１回の授業で読み通せる長さの面白い英米の短編 12 篇。
収録作品：The Story of the Futon of Tottori; The Little Girl; A Spring Morning; The Luncheon; A Shilling; Second Best; An Ominous Baby; Cat in the Rain; The Circus; Discovery of a Father; The Mating of Marjorie; The Last Leaf （上記作家順）