Wiley Reads: Recent Episodes
Rachel E Mills
Wiley is in 5th grade and is supposed to read 30 minutes every day for his language arts homework. To make sure he actually does his homework, we are going to need you to listen to him read aloud. We thank you for your assistance in his education.
Chapters 9 and 10 of Tom Sawyer. Tom and Huckleberry Finn meet in a cemetery at midnight and witness something horrifying.
Tom meets Huckleberry Finn and they make a plan. Becky Thatcher gives Tom the cold shoulder. Can Tom win her over?
Tom Sawyer doesn't break a sugar bowl and tries to memorize scripture. Wiley on the other hand can still recite all 50 states in alphabetical order. Wait for it.
We introduce Tom Sawyer and Mark Twain.
This is Chapter 1 where we meet Aunt Polly and get to know Tom a little bit.
If you'd like to follow along, download a FREE copy here, in various formats https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/74
or here https://www.planetebook.com/the-adventures-of-tom-sawyer/
Or buy a copy here https://www.amazon.com/Adventures-Tom-Sawyer-Original-Illustrations/dp/1948132826/ref=asc_df_1948132826/
This finale is mind-blowing and not what I was expecting at all. Very dark turn!
The Little Mermaid does not get the happy ending you think! And she is faced with a terrible choice. Does she watch her beloved prince marry another? Or plunge a dagger into his heart to save her own soul? Wow... you won't believe how it turns out.
I gave a shout out to this podcast about the dark original fairytales Disney based their stories on https://open.spotify.com/show/5tcC6iGpNruz36JY74w1WO?si=98fbe6b1559f4851
By Hans Christian Andersen. Disney's The Little Mermaid was based on this story. How closely does it follow the original? Let's find out!
If you'd like to follow along as Wiley Reads, you can find a totally FREE copy here
https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Little_Mermaid_and_Other_Stories/ezZDAQAAMAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&printsec=frontcover
Or a pretty hardcover version with original illustrations here on Amazon
https://www.amazon.com/Little-Mermaid-Original-Illustrations/dp/1949957179/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&sr=