A spotlight for Harry by Eric A. kimmel

It took a long time for Harry to fall asleep that night. When he finally closed his eyes, he had circus dreams. Harry dreamed he was back in the big tent. He saw the clowns, the bareback riders, and the acrobats. All the performers had his face. It was a circus of Harry's! Then Monsieur Jean Weitzman stepped onto the high wire. But it wasn't Monsieur Weitzman at all. It was Harry Weiss, dancing, twirling,performing somersaults high in the air.

Mr Macky is Wacky by Dan Gutman

My name is A.J. and I hate school. Man, I wish I was a grown-up. Grown-ups are so lucky. They don't have to go school. If I was a grown-up, you know which grown-up I would be? I would be the president of the United States. And you know what I would do if I was a president of the united States? I would close all the schools.

I remember him looking so round the cove and whistling to himself as he did so, and then breaking out in that old sea-song that he sang so often afterward:

' Fifthteen men on the dead man's chest-
Yo-ho-ho, and a bottle of rum!'

Who moved my cheese by Dr Spencer Johnson

Angela, who had been one of the most popular people in class, said '' Life sure turned out differently than I thought it would when we were in school. A lot has changed.''

Jack and the beanstalk by Fran Hunia

The magic harp plays for the giant, and he goes to sleep. Jack looks at the harp. '' That's my daddy's harp,'' he says. '' I will get it.'' Jack gets the magic harp, and runs of with it, but the harp says '' Help, help.

Hansel and Gretel Joan Cameron

Hansel and Gretel sat by the fire. At noon, they ate their bread. They could hear the sound of an axe, and thought their father was near. But he wasn't. What they heard wsa only a branch, knoking against a tree trunk in the wind.

The Elves and the shoemaker by Vera Southgate

One evening, before he went to bed, the shoemaker cut out a pair of shoes from the leather. Then he left them on his workbench, all ready for him to sew next morning. As they were going upstairs to bed that night, the shoemaker spoke sadly to his wife. '' I have used the last piece of leather,'' he said.