Project Gutenberg 2010-05-19 Public domain in the USA. 67 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous Howland, William Howland, W. (William) The Practical Joke; Or, The Christmas Story of Uncle Ned Reading ease score: 76.8 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Practical Joke; Or, The Christmas Story of Uncle Ned" by Anonymous is a children's story written in the 19th century. This book presents a charming narrative centered around children's experiences and the joys of Christmas. It reflects the spirit of the holiday season and the innocence of childhood. The story unfolds on a Christmas night when children gather around Uncle Ned, who is invited to share a tale. The narrative revisits Uncle Ned's youth, focusing on a fateful Christmas evening when he and his friends embark on an ice-skating adventure. In an attempt to play a harmless prank on his friend Jack, Uncle Ned inadvertently leads him into danger when the ice gives way, resulting in a near-drowning incident. The incident serves as a pivotal moment in the story, emphasizing the importance of caution and the potential consequences of mischief while also celebrating the camaraderie and warmth of the holiday season. Ultimately, the story conveys meaningful lessons about friendship, safety, and the true essence of Christmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) http://www.gutenberg.org/files/32430/32430-h/images/cover.jpg en Christmas stories Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Practical jokes -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 37026 37052 2024-10-13T15:37:57.664725 2023-09-14T08:19:14.627982 text/html text/html 32769 2010-05-19T05:51:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 487115 2010-05-19T05:51:36 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 501146 2024-10-13T15:37:59.442704 application/epub+zip 499769 2024-10-13T15:37:58.002730 application/epub+zip 64977 2024-10-13T15:37:57.810685 application/epub+zip 540010 2024-10-13T15:38:00.669703 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 531346 2024-10-13T15:37:59.219749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 88629 2022-09-15T04:40:34.456717 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28617 28425 2024-10-13T15:37:57.537831 2023-09-14T08:19:14.510957 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 28389 2010-05-19T05:51:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 11056 2010-05-19T05:51:36 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 20223 2024-10-13T15:38:00.803696 application/rdf+xml 23688 2024-10-13T15:37:57.869708 image/jpeg 2959 2024-10-13T15:37:57.839703 image/jpeg 488073 2024-10-13T15:37:57.692717 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 More titles under Unknown