the legend of sleepy hollow short story

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... lion, and all the beasts of the forest, one after the other. But one of the good qualities which old Mr Fox had possessed, was always lacking, and the cat had continually to send the suitors ... caught.’ Then the wedding was solemnized with young Mr Fox, and there was much rejoicing and dancing; and if they have not left off, they are dancing still. THE WEDDING OF MRS FOX FIRST STORY ... maid, Miss Cat, sat by the fire, and did the cooking. When it became known that the old fox was dead, suitors presented themselves. The maid heard someone standing at the house- door, knocking....

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... any man you know in the middle of the night, and ask him quick to tell you the number of bones in the human skeleton exclusive of the teeth, or what percentage of the vote of the Nebraska Legislature ... stuff. There was the population of all cities in it, and the way to tell a girl's age, and the number of teeth a camel has. It told you the longest tunnel in the world, the number of the ... kind of poetry, and meant no harm. May be it belonged to the class of rhymes they call figurative. They offend law and order, but they get sent through the mails on the grounds that they mean...

Ngày tải lên: 18/10/2013, 00:15

... severing of their matrimonial bonds to think better of their rash intentions and return to their homes reconciled. But I assure you that the work is often exceedingly difficult. The amount of argument, ... I am by this SHORT STORY BY O’HENRY The Hypotheses Of Failure LAWYER GOOCH bestowed his undivided attention upon the engrossing arts of his profession. But one flight of fancy did he ... legal plummet the depth of each. If neces- sary, they may be haled into the hallway and permitted to escape by way of the stairs, which we may term the lee scuppers. Thus the good ship of business...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... were disclosed. Being the mother of a woman child, and therefore a charter member of the Ancient Order of the Rat-trap, she joyfully decked out Panchita for the sacrifice. The girl was temporarily ... marauders. The lash curled about the legs of the nearest a greedy ten-year-old before they knew they were discovered. His screech gave warning; and the flock scampered for the fence like a drove of ... when they were walking or driving. The consciousness of his clothes kept his mind busy; the knowledge that he could say nothing of interest kept him dumb; the feeling that Panchita was there...

Ngày tải lên: 29/10/2013, 01:15

... SHORT STORY BY O’HENRY The Marry Month Of May PRITHEE, smite the poet in the eye when he would sing to you praises of the month of May. It is a month presided over by the spirits of ... out the window, " of 'winter lingering in the lap of spring,' though the metaphor is not in the most refined taste." A little later she walked down by the side of the ... of jonquils, of hyacinths, geraniums and pansies. The breeze brought their odour into the room. Immediately there was a well-contested round between the breath of the flowers and the able and...

Ngày tải lên: 08/11/2013, 01:15

... that they was going to give us the biggest blow-out, complimentary, alimentary, and elementary, that ever disturbed the kildees on the sand-flats outside of the immediate contiguity of the city. ... 'gallant son.' The News had an editorial tearfully begging the Government to call off the regular army and the national guard, and let Willie carry on the rest of the war single- handed. ... strike terror into the hearts of the foe. I'm not going to give you a history of the war, I'm just dragging it in to fill out my story about Willie Robbins, just as the Republican party...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 12:15

... Bill's ears, as the fancied crackle of a There was a burning behind the big rock at the entrance of the cave, and the boy was watching a pot of boiling coffee, with two buzzard tailfeathers stuck ... on the road to Poplar Cove, there are three large trees about a hundred yards apart, close to the fence of the wheat field on the right-hand side. At the bottom of the fence-post, opposite the ... to the mouth of the cave to rubber for the scouts of the hated paleface. Now and then he would let out a war-whoop that made Old Hank the Trapper shiver. That boy had Bill terrorized from the...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 12:15

... wept again. The hats of the fortunate ones were curved and twisted into the style of spring's latest proclamation. A strange being rode out of the brush among them, and there sat his ... urged the sorrel into a steady lope. As he settled himself in the saddle for a long ride he heard the drumming of hoofs, the hollow "thwack" of chaparral against wooden stirrups, the ... smiled. The Knights, then, were not all turned to dust; nor were their rowels rust. a glance. But to the unintelligent gaze of the cowpuncher and the sheepman they seemed fresh from the mint...

Ngày tải lên: 15/12/2013, 12:15

... she sat, near the close of a long life, and epitomised the experience of the world. Still the man to whom she spoke gazed above her head, contemplating the silent son of the old mother. "What ... another moment they were reinforced by the marshal and his other men, and then Calliope felt that in order to successfully prolong the delights of the controversy he must find some means of ... yellow dog, the personal property of Colonel Swazey, the proprietor of the Occidental, fell feet upward in the dust with one farewell yelp. A Mexican who was crossing the street from the Blue...

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