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Storyline: Pierre climbs Echo Mountain and his gasp is echoed back at him.

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Storyline: The steam locomotive is travelling down the line as fast as it can to get to the trapped miners. At the mine, they're making arrangements to have flexible hoses and other parts ready for when the steam engine arrives. The trapped miners keep tapping on the wall so rescuers will know they're in there and alive, but their air is running out.

Squanto The Pilgrims' Catholic Hero Part 2

Storyline: Squanto arrives in Spain and is auctioned as a slave. A group of friars buy him to use as a gardener. The friendly friars teach him Spanish and convert him to Catholicism. They eventually release him and give him passage to England, where he will be more able to book passage back to America. He arrives back home after many years, only to find his village wiped out by a plague. He is the last of his people, the Patuxets. The Pilgrims arrive at Pymouth Rock and he befriends them and teaches them to hunt, fish and plant crops. One Pilgrim wrote that he was a special instrument sent by God.

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Fun With Magnets

Storyline: An explanation of magnets, how they work and several experiments you can perform at home using magnets.

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Storyline: Directions for making snickerdoodles.

Another T.C. Puzzle Page!

Storyline: How many mistakes can you find in this drawing of ancient Egypt? It shows the Christian slaves building the Great Pyramids around 2500 B.C. Under 30- look again; 30-40- fair; 40-50- good; over 50- excellent.

T.C. Model Railroad Maze

Storyline: See if you can get from Ourtown to Yourtown along the maze of railroad tracks without stopping or backing up.

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Storyline: Chief Jones thinks Mr. Sharp was involved in the collapse of the trestle. Uncle Harry wants to bring customers back to Moodyland by doing something special this year. He gets a telegram saying that his grandfather owned a game preserve in Africa, which will be condemned due to construction of a dam and he is welcome to the animals on the preserve. Harry gets a construction team to start building a zoo on the Moodyland property. Mr. Sharp starts plotting against Uncle Harry's zoo.

It All Started With Knucklebones

Storyline: The origin of some of our board games.

A Friend in Deed

Storyline: Pat made plans with Joan to help Joan on her school project this coming weekend, but Pat cancels at the last minute because she's been invited to Laura's house for ice skating. Joan questions why she's friends with Pat. Her mom thinks she's been spending too much time with Pat and should be friendly with other girls. On Monday, Pat invites Joan over to her house and she starts saying mean things about some of the other girls. Joan surprises herself by agreeing with her. Pat invites Joan to her cottage this Sunday, but there's no church in the area. Would it be a sin for Joan to miss mass?

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Storyline: An ogre is guarding a princess in a tall tower. Can you save her? Flip a coin for the number of stones to climb. Heads counts one stone; tails counts two stones. Obey the instructions on the stones you land on as you climb. First player to reach the princess wins.