Project Gutenberg 2005-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 37 Little, Frances 1863 1941 Macaulay, Fannie Caldwell Mr. Bamboo and the Honorable Little God A Christmas Story Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. This eBook was produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Mr. Bamboo and the Honorable Little God" by Frances Little is a poignant Christmas story written in the early 20th century. This work of fiction reflects themes of childhood innocence, cultural understanding, and the spiritual awakening of a young Japanese boy named Tãke Nishimura. The narrative takes place in a Japanese mission school and captures the vibrant experiences of children learning about Christmas in a foreign context. The story revolves around Tãke Chan, a young boy who is enamored with the idea of a new God as he learns about Christmas traditions. He prepares eagerly for the celebration, crafting gifts and decorations, and is excited about welcoming this new deity. His pure-hearted belief leads him to mistakenly perceive a beautiful doll as the embodiment of this God. Despite battling illness, his imaginative spirit shines through, culminating in a touching scene where he prays to the doll, affectionately addressing it as "Honorable Little God." The tale culminates in a bittersweet revelation as Tãke Chan's fascination with the foreign customs and his gentle spirit transcend his understanding, leading to a profound connection to the Christ-child before he passes away. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories Japan -- Fiction PS Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 39042 38594 2024-10-07T15:16:40.673105 2023-09-08T05:40:23.419488 text/html text/html 36170 2020-12-13T12:51:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 14181 2020-12-13T12:51:20 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 84304 2024-10-07T15:16:44.534111 application/epub+zip 83038 2024-10-07T15:16:42.372112 application/epub+zip 83039 2024-10-07T15:16:41.247107 application/epub+zip 217956 2024-10-07T15:16:46.129086 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211028 2024-10-07T15:16:43.895131 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189698 2022-09-08T10:51:04.780004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33442 33255 2024-10-07T15:16:40.438107 2023-09-08T05:40:23.265487 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 33100 2020-12-13T12:51:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 12814 2020-12-13T12:51:20 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 19964 2024-10-07T15:16:46.275118 application/rdf+xml 16142 2024-10-07T15:16:41.790153 image/jpeg 3896 2024-10-07T15:16:41.517105 image/jpeg 82300 2024-10-07T15:16:40.678109 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 en.wikipedia