Project Gutenberg 2017-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 122 Irish, Marie Christmas Speakin' at Skaggs's Skule 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) "Christmas Speakin' at Skaggs's Skule" by Marie Irish is a humorous play that captures the social dynamics of a traditional rural school setting, likely written in the early 20th century. The book revolves around children's performances during a Christmas entertainment event at Skaggs's school, showcasing their innocence, nervousness, and the charm of old-fashioned schooling. The likely topic revolves around the excitement and antics of schoolchildren preparing for a festive occasion while engaging with their well-meaning, if somewhat quirky, adults. The play features a cast of lively characters, each adding to the comedic atmosphere of the school event. Miss Emmeline Elkins serves as the teacher guiding her students, while Josiah Judd, the clerk of the school board, provides comic relief with his amusing speeches. The children, including the bashful Billy Skaggs, the giggling twins Matildy and Florildy, and Rastus, who is terrified of forgetting his lines, each present their pieces amid humorous interjections from their mothers, Mrs. Skaggs and Mrs. Hill. The overall narrative unfolds as these diverse characters participate in wholesome performances, culminating in the surprise appearance of Santa Claus, which highlights the innocent joys of childhood and the spirit of Christmas. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.1 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Christmas plays PS Text Browsing: Children & Young Adult Reading Browsing: Literature Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour Category: Plays/Films/Dramas 81696 2025-06-21T12:34:18.926878 text/html 58527 2024-10-23T01:36:14 text/html 179179 2025-06-21T12:34:22.115751 application/epub+zip 178685 2025-06-21T12:34:19.713757 application/epub+zip 90352 2025-06-21T12:34:19.397779 application/epub+zip 220889 2025-06-21T12:34:24.019789 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 211583 2025-06-21T12:34:21.805751 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 123394 2022-09-24T14:20:10.445653 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 59964 2025-06-21T12:34:18.640785 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 40093 2024-10-23T01:36:14 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15762 2025-06-21T12:34:24.160770 application/rdf+xml 15956 2025-06-21T12:34:19.486765 image/jpeg 2451 2025-06-21T12:34:19.440764 image/jpeg 376202 2025-06-21T12:34:18.938838 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