Project Gutenberg 2006-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 89 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Preston, May Wilson 1873 1949 The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking Produced by Jason Isbell, Emma Morgan Isbell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous story published in the early 20th century. This book combines elements of a holiday tale with a whimsical narrative, focusing on a widow named Mrs. Gratz and the unexpected events of her Christmas morning. The likely topic revolves around themes of belief, generosity, and the humorous misadventures surrounding the holiday season. The story begins with Mrs. Gratz, a cheerful widow, waking up to a gloomy Christmas day, reflecting on her lack of belief in Santa Claus due to the muddy weather. When she discovers her chickens have been stolen and subsequently finds a purse containing nine hundred dollars, her faith in a benevolent Santa Claus is reignited. However, her encounter with a thin, suspicious man claiming to be a chicken buyer ultimately leads her to realize that he is actually a detective investigating the chicken theft. Through a series of humorous misunderstandings, Mrs. Gratz maintains her belief in Santa Claus, asserting that he is a generous figure despite the thievery she has experienced. The story blends holiday cheer with light-hearted mystery, offering readers a blend of comedy, irony, and holiday spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories PZ Text Christmas Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 57926 57935 2024-09-08T05:22:46.690480 2023-09-08T07:44:40.380962 text/html text/html 54992 2006-03-06T16:55:28 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 199003 2006-03-06T16:55:30 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 277110 2024-09-08T05:22:50.511489 application/epub+zip 275405 2024-09-08T05:22:48.224515 application/epub+zip 89986 2024-09-08T05:22:47.296500 application/epub+zip 473271 2024-09-08T05:22:52.200502 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 462036 2024-09-08T05:22:49.854490 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168500 2022-09-08T13:49:34.348307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47765 47631 2024-09-08T05:22:46.403504 2023-09-08T07:44:40.093952 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 47486 2006-03-06T16:55:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17628 2006-03-06T16:55:30 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19241 2024-09-08T05:22:52.338464 application/rdf+xml 25474 2024-09-08T05:22:47.645473 image/jpeg 4767 2024-09-08T05:22:47.470479 image/jpeg 273545 2024-09-08T05:22:46.708540 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 en.wikipedia