Project Gutenberg 2005-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 59 Knapp, Shepherd 1873 1946 Down the Chimney Produced by Robert Cicconetti, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Down the Chimney" by Shepherd Knapp is a children's play written in the early 20th century. This engaging work is primarily intended for performance and reading, allowing young audiences to enjoy its festive themes. The play revolves around the magical excitement of Christmas, highlighting the adventures of characters like Jack Frost, Santa Claus, and the whimsical Wind and Snow Fairies as they prepare for the holiday. The storyline unfolds on Christmas Eve, featuring a playful interaction between Jack Frost and a sleepy chimney that provides the passage for Santa Claus. As Jack Frost awakens the chimney to prepare for Santa's arrival, the audience sees the enchanting arrival of the Snow Fairies who sprinkle snow across the landscape. Meanwhile, the narrative shifts to a grandmother and her grandchildren who eagerly await Santa Claus while sharing stories. They light a fire, but upon hearing Jack Frost's warning, they quickly extinguish it to ensure Santa's safe passage down the chimney. The play concludes with Santa's arrival and a touching reminder of the true spirit of Christmas, completing a heartwarming experience for children and families alike. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas plays Children's plays PZ Text Christmas Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Other 56658 56116 2024-09-06T13:09:37.218497 2023-09-07T04:52:55.103553 text/html text/html 52525 2020-12-19T06:45:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii 25857 2020-12-19T06:45:44 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 74895 2024-09-06T13:09:40.492466 application/epub+zip 73772 2024-09-06T13:09:38.434465 application/epub+zip 66990 2024-09-06T13:09:37.670481 application/epub+zip 184604 2024-09-06T13:09:42.096438 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 175967 2024-09-06T13:09:39.995469 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 166174 2022-09-07T18:17:00.358164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 46630 46549 2024-09-06T13:09:36.968480 2023-09-07T04:52:54.876559 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 46503 2020-12-19T06:45:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17660 2020-12-19T06:45:44 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18445 2024-09-06T13:09:42.336588 application/rdf+xml 14282 2024-09-06T13:09:38.004475 image/jpeg 3634 2024-09-06T13:09:37.835514 image/jpeg 76529 2024-09-06T13:09:37.227459 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog