Classic Stories And Fairy Tales

This episode of "The Blue Castle" by L.M.Montgomery will cover chapters 25 through 28. We will go from tragedy to Pomp and Circumstance. My how Valancy Stirling is keeping us on our toes. Try to relax and use your imagination to place you in the story L.M.Montgomery has so beutifully created for us.

We continue on our journey in the novel "The Blue Castle" by L.M.Montgomery today with chapters 21 through 24. I will warn you that something very sad is awaiting us in these chapters. So, grab your coffee or tea, sit back, and immerse yourself in these moments.

We get the opportunity to see inside the life of Valancy Stirling as she has now had a couple of week of freedom from her family. If life would only make itself simple. Unfortunately, it isn't and Valancy finds herself juggling new found emotions, a family that will not quit intruding in her life, and new adventures. Close your eyes and open your mind to your imagination as we read Chapters 17 - 2...

As we continue in the novel "The Blue Castle" by L.M.Montgomery, we get to hear about Valancy going to work for Roaring Abel. Not only does she start working for him, but she moves in to help take care of Cissy Gay. Let the drama that surrounds Valancy Stirling continue in Chapters 13 - 16!

Our latest episode in the novel "The Blue Castle" has us cheering on Valancy Stirling as she finds her voice. No longer willing to be the family joke or belittled by relatives, she finally takes a stand. While her family may not like it, she does not seem to care. A new page has been turned to in her life. Join me as we read Chapters 9 - 12 today.

We continue in the classical novel "The Blue Castle" by L.M. Montgomery. Valancy continues to show her disdain for her life and family. In these next four chapters, we will learn of some major news that Valancy receives that will change her attitude on her life immensely.

Our latest episode starts the novel "The Blue Castle" written in 1926 by Lucy Maud Montgomery. In the first 4 chapters that we read on this episode, we are introduced to the main character Valancy Stirling. We are shown what she looks like, the present living conditions, her disfunctional family, and a brief introduction to the blue castle. Join me as we journey back to a place in Canada during th...

Let us take a dive into the second half of "The Tale of Kiddie Katydid". In this episode we will take our imaginations into the great outdoors, more importantly into the life of Kiddie Katydid. Let's find out how the little green insect interacts with other outdoor creatures on a daily bases. Let the fun begin!

Let us take a dive into the life of bugs. In this episode we will take our imaginations into the great outdoors, more importantly into the life of Kiddie Katydid. Let's find out how he interacts with other outdoor insects and animals on a daily bases. Let the fun begin!

In our third trip into the book "Whitefoot the Wood Mouse" we watch as Whitefoot looks for something that many of us look for in life, love. Let's watch as searches for his special someone, finds them, and then begins to build a life with them. From the honeymoon phase, through the getting on the nerves phase, to finally becoming a multiple member family, we get to go along with Whitefoot.

In this second episode of "Whitefoot the Wood Mouse" we journey away from the comfort and safety of the known, to the dangers and scary moments of the unknown. As we watch Whitefoot bravely start a new chapter in his life, we watch him face many fears. With hard work and wood smarts he shows us that all things can be overcome. Even in the most fearfull situations in life, friends can be made and s...

Today we start a new book "Whitefoot the Wood Mouse" by Thornton W. Burgess. I am fond of this story because of its ability to relate real life situations to such cute little characters allowing young kids to learn valuable life lessons. These first chapters find us watching Whitefoot navigate his life from a comfortable position in life. Although safe from most predators, he still finds danger ca...

In this final chapter, Mr. Du Bois shows us the importance of the "Sorrow Songs". He shares how it is not just music but a story of suffering and pain. Yet, he also reveals the eternal hope that those songs brought to those that sang these songs. A hope for a better future and the strength to push on to see it. These are songs that have connected black Americans to their past, present, and someday...

In Chapter 13 of "The Souls of Black Folk" we are told of the story of John Jones. A young black man who is sent off to college to better himself and his people. This story shows the racist attitude of the majority of white Americans toward black Americans in this day and age. Not only did they have issue with skin color, they seemed to have a large problem with a black person gaining knowledge. W...

In this chapter of "The Souls of Black Folk" we get the opportunity to hear a little bit about the life of Alexander Crummell. The key focus in this chapter is the fact that the three temptations are representing what all black folk face when they encounter racism. One can easily see how easy it would be to give in to those temptations. Yet, we are shown how many black Americans choose to overcome...

Chapter 11 of "The Souls of Black Folk" is by far the most personal of all the chapters to this point by W.E.B. Du Bois. Mr. Du Bois tells us about the birth and death of his son Burghardt. From the joys of his birth, the worries of the world he was being brought into, the pain of his death, and lastly the thought that the child was probablly better off in death than in life, we are shown all. The...

W.E.B. DuBois takes us to the spiritual side of black americans post emancipation in both the north and south. Both sides have major differences in practice but both northern and southern black churches had one major thing in common, They gave hope in a time of living hell. Throughout this chapter we will see the importance of the churches in their communities and the roles they played in establis...

In Chapter 9 W.E.B. Du Bois talks about the differnces in the life of white and black americans, post civil war. He takes us inside the fact that white americans at that time had very little knowledge into the inner workings of black families. The struggles of leaders being formed amoung former slaves due to the fact that had been slaves their entire lives and nothing else. He shows us the difficu...

In our journey through "The Tale of Black Folk" we move into a new time and place in chapter 8. Cotton is still "King Crop" but is quickly losing value. The now freed black man is capable of owning his own crops. The problem is, there are no funds to obtain this new freedom with and blacks are put into great debt with little oppertunity of success. Mr. Du Bois takes us inside the typical black fam...

In Chapter 8, Georgia is the primary focus of location but more so as a referanceas to all the social injustices occuring across the south at that time. We learn of the population increase in the area of Georgia due to the availablity of jobs for blacks and whites. He also shares the purpose of Jim Crow laws that blocked oppertunities from blacks and allowed whites to stay seperate in their daily...

W.E.B. Du Bois continues to share the struggles of the black race in the south. As the need for education is still high, it is facing the cries of southeners to be a waste of funds by the states and not efficient in its purpose. Yet, Mr. Du Bois uses statistics to show that the truth of the matter is far different. Graduation rates are growing in the south. The future can still be better with educ...

As we continue in this informative book by W.E.B. Du Bois, I continue to find myself thinking how much I would have enjoyed meeting him. In chapter 5 we read of the growth in black education in the south. Mr. Du Bois speaks of a great evil that rest upon our civilization to this day, the evil of money. He speaks of the purpose of not just black universities but all universities and the role they s...

Today's reading of Chapter 4 brings us to W.E.B. Du Bois time as a teacher. He introduces us not only to his pupils but to the families that made up the community. This chapter also shows his love for his kids and people of the community as he returns to check on their progress.

In this chapter, Mr. Du Bois brings great insight to the rise of Booker T. Washington. We get a glimpse of the support for Mr. Washington's actions during this difficult time in history. At the same time Mr. Du Bois shows that you can support someone's positive actions but still stand against other actions that bring more harm than good to a cause.

In today's episode Du Bois takes us into the early days of emancipation. Sharing his knowledge of the Freedmen's Bureau, we see what went right and what went wrong with this agency. Facing change, a glimmer of hope became simply more despair and untrust.