Project Gutenberg 2005-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 127 Knapp, Shepherd 1873 1946 Up the Chimney Produced by Robert Cicconetti, David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team. "Up the Chimney" by Shepherd Knapp is a delightful children's play intended for performance as well as reading. Written in the early 20th century, this engaging narrative revolves around the themes of Christmas and childhood imagination. It is designed to capture the festive spirit of the holiday season, showcasing the joy of children as they engage with the magic of Santa Claus and Christmas traditions. The play begins on Christmas Eve, featuring two siblings, Jack and Polly, who eagerly prepare for Santa Claus by writing letters to him. Their adventure takes a turn when they meet Nurse Mary, who recounts tales from their father's childhood. Suddenly, a little green man appears and delivers a letter from Santa, revealing that he is ill and unable to deliver gifts. Determined to help, Jack and Polly use magical fairy items to journey to the North Pole, where they deliver medicine to Santa Claus, restoring his health. The story culminates in a joyous Christmas morning, filled with love, generosity, and the magic that the holiday brings. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christmas plays Children's plays PZ Text Christmas Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 68537 2025-08-06T11:16:38.358888 text/html 64139 2020-12-19T06:45:50 text/html 136515 2025-08-06T11:16:42.759862 application/epub+zip 134903 2025-08-06T11:16:40.071869 application/epub+zip 1520 2005-01-03T10:58:58 audio/midi 86076 2025-08-06T11:16:38.902898 application/epub+zip 512667 2025-08-06T11:16:44.727879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 499573 2025-08-06T11:16:41.979919 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 121412 2022-09-07T18:17:07.519777 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 56944 2025-08-06T11:16:38.031920 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 37241 2024-10-28T21:49:29 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56936 2020-12-19T06:45:50 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19760 2025-08-06T11:16:44.936858 application/rdf+xml 10090 2025-08-06T11:16:39.404869 image/jpeg 2699 2025-08-06T11:16:39.152859 image/jpeg 73235 2020-12-19T06:45:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 21220 2020-12-19T06:45:50 application/octet-stream application/zip 134164 2025-08-06T11:16:38.373896 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog