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1. The Romance of a Busy Broker

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   Harvey Maxwell is a broker who works like a machine, so much so that he forgets a few important things. Download the PDF or MP3, plus classroom activities and answer key.

2. After Twenty Years

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In “After Twenty Years,” two friends, Bob and Jimmy, agree to meet at Big Joe Brady’s restaurant in New York twenty years from the present date. Twenty years later, Bob is waiting for Jimmy to arrive. Does Jimmy show up? Read and find out!

3. Transients in Arcadia

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about a man and a woman who save enough money from their blue-collar jobs to spend a week in luxury at a hotel.

4. The Count and the Wedding Guest

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about a woman who cannot forget her dead fiancé. However, a man who lives in the same house wants to help her change her disposition. Now with Classroom Activities and Answer Key!

5. Mammon and the Archer

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about a soap tycoon named Anthony Rockwall who thinks that literally anything can be bought with money.

6. The Caliph, Cupid and the Clock

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about Prince Michael of Valleluna, a prince who loves to help people and hates clocks.

7. The Green Door

   In: The Gift of the Magi and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   This story is about Rudolf Steiner, a "true adventurer" who is always ready to try something different.

8. The Bride Comes to Yellow Sky

   In: The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In this story from The Red Badge of Courage, Jack Potter, the policeman of a small town in east Texas called Yellow Sky, takes his new bride back to town.

9. The Blue Hotel

   In: The Red Badge of Courage and Other Stories Format(s): Text

   In this story from The Red Badge of Courage, four men stay at the famous Palace Hotel.

10. The Lighter Side of TEFL: Puzzle Stories

    In: The Lighter Side of TEFL, Volume 1 Format(s): Text

    This section of The Lighter Side of TEFL focuses on puzzle stories, which are "thinking" games that get students to think about what they are listening to or reading. This section has an audio component.

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