Project Gutenberg 2016-12-15 Public domain in the USA. 129 MacDonald, John D. What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble Produced by Emmy, MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "What Christmas Did for Jerusha Grumble" by John D. MacDonald is a charming play for five girls written in the early 20th century. The narrative centers around the transformative power of Christmas and the theme of redemption through kindness and friendship. It explores the story of Jerusha Grumble, a seemingly cranky old maid, as she experiences a change in her attitude and approach to life during the Christmas season. In the play, a group of young girls decides to reach out to Jerusha Grumble, whom they perceive as unapproachable and unpleasant due to her past. Inspired by a recent encounter in which Jerusha kindly greeted one of the girls, they invite her to participate in Christmas activities, hoping to ignite a spark of joy in her life. Through their warm interactions, the girls discover Jerusha's desire to change and find happiness despite her past disappointments. Moreover, they help her prepare a special Christmas tree made from a broom, showcasing her hidden kindness and the depth of her emotions. By the end of the play, Jerusha experiences a happiness she thought lost, demonstrating that it’s never too late for redemption and joy, especially during the spirit of Christmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 92.3 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christmas plays PS Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 52459 2025-07-21T11:08:28.547044 text/html 29002 2024-10-23T01:30:55 text/html 163571 2025-07-21T11:08:30.338568 application/epub+zip 162172 2025-07-21T11:08:28.934081 application/epub+zip 81508 2025-07-21T11:08:28.726038 application/epub+zip 193760 2025-07-21T11:08:31.594035 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 183342 2025-07-21T11:08:30.138518 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 103045 2022-09-24T12:24:52.934232 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 44202 2025-07-21T11:08:28.415076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 24323 2024-10-23T01:30:55 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16697 2025-07-21T11:08:31.716522 application/rdf+xml 12823 2025-07-21T11:08:28.798047 image/jpeg 1887 2025-07-21T11:08:28.762039 image/jpeg 347508 2025-07-21T11:08:28.559061 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