Project Gutenberg 2017-05-28 Public domain in the USA. 138 Doughty, Sarah P. (Sarah Parsons) 1821 1884 Doughty, S. P. (Sarah Parsons) Worcester, Sarah Parsons Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales Playing Santa Claus -- Nothing to give -- Willie's gold dollar -- The Thanksgiving party -- A Christmas story -- April Fool's day -- The Christmas tree -- A dream -- No time like the present -- The little match boy -- I forgot -- The silver morning and golden day -- Two sides to a story. E-text prepared by MFR and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "Playing Santa Claus, and Other Christmas Tales" by Sarah P. Doughty is a collection of Christmas-themed stories written in the mid-19th century. This compilation showcases various narratives focusing on the spirit of giving and the joys of Christmas, often highlighting the contrast between the lives of the wealthy and the less fortunate. The stories not only entertain but also convey moral lessons about altruism and kindness, making it a heartwarming read for the holiday season. The opening of the first tale, "Playing Santa Claus," introduces two playful sisters, Caroline and Emma, who are eagerly anticipating Christmas and the arrival of Santa Claus. As they prepare to hang their stockings, they reflect on the lack of toys and festive cheer for poor children like their neighbors, Mary and Ellen Drayton. Guided by a strong sense of empathy, the girls decide they want to be Santa Claus for these less fortunate children, proposing to use their own money to buy gifts and warm clothing for them. Their mother supports this noble idea, demonstrating the importance of generosity and sharing during the holiday season. The story sets a warm and charitable tone, establishing the recurring theme of compassion throughout the collection. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 77.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Children's stories Children -- Conduct of life -- Juvenile fiction Christmas -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Christmas Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 278695 2025-07-22T04:30:00.911884 text/html 255991 2024-10-23T02:09:03 text/html 307507 2025-07-22T04:30:05.416875 application/epub+zip 304810 2025-07-22T04:30:01.787960 application/epub+zip 163424 2025-07-22T04:30:01.307918 application/epub+zip 376232 2025-07-22T04:30:08.208908 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353817 2025-07-22T04:30:04.998921 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 213312 2022-09-24T23:42:12.489294 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 242086 2025-07-22T04:30:00.464885 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 222099 2024-10-23T02:09:03 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17524 2025-07-22T04:30:08.344872 application/rdf+xml 21108 2025-07-22T04:30:01.458988 image/jpeg 1892 2025-07-22T04:30:01.415885 image/jpeg 268044 2025-07-22T04:30:00.943955 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