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Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair

Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris is available here as the complete text, split into 280 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

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Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair by William Morris. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #234.

38 chaptersComplete chronicle
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Academic course · 38 chapters

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Child Christopher and Goldilind the Fair

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  1. Chapter I Of the King of Oakenrealm, and His Wife and His Child 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Of the King's Son 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III Of the King of Meadham and His Daughter 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV Of the Maiden Goldilind 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V Goldilind Comes to Greenharbour 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII How Christopher Went a Journey into the Wild-Wood 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII Christopher Comes to the Tofts 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX 5 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X Of Christopher at the Tofts 7 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI How Christopher Came to Littledale to Abide There a While 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Of Goldilind in the May Morning at Greenharbour 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII Of Goldilind in the Garth 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  14. Chapter XIV Goldilind Goes Free 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  15. Chapter XV Of Goldilind in the Wild-Wood 1 readings five lines each Open chapter
  16. Chapter XVI What Goldilind Found in the Wood 27 readings five lines each Open chapter
  17. Chapter XVII Goldilind Comes Back to Greenharbour 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  18. Chapter XVIII Earl Geoffrey Speaks with Goldilind 17 readings five lines each Open chapter
  19. Chapter XIX Earl Geoffrey Speaketh with Christopher 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  20. Chapter XX Of the Wedding of Christopher and Goldilind 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  21. Chapter XXI Of the Wedding of Those Twain 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  22. Chapter XXII Of the Woodland Bride-Chamber 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  23. Chapter XXIII They Fall in with Friends 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  24. Chapter XXIV They Take Counsel at Littledale 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  25. Chapter XXV Now They All Come to the Tofts 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  26. Chapter XXVI Of the King of Oakenrealm 14 readings five lines each Open chapter
  27. Chapter XXVII Of the Husting of the Tofts 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  28. Chapter XXVIII Of the Hosting in Hazeldale 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  29. Chapter XXIX Tidings Come to Hazeldale 9 readings five lines each Open chapter
  30. Chapter XXX Of the Field That Was Set in the Holm of Hazeldale 13 readings five lines each Open chapter
  31. Chapter XXXI The Battle on the Holm 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  32. Chapter XXXII Of Goldilind and Christopher 2 readings five lines each Open chapter
  33. Chapter XXXIII 4 readings five lines each Open chapter
  34. Chapter XXXIV Battle Before Woodwall 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  35. Chapter XXXV An Old Acquaintance and an Evil Deed 8 readings five lines each Open chapter
  36. Chapter XXXVI King Christopher Comes to Oakenham 3 readings five lines each Open chapter
  37. Chapter XXXVII 6 readings five lines each Open chapter
  38. Chapter XXXVIII Of Matters of Meadham 8 readings five lines each Open chapter

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Woodland
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Minstrel
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Thereof
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Squirrel
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