Young and old alike delight in them and never tire of hearing them.
Unusual care has been taken in compiling this little volume and each story has its own sweet lesson. Each one is from the pen of one who has imbibed the real spirit of Christmas. They were chosen as being particularly well adapted to use in connection with the Christmas Service "White Gifts for the King," but they will prove attractive and helpful at any time during the year.
It is our earnest wish that this little book may find its way into many homes and schools and Sunday Schools and that its contents may help to give a deeper appreciation of the true Christmas spirit.
CONTENTS
| I. | The Legend of the "White Gifts"—Phebe A. Curtiss | [9] |
| II. | Her Birthday Dream—Nellie C. King | [13] |
| III. | The Fir Tree—Hans Andersen—adapted by J. H. Stickney | [25] |
| IV. | The Little Match Girl—Hans Andersen | [37] |
| V. | Little Piccola—Nora A. Smith | [41] |
| VI. | The Shepherd's Story—Dr. Washington | [47] |
| VII. | The Story of Christmas—Nora A. Smith | [63] |
| VIII. | The Legend of the Christmas Tree—Lucy Wheelock | [69] |
| IX. | Little Jean—French of Francois Coppe. Translated by Nannie Lee Frayser | [71] |
| X. | How the Fir Tree Became the Christmas Tree—Aunt Hede in Kindergarten Magazine | [77] |
| XI. | The Magi in the West and Their Search for the Christ—Frederick E. Dewhurst | [79] |
| XII. | Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe—Elizabeth Harrison | [93] |
| XIII. | The Little Shepherd—Maud Lindsay | [105] |
| IV. | Babouscka—Carolyn S. Bailey | [109] |
| XV. | The Boy with the Box—May Griggs Van Voorhis | [113] |
| XVI. | The Worker in Sandal wood—Marjorie L. C. Pickthall | [125] |
| XVII. | The Shepherd Who Didn't Go—Jay T. Stocking | [135] |
| XVIII. | Paulina's Christmas—Adapted from Anna Robinson's "Little Paulina" | [145] |
| XIX. | Unto Us a Child Is Born—Phebe A. Curtiss | [153] |
| XX. | The Star—Florence M. Kingsley | [159] |