t …
Read More »Short stories : The Magic Bon Bons by L. Frank Baum
The Magic Bon Bons by L. Frank Baum There lived in Boston a wise and ancient chemist by the name of Dr. Daws, who dabbled somewhat in magic. There also lived in Boston a young lady by the …
Read More »Short stories : The Little Man And His Little Gun by L. Frank Baum
The Little Man And His Little Gun by L. Frank Baum There was a little man and he had a little gun, And the bullets were made of lead, lead, lead. He went to the brook and shot …
Read More »Short stories : The Laughing Hippopotamus by L. Frank Baum
The Laughing Hippopotamus by L. Frank Baum On one of the upper branches of the Congo river lived an ancient and aristocratic family of hippopotamuses, which boasted a pedigree dating back beyond the days of Noah–beyond the …
Read More »Short stories : The King of the Polar Bears by L. Frank Baum
The King of the Polar Bears by L. Frank Baum The King of the Polar Bears lived among the icebergs in the far north country. He was old and monstrous big; he was wise and friendly to …
Read More »Short stories : The Jolly Miller by L. Frank Baum
The Jolly Miller by L. Frank Baum There was a jolly miller Lived on the river Dee; He sang and worked from morn till night, No lark so blithe as he. And this the burden of his song …
Read More »Short stories : The Glass Dog by L. Frank Baum
The Glass Dog by L. Frank Baum An accomplished wizard once lived on the top floor of a tenement house and passed his time in thoughtful study and studious thought. What he didn’t know about wizardry was hardly worth …
Read More »Short stories : The Girl Who Owned a Bear by L. Frank Baum
The Girl Who Owned a Bear by L. Frank Baum Mamma had gone down-town to shop. She had asked Nora to look after Jane Gladys, and Nora promised she would. But it was her afternoon for polishing the silver, …
Read More »Short stories : The Enchanted Types by L. Frank Baum
The Enchanted Types by L. Frank Baum One time a knook became tired of his beautiful life and longed for something new to do. The knooks have more wonderful powers than any other immortal folk–except, perhaps, the fairies and ryls. …
Read More »Short stories : The Dummy That Lived by L. Frank Baum
The Dummy That Lived by L. Frank Baum In all Fairyland there is no more mischievous a person than Tanko-Mankie the Yellow Ryl. He flew through the city one afternoon–quite invisible to moral eyes, but seeing everything himself–and noticed a …
Read More »Short stories : The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger by L. Frank Baum
The Cowardly Lion and the Hungry Tiger by L. Frank Baum In the splendid palace of the Emerald City, which is in the center of the fairy Land of Oz, is a great Throne Room, where Princess Ozma, the Ruler, …
Read More »Short stories : The Cat And The Fiddle by L. Frank Baum
The Cat And The Fiddle by L. Frank Baum Hey, diddle, diddle, The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon! The little dog laughed To see such sport, And the dish ran off with the spoon! Perhaps …
Read More »Short stories : The Capture of Father Time by L. Frank Baum
The Capture of Father Time by L. Frank Baum Jim was the son of a cowboy, and lived on the broad plains of Arizona. His father had trained him to lasso a bronco or a young bull with perfect accuracy, …
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