G sat in the bedroom and looked at the paper that covered the walls. He felt strange. He and his wife had slept in this room all of their married life. Yet he could not remember what the walls looked like. He had been blind. Now he could see again. H...
Our story today is The Riverman. It was written by Stewart Edward White. Here is Shep O' Neal with our story. I first met him in a small lumber town. I was sitting in front of a hotel watching people pass by. It was a warm day. Now and then a group o...
Today we complete the story Benito Cereno written by Herman Melville. As we told you in earlier parts of our story, rebel slaves seized the ship San Dominick off the coast of Chile. They killed many of its officers and crew. The Captain Benito Cereno...
Today we continue the story Benito Cereno. It was written by Herman Melville. Last week we told how African slaves on a Spanish ship rebelled in 1799. They killed most of the Spanish sailors, only the Captain Benito Cereno and a few others were left...
Captain Benito Cereno hurried aboard his ship. It was ready to sail. A bright sun in a soft breeze promised good weather ahead. The ships anchor was raised and the San Dominick, old but still seaworthy, moved slowly out of the harbor of Valparaiso on...
Long ago, the people who settled in undeveloped areas of America first told tall tales. After a hard day's work, people gathered to tell each other stories. Each group of workers had its own tall tale hero. An African-American man named John Henry w...
It was raining as I got off the train in Nashville Tennesee, a slow grey rain. I was tired, so I went straight to my hotel. A big heavy man was walking up and down in the hotel lobby. Something about the way he moved made me think of a hungry dog loo...
Carter Druse was born in Virginia. He loved his parents, his home and the South. But he loved his country too. And in the autumn of 1861, when the United States was divided by a terrible Civil War, Carter Druse, a Southerner, decided to join the Unio...
Today we complete the story Paul's Case. It was written by Willa Cather. Here is Kay Gallant with the story. Paul was a student with a lot of problems. He hated school. He didn't like living with his family on Cordelia Street in the industrial city o...
Now the VOA Special English program American Stories. Our story today is called Paul's Case. It was written by Willa Cather. Paul's Case will be told in 2 parts. Here is Kay Gallant with part one of the story. Paul hated school. He did not do his hom...
