Project Gutenberg 2024-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 90 Optic, Oliver 1822 1897 Adams, William T. (William Taylor) Adams, William Taylor The Christmas gift : $b A story for little folks $aBoston :$bLee and Shepard, $c1862. Riverdale story books Reading ease score: 91.5 (5th grade). Very easy to read. Carol Brown, David Edwards and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Christmas Gift: A Story for Little Folks" by Oliver Optic is a children's story written in the late 19th century. This heartwarming tale revolves around the themes of kindness, charity, and the true spirit of Christmas, showcasing the joy that comes from giving rather than receiving. It captures the love and innocence of childhood while imparting important moral lessons about helping those in need. The story centers on two children, Frank and Flora, who, along with their city cousins, decide to understand the hardships faced by their needy neighbor, Mrs. White, a widow struggling to care for her children during tough times. Instead of focusing on their own Christmas gifts, Flora leads her cousins in a plan to pool their money to buy essential supplies and food for Mrs. White and her family. Their excitement and determination to help lead them on a joyful journey, culminating in a lavish delivery of goods to the widow's home. The children learn valuable lessons about generosity and compassion, and the story concludes with a heartfelt reminder that true happiness comes from selfless acts of kindness, especially during the festive holiday season. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/the-christmas-gift/mode/1up 20231018165735optic 1862 us en Christmas stories Children's stories PZ Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Fiction 67208 2024-11-30T14:47:54.888693 text/html 42301 2024-01-03T20:57:05 text/html 1550515 2024-11-30T14:47:58.301672 application/epub+zip 1548743 2024-11-30T14:47:55.939648 application/epub+zip 113521 2024-11-30T14:47:55.313673 application/epub+zip 1526948 2024-11-30T14:48:00.041667 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1513455 2024-11-30T14:47:57.771700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50733 2024-11-30T14:47:54.612646 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30861 2024-01-03T20:57:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16324 2024-11-30T14:48:00.174624 application/rdf+xml 9138 2024-11-30T14:47:55.484693 image/jpeg 1667 2024-11-30T14:47:55.397668 image/jpeg 3110965 2024-11-30T14:47:54.935768 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 Ashton, Warren T.