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Ontario Readers: Third Book

Ontario Readers: Third Book

by Various

Short stories

About this book

The Ontario Readers is a school book first published in 1919, by the Ontario Ministry of Education, containing short excerpts of literary works, both stories and poems, geared to grade-school age children. (Summary by aradlaw)

Chapters

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  1. 1Acknowledgements4:40 · read by David Lawrence
  2. 2To-day0:45 · read by Sibella Denton
  3. 3Fortune and the Beggar2:42 · read by Sibella Denton
  4. 4The Lark and the Rook1:55 · read by Sibella Denton
  5. 5The Pickwick Club on Ice6:02 · read by Sibella Denton
  6. 6Tubal Cain2:33 · read by Sibella Denton
  7. 7Professor Frog's Lecture12:44 · read by Sibella Denton
  8. 8A Song for April1:05 · read by Sibella Denton
  9. 9How the Crickets Brought Good Fortune5:10 · read by Sibella Denton
  10. 10The Battle of Blenheim2:21 · read by Sibella Denton
  11. 11The Ride for Life5:45 · read by Sibella Denton
  12. 12Iagoo, the Boaster1:42 · read by Clara Snyder
  13. 13The Story of a Fire3:03 · read by Ancilla
  14. 14The Quest1:37 · read by Clara Snyder
  15. 15The Jackal and the Partridge6:23 · read by Linda Ferguson
  16. 16Hide and Seek1:48 · read by Clara Snyder
  17. 17The Burning of the "Goliath"4:11 · read by Laura Caldwell
  18. 18Hearts of Oak1:13 · read by TriciaG
  19. 19A Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea1:17 · read by TriciaG
  20. 20The Talents2:56 · read by Marian Martin
  21. 21A Farewell1:14 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  22. 22An Apple Orchard in the Spring1:51 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  23. 23The Bluejay5:17 · read by Esther
  24. 24A Canadian Camping Song1:33 · read by Kalynda
  25. 25The Argonauts6:00 · read by TriciaG
  26. 26The Minstrel-Boy1:21 · read by Kalynda
  27. 27Mary Elizabeth17:09 · read by ppezz
  28. 28The Frost2:30 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  29. 29Corn-fields2:08 · read by Linda Ferguson
  30. 30South-West Wind, Esq.11:11 · read by Linda Ferguson
  31. 31The Meeting of the Waters1:32 · read by meenaiyer
  32. 32Love2:03 · read by Neeru Iyer
  33. 33The Robin's Song1:25 · read by Neeru Iyer
  34. 34Work or Play7:28 · read by John Greenman
  35. 35Burial of Sir John Moore2:27 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  36. 36The Whistle2:15 · read by TriciaG
  37. 37A Canadian Boat Song1:15 · read by TriciaG
  38. 38The Little Hero of Haarlem5:42 · read by TriciaG
  39. 39Father William2:41 · read by Clara Snyder
  40. 40David and Goliath7:14 · read by Symmie
  41. 41Charge of the Light Brigade2:04 · read by TriciaG
  42. 42Maggie Tulliver8:17 · read by Lucy Perry
  43. 43The Corn Song1:48 · read by Linda Ferguson
  44. 44Sports in Norman England5:41 · read by Timothy Ferguson
  45. 45A Song of Canada3:37 · read by TriciaG
  46. 46A Mad Tea Party8:09 · read by Symmie
  47. 47The Slave's Dream2:58 · read by Kalynda
  48. 48The Chase10:51 · read by ppezz
  49. 49The Inchcape Rock3:46 · read by meenaiyer
  50. 50A Rough Ride9:05 · read by TriciaG
  51. 51The Arab and His Steed5:23 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  52. 52The Poet's Song1:14 · read by Sibella Denton
  53. 53Adventure with a Whale6:02 · read by Sibella Denton
  54. 54The Maple2:11 · read by Sibella Denton
