Project Gutenberg 2017-07-17 Public domain in the USA. 118 Gates, Josephine Scribner 1859 1930 Rae, John 1882 1963 The Story of the Mince Pie Produced by ellinora, For Emmy, Turgut Dincer and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The Story of the Mince Pie" by Josephine Scribner Gates is a children's book written in the early 20th century. The story creatively intertwines the magic of Christmas with the whimsical idea of dolls coming to life from a mince pie. Central to the narrative are young Jack and his mother, who are drawn into a fantastical world as they discover the lively dolls emerging from their seemingly ordinary dessert. At the start of the tale, Jack successfully persuades his mother to carry their freshly baked mince pie to bed to protect it from a mischievous mouse. As they settle in for the night, they witness something extraordinary: the pie begins to hum and humpy as dolls crafted from various ingredients spring forth and start to dance. Through their stories, each doll shares its unique origins, setting the stage for a series of amusing and delightful tales. The beginning of this lively exploration sets up a heartfelt and enchanting celebration of imagination, creativity, and the spirit of Christmas, underscoring the joy found in storytelling and sharing. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.7 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Christmas stories Children's stories PZ Text Christmas Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 190491 2025-07-22T06:08:10.560788 text/html 169355 2024-10-23T02:21:59 text/html 1346025 2025-07-22T06:08:14.757817 application/epub+zip 1346169 2025-07-22T06:08:11.418807 application/epub+zip 141140 2025-07-22T06:08:10.934824 application/epub+zip 1429573 2025-07-22T06:08:17.277769 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1398022 2025-07-22T06:08:14.202791 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 195275 2022-09-25T03:33:51.868205 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 159222 2025-07-22T06:08:09.970816 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 139334 2024-10-23T02:21:59 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16456 2025-07-22T06:08:17.409765 application/rdf+xml 28014 2025-07-22T06:08:11.023778 image/jpeg 4898 2025-07-22T06:08:10.978811 image/jpeg 1268851 2025-07-22T06:08:10.621824 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