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Stage 4 · The Grand Tour

Hans Brinker, or The Silver Skates

Mary Mapes Dodge · 1865

A poor Dutch brother and sister face a skating race and their father's illness together.

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  1. Part 9Ben and Lambert each love their own country. Can you love your own country and still respect someone else's?
  2. Part 13The great organ moves Peter and Ben deeply, though one is Dutch and the other English. How can beauty bring people closer together?
  3. Last partHans is poor, but many people come to respect him. What makes a person truly rich?

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  1. Lesson 1FreeHans and Gretel are poor and skate on homemade wooden skates. What makes them happy anyway?Start
  2. Lesson 2SubscriptionOne accident on the dikes changed the whole Brinker family. How does each person carry that burden?Locked
  3. Lesson 3SubscriptionHans says, "We have not earned it." Why does earning the money matter so much to him?Locked
  4. Lesson 4SubscriptionDame Brinker keeps the watch even when the family is hungry. What does it mean to stay faithful to someone who no longer knows you?Locked
  5. Lesson 5SubscriptionA voice inside Hans says the money should help his father. Why is it hard to do the right thing when we want something very much?Locked
  6. Lesson 6SubscriptionCarl wants to keep Hans and Gretel out of the race, and Peter stands up for them. How do the boys show who they really are by the way they treat others?Locked
  7. Lesson 7SubscriptionSaint Nicholas fills the Van Gleck home with joy but passes by the dark Brinker cottage. What makes a celebration truly happy?Locked
  8. Lesson 8SubscriptionBen sees Amsterdam with a stranger's eyes, while his Dutch friends find it ordinary. What can we learn by seeing a place as a visitor does?Locked
  9. Lesson 9SubscriptionBen and Lambert each love their own country. Can you love your own country and still respect someone else's?Locked
  10. Lesson 10SubscriptionWhen the money is lost, each boy reacts differently. What does it mean to "make the best of a bad business"?Locked
  11. Lesson 11SubscriptionHans returns the lost purse and refuses any reward, even though he is hungry and poor. What makes a person truly rich?Locked
  12. Lesson 12SubscriptionGretel fears she is wicked because she is afraid of her father. What does it mean to love someone when love is hard?Locked
  13. Lesson 13SubscriptionThe great organ moves Peter and Ben deeply, though one is Dutch and the other English. How can beauty bring people closer together?Locked
  14. Lesson 14SubscriptionBoerhaave began as a penniless orphan and became one of the most learned men in Europe. What does it take to rise from a hard beginning?Locked
  15. Lesson 15SubscriptionHans is poor, but many people come to respect him. What makes a person truly rich?Review · Final essayLocked

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  1. Friends in NeedFriends in Need
  2. On the CanalOn the Canal
  3. Jacob Poot Changes the PlanJacob Poot Changes the Plan
  4. Mynheer Kleef and His Bill of FareMynheer Kleef and His Bill of Fare
  5. The Red Lion Becomes DangerousThe Red Lion Becomes Dangerous
  6. Before the CourtBefore the Court
  7. The Beleaguered CitiesThe Beleaguered Cities
  8. LeydenLeyden
  9. The Palace in the WoodThe Palace in the Wood
  10. The Merchant Prince and the Sister-PrincessThe Merchant Prince and the Sister-Princess
  11. Through the HagueThrough the Hague
  12. A Day of RestA Day of Rest
  13. Homeward BoundHomeward Bound
  14. Boys and GirlsBoys and Girls
  15. The CrisisThe Crisis
  16. Gretel and HildaGretel and Hilda
  17. The AwakeningThe Awakening
  18. Bones and TonguesBones and Tongues
  19. A New AlarmA New Alarm
  20. The Father's ReturnThe Father's Return
  21. The Thousand GuildersThe Thousand Guilders
  22. GlimpsesGlimpses
  23. Looking For WorkLooking For Work
  24. The Fairy GodmotherThe Fairy Godmother
  25. The Mysterious WatchThe Mysterious Watch
  26. A DiscoveryA Discovery
  27. The RaceThe Race
  28. Joy in the CottageJoy in the Cottage
  29. Mysterious Disappearance of Thomas HiggsMysterious Disappearance of Thomas Higgs
  30. Broad SunshineBroad Sunshine
  31. ConclusionConclusion

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