  55. 55Damon and Pythias3:05 · read by Sibella Denton
  56. 56The Wreck of the Orpheus1:40 · read by Sibella Denton
  57. 57The Tide River1:39 · read by Sibella Denton
  58. 58Wisdom the Supreme Prize1:15 · read by Sibella Denton
  59. 59The Orchard1:05 · read by Sibella Denton
  60. 60Inspired by the Snow3:50 · read by Sibella Denton
  61. 61The Squirrel0:49 · read by Sibella Denton
  62. 62Soldier, Rest1:20 · read by Sibella Denton
  63. 63Fishing6:26 · read by Sibella Denton
  64. 64The Fountain1:05 · read by Sibella Denton
  65. 65Break, Break, Break1:13 · read by Sibella Denton
  66. 66The Bed of Procrustes6:56 · read by Sibella Denton
  67. 67"Bob White"1:30 · read by Sibella Denton
  68. 68Radisson and the Indians3:36 · read by Sibella Denton
  69. 69The Brook2:20 · read by Sibella Denton
  70. 70"Do Seek Their Meat From God"8:10 · read by Sibella Denton
  71. 71A Song of the Sea1:55 · read by Sibella Denton
  72. 72Little Daffydownilly13:32 · read by Neeru Iyer
  73. 73The Sandpiper2:22 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  74. 74From "The Sermon on the Mount"2:27 · read by Symmie
  75. 75The Legend of Saint Christopher3:35 · read by Marian Martin
  76. 76William Tell and His Son (from Chambers' 'Tracts')4:43 · read by TriciaG
  77. 77A Midsummer Song2:08 · read by Carol Stripling
  78. 78The Relief of Lucknow5:15 · read by David Lawrence
  79. 79The Song in Camp2:28 · read by Carol Stripling
  80. 80Afterglow1:24 · read by meenaiyer
  81. 81King Richard and Salidin7:23 · read by Neeru Iyer
  82. 82England's Dead2:54 · read by Kalynda
  83. 83Hohenlinden2:07 · read by Craig Campbell
  84. 84The Dream of the Oak Tree (translator unknown)6:06 · read by Neeru Iyer
  85. 85A Prayer1:05 · read by Neeru Iyer
  86. 86The Death of the Flowers2:40 · read by meenaiyer
  87. 87'Tis the Last Rose of Summer1:00 · read by Lucy Perry
  88. 88A Roman's Honour4:02 · read by Lucy Perry
  89. 89The Fighting Téméraire1:42 · read by Lucy Perry
  90. 90Don Quixote's Fight with the Windmills (translator unknown)6:41 · read by Marian Martin
  91. 91The Romance of the Swan's Nest5:09 · read by Neeru Iyer
  92. 92Moonlight Sonata6:28 · read by Marian Martin
  93. 93The Red-Winged Blackbird1:56 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  94. 94To the Cuckoo1:59 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  95. 95The Story of a Stone5:56 · read by David Lawrence
  96. 96The Snow-Storm3:27 · read by Lucy Perry
  97. 97The Heroine of Vercheres6:50 · read by Neeru Iyer
  98. 98Jacques Cartier3:22 · read by Kalynda
  99. 99Ants and Their Slaves6:15 · read by Symmie
  100. 100Lead, Kindly Light1:35 · read by Carol Stripling
  101. 101The Jolly Sandboys9:12 · read by Linda Ferguson
  102. 102The Gladness of Nature1:42 · read by Carol Stripling
  103. 103Old English Life7:33 · read by Clara Snyder
  104. 104Puck's Song2:06 · read by Neeru Iyer
  105. 105The Battle of Queenston Heights7:16 · read by Antoine Kaufmann
  106. 106The Bugle Song1:43 · read by Carol Stripling
  107. 107Charity2:23 · read by Neeru Iyer
  108. 108A Christmas Carol2:11 · read by Sean McGaughey, Rose 264
  109. 109The Barren Lands7:29 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  110. 110A Spring Morning1:51 · read by Lucy Burgoyne (1950-2014)
  111. 111Crossing the Bar1:33 · read by Neeru Iyer

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