Project Gutenberg 2015-04-30 Public domain in the USA. 64 Baker, George M. (George Melville) 1832 1890 Baker, George Melville Baker, G. M. (George Melville) The Merry Christmas of the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe Produced by David Edwards, MWS and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Merry Christmas of the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe" by George M. Baker is a holiday-themed play likely written in the late 19th century. This musical piece is intended for performance, featuring a whimsical story that revolves around the old woman and her numerous children, tackling themes of generosity and the spirit of Christmas. It draws upon familiar nursery rhyme elements, making it particularly appealing for family audiences and children. In this delightful play, the old woman struggles with poverty while caring for her many children, yearning to provide them with a memorable Christmas. Just as she despairs over her inability to afford gifts, Santa Claus, disguised as a beggar, appears at her doorstep. The children, unaware of his true identity, offer him their meager food in a show of kindness. Moved by their generosity, Santa reveals himself and rewards the children with a magical Christmas tree and presents, emphasizing the virtues of compassion and the joy of giving. This heartwarming tale captures the essence of the holiday season, highlighting that true wealth lies not in material possessions but in the warmth of love and kindness. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas plays PS Text Browsing: Literature Browsing: Performing Arts/Film 61745 61741 2024-09-20T10:59:51.019606 2023-09-21T07:37:28.247469 text/html text/html 59618 2015-04-30T07:02:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii 331770 2015-04-30T07:02:38 text/html; charset=us-ascii application/zip 391119 2024-09-20T10:59:54.113372 application/epub+zip 389656 2024-09-20T10:59:51.948388 application/epub+zip 71783 2024-09-20T10:59:51.535397 application/epub+zip 427775 2024-09-20T10:59:55.722360 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 416950 2024-09-20T10:59:53.739650 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 99733 2022-09-22T07:12:59.346449 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 40336 40141 2024-09-20T10:59:50.731403 2023-09-21T07:37:27.824462 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 40316 2015-04-30T07:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 14972 2015-04-30T07:02:38 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18218 2024-09-20T10:59:55.849358 application/rdf+xml 14308 2024-09-20T10:59:51.619598 image/jpeg 1883 2024-09-20T10:59:51.577411 image/jpeg 335934 2024-09-20T10:59:51.037396 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