Project Gutenberg 1996-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 83 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 Produced by Judith Boss. HTML version by Al Haines. "The Birds' Christmas Carol" by Kate Douglas Smith Wiggin is a sentimental children's story written in the early 20th century. This novella revolves around the themes of love, kindness, and generosity, particularly during the Christmas season. It tells the heartwarming tale of a young girl named Carol, who brings joy and inspiration to those around her despite her fragile health. The story begins with Carol’s festive birth on Christmas morning, and as she grows up, her kindness and giving nature shine brightly. Ten years later, Carol is bedridden due to illness but maintains a cheerful spirit, using her limited strength to spread joy to others, especially her neighbors, the Ruggles family, who live nearby in poverty. As Christmas approaches, Carol plans a special dinner for the Ruggles children, embodying the true spirit of giving. Despite her illness, her warmth and love radiate as she celebrates the holiday with her family and friends. Ultimately, following a day filled with love and laughter, Carol peacefully passes away on Christmas night, leaving behind cherished memories and a legacy of kindness resonating with all who had the privilege of knowing her. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Christmas stories Children's stories Terminally ill children -- Juvenile fiction PZ PS Text Children's Literature Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 99146 97353 2024-09-01T07:01:35.700651 2023-10-01T06:35:02.119977 text/html text/html 92892 2021-01-01T10:49:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 36003 2021-01-01T10:49:49 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 94489 2024-09-01T07:01:39.186619 application/epub+zip 94736 2024-09-01T07:01:36.889642 application/epub+zip 94736 2024-09-01T07:01:36.135637 application/epub+zip 187169 2024-09-01T07:01:41.039670 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179808 2024-09-01T07:01:38.703724 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 179599 2022-09-01T07:47:41.580434 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 87705 87670 2024-09-01T07:01:35.356644 2023-10-01T06:35:01.863945 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 87514 2021-01-01T10:49:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 34849 2021-01-01T10:49:49 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 19164 2024-09-01T07:01:41.170600 application/rdf+xml 14082 2024-09-01T07:01:36.477622 image/jpeg 3797 2024-09-01T07:01:36.304624 image/jpeg 95152 2024-09-01T07:01:35.712655 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