Project Gutenberg 2005-12-25 Public domain in the USA. 102 Little, Frances 1863 1941 Macaulay, Fannie Caldwell Mr. Bamboo and the Honorable Little God A Christmas Story This eBook was produced by David Garcia and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Kentuckiana Digital Library) "Mr. Bamboo and the Honorable Little God" by Frances Little is a poignant Christmas story written in the early 20th century. This work of fiction reflects themes of childhood innocence, cultural understanding, and the spiritual awakening of a young Japanese boy named Tãke Nishimura. The narrative takes place in a Japanese mission school and captures the vibrant experiences of children learning about Christmas in a foreign context. The story revolves around Tãke Chan, a young boy who is enamored with the idea of a new God as he learns about Christmas traditions. He prepares eagerly for the celebration, crafting gifts and decorations, and is excited about welcoming this new deity. His pure-hearted belief leads him to mistakenly perceive a beautiful doll as the embodiment of this God. Despite battling illness, his imaginative spirit shines through, culminating in a touching scene where he prays to the doll, affectionately addressing it as "Honorable Little God." The tale culminates in a bittersweet revelation as Tãke Chan's fascination with the foreign customs and his gentle spirit transcend his understanding, leading to a profound connection to the Christ-child before he passes away. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christmas stories Japan -- Fiction PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Novels 39165 2025-08-07T11:17:15.163829 text/html 36170 2020-12-13T12:51:20 text/html 84372 2025-08-07T11:17:18.680810 application/epub+zip 83034 2025-08-07T11:17:16.694796 application/epub+zip 83034 2025-08-07T11:17:15.692825 application/epub+zip 217964 2025-08-07T11:17:20.134816 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211028 2025-08-07T11:17:18.103817 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 189698 2022-09-08T10:51:04.780004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 33442 2025-08-07T11:17:14.948829 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 33100 2020-12-13T12:51:20 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18585 2025-08-07T11:17:20.261791 application/rdf+xml 16142 2025-08-07T11:17:16.189808 image/jpeg 3896 2025-08-07T11:17:15.938802 image/jpeg 12814 2020-12-13T12:51:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 14181 2020-12-13T12:51:20 application/octet-stream application/zip 82339 2025-08-07T11:17:15.168813 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 en.wikipedia