"Fun Stories to Read on Your Own"
1. For each story you read, complete the following graphic organizer (to the right). Do your work on notebook paper, or you may download the file, complete it, then email it to me. |
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1."How the Leopard Got His Spots by Rudyard Kipling
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2781/2781-h/2781-h.htm
http://www.gutenberg.org/files/2781/2781-h/2781-h.htm
2."An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" by Ambrose Bierce
https://americanliterature.com/author/ambrose-bierce/short-story/an-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge
https://americanliterature.com/author/ambrose-bierce/short-story/an-occurrence-at-owl-creek-bridge
3."The Tell-Tale Heart" by Edgar Allan Poe
https://americanliterature.com/author/edgar-allan-poe/short-story/the-tell-tale-heart
https://americanliterature.com/author/edgar-allan-poe/short-story/the-tell-tale-heart
4."The Ransom of Red Chief" by O. Henry
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-ransom-of-red-chief
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-ransom-of-red-chief
5."The Monkey's Paw by W.W. Jacobs
https://americanliterature.com/author/w-w-jacobs/short-story/the-monkeys-paw
https://americanliterature.com/author/w-w-jacobs/short-story/the-monkeys-paw
6."The Luck of Roaring Camp" by Bret Harte
https://americanliterature.com/author/bret-harte/short-story/the-luck-of-roaring-camp
https://americanliterature.com/author/bret-harte/short-story/the-luck-of-roaring-camp
7."A Pair of Silk Stockings" by Kate Chopin
https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/a-pair-of-silk-stockings
https://americanliterature.com/author/kate-chopin/short-story/a-pair-of-silk-stockings
8."A Jury of Her Peers" by Susan Glaspell
https://americanliterature.com/author/susan-glaspell/short-story/a-jury-of-her-peers
https://americanliterature.com/author/susan-glaspell/short-story/a-jury-of-her-peers
9."The Diary of a Madman" by Guy de Maupassant
https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/the-diary-of-a-madman
https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/the-diary-of-a-madman
10."The Interlopers" by H.H. Munro (Saki)
https://americanliterature.com/author/hh-munro-saki/short-story/the-interlopers
https://americanliterature.com/author/hh-munro-saki/short-story/the-interlopers
11."The Tomb" by H.P. Lovecraft
https://americanliterature.com/author/h-p-lovecraft/short-story/the-tomb
https://americanliterature.com/author/h-p-lovecraft/short-story/the-tomb
12."The Looking Glass" by Anton Chekhov
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/the-looking-glass
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/the-looking-glass
13."The Vendetta" by Guy de Maupassant
https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/the-vendetta
https://americanliterature.com/author/guy-de-maupassant/short-story/the-vendetta
14."The Brave Tin Soldier" by Hans Christian Anderson
https://americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-brave-tin-soldier
https://americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-brave-tin-soldier
15."The Disappearance of Crispina Umberleigh" by H.H. Munro (Saki)
https://americanliterature.com/author/hh-munro-saki/short-story/the-disappearance-of-crispina-umberleigh
https://americanliterature.com/author/hh-munro-saki/short-story/the-disappearance-of-crispina-umberleigh
16. "Babes in the Jungle" by O. Henry
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/babes-in-the-jungle
https://americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/babes-in-the-jungle
17. "An Angel in Disguise" by T.S. Arthur
https://americanliterature.com/author/ts-arthur/short-story/an-angel-in-disguise
https://americanliterature.com/author/ts-arthur/short-story/an-angel-in-disguise
18. "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi" by Rudyard Kipling
https://americanliterature.com/author/rudyard-kipling/short-story/rikki-tikki-tavi
https://americanliterature.com/author/rudyard-kipling/short-story/rikki-tikki-tavi
19. "The Nightingale and the Rose" by Oscar Wilde
https://americanliterature.com/author/oscar-wilde/short-story/the-nightingale-and-the-rose
https://americanliterature.com/author/oscar-wilde/short-story/the-nightingale-and-the-rose
20. "Pigs Is Pigs" by Ellis Parker Butler
https://americanliterature.com/author/ellis-parker-butler/short-story/pigs-is-pigs
https://americanliterature.com/author/ellis-parker-butler/short-story/pigs-is-pigs
Christmas Stories
1. "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-gift-of-the-magi
2. "The Night Before Christmas: A Morality" by William Den Howells
americanliterature.com/author/william-dean-howells/short-story/the-night-before-christmas-a-morality
3. "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Anderson
americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-little-match-girl
4. "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by The Brothers Grimm
americanliterature.com/author/the-brothers-grimm/fairy-tale/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker
5. "The Other Wise Man" by Henry van Dyke
americanliterature.com/author/henry-van-dyke/short-story/the-other-wise-man
6. "The Fir-Tree" by Hans Christian Anderson
https://americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-fir-tree
7. "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
americanliterature.com/author/charles-dickens/book/a-christmas-carol/summary
8. "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came To Be True" by Louisa May Alcott
americanliterature.com/author/louisa-may-alcott/short-story/a-christmas-dream-and-how-it-came-to-be-true
9. "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking" by O. Henry
americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/whistling-dicks-christmas-stocking
10. "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/at-christmas-time
1. "The Gift of the Magi" by O. Henry
americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/the-gift-of-the-magi
2. "The Night Before Christmas: A Morality" by William Den Howells
americanliterature.com/author/william-dean-howells/short-story/the-night-before-christmas-a-morality
3. "The Little Match Girl" by Hans Christian Anderson
americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-little-match-girl
4. "The Elves and the Shoemaker" by The Brothers Grimm
americanliterature.com/author/the-brothers-grimm/fairy-tale/the-elves-and-the-shoemaker
5. "The Other Wise Man" by Henry van Dyke
americanliterature.com/author/henry-van-dyke/short-story/the-other-wise-man
6. "The Fir-Tree" by Hans Christian Anderson
https://americanliterature.com/author/hans-christian-andersen/short-story/the-fir-tree
7. "A Christmas Carol" by Charles Dickens
americanliterature.com/author/charles-dickens/book/a-christmas-carol/summary
8. "A Christmas Dream, and How It Came To Be True" by Louisa May Alcott
americanliterature.com/author/louisa-may-alcott/short-story/a-christmas-dream-and-how-it-came-to-be-true
9. "Whistling Dick's Christmas Stocking" by O. Henry
americanliterature.com/author/o-henry/short-story/whistling-dicks-christmas-stocking
10. "At Christmas Time" by Anton Chekhov
https://americanliterature.com/author/anton-chekhov/short-story/at-christmas-time
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Other Holiday Histories and Stories
www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day
www.history.com/topics/valentines-day/history-of-valentines-day