Project Gutenberg 2008-01-14 Public domain in the USA. 93 Wiggin, Kate Douglas Smith 1856 1923 Riggs, Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin Smith, Kate Douglas Riggs, George Christopher, Mrs. Wiggin, Samuel Bradley, Mrs. The Birds' Christmas Carol Reading ease score: 74.3 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by David Starner, Greg Bergquist, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Birds' Christmas Carol" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a heartwarming children's novel written in the late 19th century. Set during the festive Christmas season, the story unfolds the life of a little girl named Carol Bird, whose birthday coincides with Christmas Day. The narrative explores themes of love, generosity, and the spirit of giving, particularly as Carol's joy is intertwined with the celebration of Christmas and her compassion for those around her, especially less fortunate children. The storyline follows Carol Bird, who, despite being a frail child often confined to her home due to illness, radiates kindness and cheerfulness. As she celebrates her birthday and Christmas over the years, Carol develops a desire to share her happiness. In a heartfelt act of kindness, she decides to host a Christmas dinner for the impoverished Ruggles family, inviting their nine lively children to join her for a festive feast filled with gifts and joy. The culmination of Carol's story comes as she peacefully passes away on the night of her birthday, surrounded by the love she so freely shared, leaving her family and friends reflective on the profound impact of her life and spirit. Through this touching narrative, the author conveys powerful messages of compassion and the true meaning of Christmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories Children's stories Terminally ill children -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Browsing: Fiction 116716 116754 2024-10-10T11:57:17.024089 2023-09-11T04:23:05.040951 text/html text/html 113961 2008-01-14T14:46:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 760785 2008-01-14T14:46:14 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 769822 2024-10-10T11:57:20.438073 application/epub+zip 769293 2024-10-10T11:57:17.881084 application/epub+zip 105091 2024-10-10T11:57:17.426102 application/epub+zip 824866 2024-10-10T11:57:22.517064 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 811813 2024-10-10T11:57:20.038074 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 149314 2022-09-11T09:16:34.245530 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 94930 94793 2024-10-10T11:57:16.646096 2023-09-11T04:23:04.721931 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 94752 2008-01-14T14:46:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 37933 2008-01-14T14:46:14 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 94743 2008-01-14T14:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37917 2008-01-14T14:46:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 22629 2024-10-10T11:57:22.646057 application/rdf+xml 22373 2024-10-10T11:57:17.501081 image/jpeg 2706 2024-10-10T11:57:17.462079 image/jpeg 762798 2024-10-10T11:57:17.073088 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