There is a Difference

It was in the month of May.

The Silent Book

On the highroad in the forest, there stood a lonely farmhouse; the road passed right through its courtyard.

The Puppet-Show Man

On board the steamer was an elderly man with such a joyful face that if it didn't belie him, he must have been the happiest person on earth.

A Story

All the apple trees in the garden were blooming.

The Phoenix Bird

Beneath the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Paradise stood a rosebush.

The Flax

The flax was in full bloom.

The Shirt Collar

There was once a perfect gentleman whose whole household goods consisted of one bootjack and a comb.

The Story of a Mother

A mother sat by her little child.

The Happy Family

The biggest leaf we have in this country is certainly the burdock leaf.

The Drop of Water

Of course, you must know what a microscope is, that round magnifying glass that makes everything look hundreds of times larger than it really is.