Project Gutenberg 2006-02-16 Public domain in the USA. 341 Curtiss, Phebe A. Christmas Stories And Legends The Legend of the "White Gifts" -- Her Birthday Dream -- The Fir Tree -- The Little Match Girl -- Little Piccola -- The Shepherd's Story -- The Story of Christmas -- The Legend of the Christmas Tree -- Little Jean -- How the Fir Tree Became the Christmas Tree -- The Magi in the West and Their Search for the Christ -- Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe -- The Little Shepherd -- Babouscka -- The Boy with the Box -- The Worker in Sandal wood -- The Shepherd Who Didn't Go -- Paulina's Christmas -- Unto Us a Child Is Born -- The Star. Produced by Stacy Brown Thellend, Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "Christmas Stories And Legends" by Phebe A. Curtiss is a collection of Christmas-themed tales and legends compiled in the early 20th century. The book encompasses various stories that celebrate the spirit of Christmas through themes of generosity, kindness, and the significance of the holiday, centering around traditional figures such as the Christ child, Santa Claus, and beloved characters from folklore. The opening portion of the collection includes an insightful Foreword that discusses the power of storytelling, particularly in connection with the Christmas narrative. It introduces the first story, "The Legend of the 'White Gifts,'" which revolves around a beloved king who is celebrated by his subjects through heartfelt gifts symbolic of their pure love. Each gift must be "white," representing unselfishness and sincerity, demonstrating the theme that the value of a gift lies not in its material worth but in the love and intention behind it. The king's reaction to the diversity of gifts underscores the universal message of love and acceptance that permeates throughout the stories. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 86.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas stories PZ Text Christmas Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 263739 2025-08-07T12:56:17.184377 text/html 264713 2006-02-16T05:23:12 text/html 175497 2025-08-07T12:56:24.346875 application/epub+zip 176613 2025-08-07T12:56:20.260407 application/epub+zip 166742 2025-08-07T12:56:19.008377 application/epub+zip 358464 2025-08-07T12:56:27.216892 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 341098 2025-08-07T12:56:23.504388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 296775 2022-09-08T12:55:46.959185 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 236771 2025-08-07T12:56:16.542391 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236585 2006-02-16T05:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 236576 2006-02-16T05:23:12 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20597 2025-08-07T12:56:27.378849 application/rdf+xml 16945 2025-08-07T12:56:19.522389 image/jpeg 4255 2025-08-07T12:56:19.274388 image/jpeg 88418 2006-02-16T05:23:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 93846 2006-02-16T05:23:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 88395 2006-02-16T05:23:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 163983 2025-08-07T12:56:17.205400 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