Ada M. Skinner

St. Agatha School,
New York City, N. Y.

CONTENTS

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[A Foreword] [vii]
[Part I. Stories Children Can Read]
[Christmas at the Hollow Tree Inn][3]
[The Promise][12]
[A Boy’s Visit to Santa Claus][18]
[The Christmas Kings][28]
[The Christmas Cake][39]
[The Doll’s Wish][43]
[The Christmas Spruce Tree][48]
[A Little Roman Shepherd][52]
[The Christmas Tree in the Nursery][57]
[The Stars and the Child][59]
[The Stranger Child][61]
[The Star Song][63]
[The Visit of the Wishing Man][64]
[Kriss Kringle][80]
[The Star of Bethlehem][81]
[Nutcracker and Mouse King][83]
[A Visit from St. Nicholas][104]
[Christmas in Many Lands][108]
[Part II.Stories to Read and Tell to Children]
[Selection from the Bible: Luke ii, 8-20][125]
[The Finding of the Treasure][127]
[The Meaning of the Star][140]
[While Shepherds watched their Flocks by Night][142]
[The Great Walled Country][144]
[Going to Meet Christmas][155]
[A Legend of St. Boniface][166]
[Cosette’s Christmas Eve][171]
[The Strange Adventures of a Wood Sled][192]
[Kidnapping Santa Claus][217]
[Christmasland][235]
[A Christmas Legend][258]
[The Star in the East][265]
[A Blessing][276]

Part I
STORIES CHILDREN CAN READ

LITTLE FOLKS’ CHRISTMAS
STORIES AND PLAYS