Project Gutenberg 2024-01-03 Public domain in the USA. 109 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 67397 2025-02-28T15:35:13.196134 text/html 42301 2024-01-03T20:57:05 text/html 1550620 2025-02-28T15:35:16.584099 application/epub+zip 1548725 2025-02-28T15:35:14.249119 application/epub+zip 113500 2025-02-28T15:35:13.620123 application/epub+zip 1527008 2025-02-28T15:35:18.325123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1513481 2025-02-28T15:35:16.053123 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 50739 2025-02-28T15:35:12.925122 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 30861 2024-01-03T20:57:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16325 2025-02-28T15:35:18.462104 application/rdf+xml 9138 2025-02-28T15:35:13.794108 image/jpeg 1667 2025-02-28T15:35:13.706112 image/jpeg 3111008 2025-02-28T15:35:13.248150 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 More titles under Ashton, Warren T. en.wikipedia