ALI BABA AND THE FORTY THIEVES There once lived in a town of Persia two brothers, one named Cassim, and the other Ali Baba. Their father divided a small inheritance equally between them. Cassim married a very rich wife, and became a wealthy merchant. Ali Baba married a woman as poor as himself, and lived …

THE STORY OF ALADDIN AND HIS MAGICAL LAMP There once lived, in one of the large and rich cities of China, a tailor, named Mustapha. He was very poor. He could hardly, by his daily labor, maintain himself and his family, which consisted only of his wife and a son. His son, who was called …

THE WIND IN THE WILLOWS Kenneth Grahame First published 1908 This classic book has been created for publication by Free Kids Books, https://www.freekidsbooks.org Free Kids Books provides a multitude of new original, creative commons, and classic children’s books – for free download and read online, for the joy of reading and promoting literacy. Simply providing …

Moby Dick; or, The Whale, Sailor Ishmael tells the story of the obsessive quest of Ahab, captain of the whaler the Pequod, for revenge on Moby Dick, the white whale that on the previous whaling voyage bit off Ahab’s leg at the knee. By: Herman Melville   Moby Dick Table of Contents: Chapter 1. Loomings …

My Father’s Dragon – This is the Read Online Version of this wonderful classic story       MY FATHER’S DRAGON   STORY BY RUTH STILES GANNETT ILLUSTRATIONS BY RUTH CHRISMAN GANNETT       For My FATHER CONTENTS 1. My Father Meets the Cat 9 2. My Father Runs Away 15 3. My Father …