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 Project Gutenberg 2006-11-23 Public domain in the USA. 519 Dickinson, Asa Don 1876 1960 Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know The Kingdom of the Greedy. By Stahl -- Thankful. By Freeman -- Beetle Ring's Thanksgiving Mascot. By Stoddard -- Mistress Esteem Elliott's Molasses Cake. By Clark -- The First Thanksgiving. By Blaisdell and Ball -- Thanksgiving at Todd's Asylum. By Packard -- How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown. By Stowe -- Wishbone Valley. By Munkittrick -- Patem's Salmagundi. By Brooks -- Miss November's Dinner Party. By Carr -- The Visit. By Lindsay -- The Story of Ruth and Naomi. Adapted from the Bible -- Bert's Thanksgiving. By Trowbridge -- A Thanksgiving Story. By Pingree -- John Inglefield's Thanksgiving. By Hawthorne -- How Obadiah Brought About a Thanksgiving. By Leland -- The White Turkey's Wing. By Swet -- The Thanksgiving Goose. By Brown -- An English Dinner of Thanksgiving. By Eliot -- A Novel Postman. By Wheildon -- Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West. By Field -- Chip's Thanksgiving. By Donnell -- The Master of the Harvest. By Gatty -- A Thanksgiving Dinner. By Brett -- Two Old Boys. By Colyar -- A Thanksgiving Dinner That Flew Away. By Butterworth -- Mon-daw-min. By Schoolcraft -- A Mystery in the Kitchen. By Miller -- Who Ate the Dolly's Dinner? By Curtis -- An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving. By Cooke -- 1800 and Froze to Death. By Stephens. E-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know" by Asa Don Dickinson is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology presents a variety of uplifting tales suited for children, likely designed to impart moral lessons and cultural traditions, particularly regarding Thanksgiving. The stories celebrate virtues such as gratitude, kindness, and generosity, which are emphasized during the harvest festival. The opening of this collection introduces the whimsical tale titled "The Kingdom of the Greedy." It depicts a kingdom ruled by a king whose subjects are obsessed with sweets, to the extent that they ignore all other food. A pastry cook named Mother Mitchel is summoned to create a massive tart to satisfy their appetites, leading to an extravagant and humorous story about gluttony and its consequences. The narrative sets a lighthearted tone that blends fantasy with moral teachings, showcasing a vibrant world filled with rich imagery and character-driven antics. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.2 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Short stories Children's stories, American Thanksgiving Day -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Children's Anthologies Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 547663 2025-07-08T11:03:12.195568 text/html 555404 2006-11-23T15:58:42 text/html 544434 2025-07-08T11:03:23.335543 application/epub+zip 548763 2025-07-08T11:03:16.052546 application/epub+zip 286877 2025-07-08T11:03:14.498558 application/epub+zip 805158 2025-07-08T11:03:28.514542 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 755196 2025-07-08T11:03:22.064533 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 487536 2022-09-09T11:50:14.042432 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 488882 2025-07-08T11:03:10.909607 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488635 2021-01-01T13:49:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 488646 2021-01-01T13:49:27 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 22428 2025-07-08T11:03:28.653471 application/rdf+xml 15643 2025-07-08T11:03:15.027564 image/jpeg 3642 2025-07-08T11:03:14.763529 image/jpeg 192097 2021-01-01T13:49:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 425965 2021-01-01T13:49:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 192080 2021-01-01T13:49:27 application/octet-stream application/zip 504242 2025-07-08T11:03:12.270610 application/octet-stream application/zip