Project Gutenberg 1995-11-01 Public domain in the USA. 344 Olcott, Frances Jenkins 1872 1963 Good Stories for Great Holidays Arranged for Story-Telling and Reading Aloud and for the Children's Own Reading Produced by Mike Lough, and David Widger "Good Stories for Great Holidays" by Frances Jenkins Olcott is a collection of stories designed for storytelling and reading aloud, likely compiled during the early 20th century. This anthology features a variety of myths, legends, and historical tales associated with different holiday celebrations throughout the year, encouraging joy and discussion around these special occasions. The opening of the collection introduces the purpose behind the stories, emphasizing their suitability for arousing a festive spirit and teaching various moral lessons through engaging narratives. It discusses how the stories are adapted for storytelling, ensuring they are accessible for children's understanding. The introduction also highlights specific selections that will follow, which cover major holidays such as New Year's Day, Valentine's Day, and Christmas, offering a blend of themes from kindness and generosity to the excitement of festive traditions. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 78.0 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Children's literature Holidays Short stories Storytelling PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 649280 2025-07-01T05:06:26.008726 text/html 677243 2021-01-27T23:45:54 text/html; charset=utf-8 303512 2025-07-01T05:06:37.249159 application/epub+zip 311810 2025-07-01T05:06:29.731623 application/epub+zip 301332 2025-07-01T05:06:28.155649 application/epub+zip 637718 2025-07-01T05:06:43.053087 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 549168 2025-07-01T05:06:35.694139 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 527451 2022-09-01T05:30:53.131879 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 536102 2025-07-01T05:06:24.370725 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 536174 2018-03-16T06:41:28 text/plain; charset=utf-8 531004 2008-07-13T12:39:28 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 203077 2008-07-13T12:39:42 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 18405 2025-07-01T05:06:43.186112 application/rdf+xml 15509 2025-07-01T05:06:28.672659 image/jpeg 3894 2025-07-01T05:06:28.411678 image/jpeg 285614 2025-07-01T05:06:26.052704 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