Project Gutenberg 2019-01-24 Public domain in the USA. 195 Coolidge, Susan 1835 1905 Woolsey, Sarah Chauncey Ledyard, Addie The New-Year's Bargain The bargain with the months -- The bear story -- Little tot -- "Maria" -- May's garden -- The little housekeepers -- The last of the fairies -- The story of a little spark -- The desert island -- Nippie nutcracker -- "Chusey" -- How the cat kept Christmas -- Conclusion: What was on the tree. E-text prepared by K Nordquist, Miller, Sue Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org) "The New-Year's Bargain" by Susan Coolidge is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two young children, Max and Thekla, who live in a secluded cottage in the Black Forest. As the Old Year prepares to depart, they encounter a mysterious old man named Old Time, who introduces them to the months personified, setting the stage for a whimsical adventure centered on time and seasonal tales. At the start of the tale, on a wintry day, the children gather firewood in the forest when they come upon Old Time and his clay figures representing the twelve months. After a conversation with Old Time, Max steals some of the "sand of time," leading to a comical and chaotic encounter with the personified months who demand restitution. Max proposes a bargain where each month would visit them, share a story, and present gifts in exchange for their moments. This charming setup promises further adventures that intertwine lessons about time, the seasons, and the importance of gratitude and responsibility, making it an engaging read for young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. en Children's stories Fairies -- Juvenile fiction Bears -- Juvenile fiction Siblings -- Juvenile fiction Cats -- Juvenile fiction Christmas -- Juvenile fiction Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction Housekeepers -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Category: Novels 268302 2025-06-23T11:32:21.716861 text/html 267356 2019-01-23T21:34:56 text/html 2965995 2025-06-23T11:32:27.883762 application/epub+zip 2962618 2025-06-23T11:32:23.014827 application/epub+zip 195541 2025-06-23T11:32:22.326791 application/epub+zip 2989750 2025-06-23T11:32:31.413755 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2853446 2025-06-23T11:32:27.113811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 239548 2022-09-26T16:53:49.902933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 230383 2025-06-23T11:32:20.986800 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 230333 2020-06-15T08:30:02 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20739 2025-06-23T11:32:31.573752 application/rdf+xml 23409 2025-06-23T11:32:22.419805 image/jpeg 2841 2025-06-23T11:32:22.373796 image/jpeg 90319 2020-06-15T08:30:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 2816342 2019-01-23T21:37:02 application/octet-stream application/zip 2822954 2025-06-23T11:32:21.827836 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