Project Gutenberg 2006-03-06 Public domain in the USA. 125 Butler, Ellis Parker 1869 1937 Preston, May Wilson 1873 1949 The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking Produced by Jason Isbell, Emma Morgan Isbell, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net "The Thin Santa Claus: The Chicken Yard That Was a Christmas Stocking" by Ellis Parker Butler is a humorous story published in the early 20th century. This book combines elements of a holiday tale with a whimsical narrative, focusing on a widow named Mrs. Gratz and the unexpected events of her Christmas morning. The likely topic revolves around themes of belief, generosity, and the humorous misadventures surrounding the holiday season. The story begins with Mrs. Gratz, a cheerful widow, waking up to a gloomy Christmas day, reflecting on her lack of belief in Santa Claus due to the muddy weather. When she discovers her chickens have been stolen and subsequently finds a purse containing nine hundred dollars, her faith in a benevolent Santa Claus is reignited. However, her encounter with a thin, suspicious man claiming to be a chicken buyer ultimately leads her to realize that he is actually a detective investigating the chicken theft. Through a series of humorous misunderstandings, Mrs. Gratz maintains her belief in Santa Claus, asserting that he is a generous figure despite the thievery she has experienced. The story blends holiday cheer with light-hearted mystery, offering readers a blend of comedy, irony, and holiday spirit. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christmas stories PZ Text Christmas Category: Crime, Thrillers and Mystery Category: Humour Category: Novels Category: American Literature 58057 2025-08-07T13:37:27.461295 text/html 54992 2006-03-06T16:55:28 text/html 306141 2025-08-07T13:37:33.622250 application/epub+zip 304189 2025-08-07T13:37:31.124258 application/epub+zip 77532 2025-08-07T13:37:29.874248 application/epub+zip 519375 2025-08-07T13:37:35.387205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 508202 2025-08-07T13:37:32.800252 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 168500 2022-09-08T13:49:34.348307 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 47765 2025-08-07T13:37:27.019258 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 47486 2006-03-06T16:55:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19717 2025-08-07T13:37:35.524236 application/rdf+xml 25705 2025-08-07T13:37:30.377256 image/jpeg 4804 2025-08-07T13:37:30.126260 image/jpeg 199003 2006-03-06T16:55:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 17628 2006-03-06T16:55:30 application/octet-stream application/zip 302406 2025-08-07T13:37:27.480243 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 en.wikipedia