Project Gutenberg 2017-08-06 Public domain in the USA. 135 Redfield, Justus Starr 1810 1888 Redfield, J. S. (Justus Starr) The Christmas Dream of Little Charles Produced by MFR, Carol Brown, 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 Christmas Dream of Little Charles" by Justus Starr Redfield is a charming children's story likely written during the 19th century. This delightful tale revolves around the themes of childhood innocence and the magic of Christmas, featuring a young boy named Charles Estabrook who eagerly anticipates the holiday. The story unfolds as Charles falls asleep on Christmas Eve, leading to a fantastical dream where he encounters St. Nicholas. In the narrative, Charles, a kind-hearted boy with a love for horses, hangs his stocking by the chimney and settles into bed. In his dream, he discovers a jovial St. Nicholas who magically fills his stocking with delightful gifts meant for other children. Amidst the whimsical exchanges and laughter, Charles hopes for a pony of his own. When he awakens on Christmas morning, he experiences the joy of finding that his wish has come true, as his Uncle Ben has brought him the little pony he desired, named Lightfoot. The story captures the spirit of giving and the joy of Christmas, making it a heartwarming read for young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 75.6 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories Children's stories Santa Claus -- Juvenile fiction Dreams -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading 40287 2025-07-22T06:47:13.429623 text/html 16377 2024-10-23T02:28:47 text/html 674723 2025-07-22T06:47:15.554606 application/epub+zip 673334 2025-07-22T06:47:14.047666 application/epub+zip 76979 2025-07-22T06:47:13.731606 application/epub+zip 703892 2025-07-22T06:47:17.086640 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 695383 2025-07-22T06:47:15.249623 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 102864 2022-08-25T04:01:52.245000 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 28032 2025-07-22T06:47:13.252621 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 8148 2024-10-23T02:28:47 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16432 2025-07-22T06:47:17.227598 application/rdf+xml 19447 2025-07-22T06:47:13.805609 image/jpeg 2736 2025-07-22T06:47:13.767623 image/jpeg 1048862 2025-07-22T06:47:13.466643 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