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David goes seeking the way to Christmas and finds the Flagman
ALL night long the snow fell, and when David wakened the hilltop was whiter than ever, if such a thing could be.... |
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The Selfish Giant
Every afternoon, as they were coming from school, the children used to go and play in the Giant's garden. It was a large lovely garden, with soft green grass.... s. |
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The
One dollar and eighty-seven cents. That was all.
And sixty cents of it was in pennies.... |
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The
Once there was an elf named Frez that would get so
nervous during Christmas time that he would eat two lunches at the elf cafeteria.... |
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The Story of Santa Claus
Long long time ago, there lived in Patara, a man called Nicholas. Patara was a town in the East. Nicholas was very fond of children and was kind and generous to them. The cildren loved him too and they came to think of him as their dear friend and .... |
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The Holy
There was a man who went out
in the dark night to borrow live coals to kindle a fire. He went from
hut to hut and knocked. "Dear friends, help me!" said he. "My wife has
just given birth to a child, and I must make a fire to warm her and the
little one." .... |
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A Christmas Tree
I have been looking on, this evening, at a merry company of children assembled round that pretty German toy, a Christmas Tree. The tree was planted in the middle of a great round table, and .... |
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Nobody's Story
He lived on the bank of a mighty river, broad and deep, which was always silently rolling on to a vast undiscovered ocean. It had rolled on, ever since the world began. It had changed its course sometimes, and .... |
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What Christmas is as we Grow Older
Time was, with most of us, when Christmas Day encircling all our limited world like a magic ring, left nothing out for us to miss or seek; bound together all our home enjoyments, affections, and .... |
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The Poor Relation's Story
He was very reluctant to take precedence of so many respected members of the family, by beginning the round of stories they were to relate as they sat in a goodly circle by the Christmas fire; and .... |
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The Child's Story
Once upon a time, a good many years ago, there was a traveller, and he set out upon a journey. It was a magic journey, and .... |
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The Schoolboy's Story
Being rather young at present—I am getting on in years, but still I am rather young—I have no particular adventures of my own to fall back upon. It wouldn't much interest anybody here, I suppose .... |