Project Gutenberg 2021-12-16 Public domain in the USA. 113 Skinner, Ada M. (Ada Maria) 1878 Skinner, Ada Maria Skinner, Eleanor L. (Eleanor Louise) 1872 Skinner, Eleanor Louise 20003194 The Garnet Story Book: Tales of Cheer Both Old and New $aUnited States :$bDuffield and Company,$c1920. The Good-Natured Bear (adapted and abridged) / Richard H. Horne -- Christmas wishes / Louise Chollet -- The Man of Snow (adapted) / Harriet Myrtle -- Butterwops (adapted) / Edward Abbott Parry -- Finikin and his golden pippins / Madame De Chatelaine -- The story of Fairyfoot / Frances Browne -- The Snow-Queen (abridged) / Hans Christian Andersen -- The merry tale of the king and the cobbler (adapted) / from Gammer Gurton's Historie -- The story of Merrymind / Frances Browne. Charlene Taylor, David E. Brown, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Garnet Story Book: Tales of Cheer Both Old and New" compiled and edited by Ada M. Skinner and Eleanor L. Skinner is a collection of children's stories written in the early 20th century. This delightful anthology brings together a mix of classic and newer tales, intended to entertain and instill cheer in young readers with themes of humor, friendship, and gentle moral lessons. It features adaptations of various stories, introducing characters like a jovial Bear and a group of festive children, all set against a backdrop of captivating narratives. The opening of the collection presents the story “The Good-Natured Bear,” setting a whimsical tone for what follows. On a snowy Christmas evening, Dr. Littlepump's family hosts a gathering filled with laughter and merriment among the children, who eagerly await holiday tales. The arrival of a stout gentleman in a rough coat turns out to be a Bear, enchanting the children with his kind disposition and promise of storytelling. As they gather around, the Bear begins to recount his life story, filled with lessons of love, friendship, and the importance of good cheer, foreshadowing a narrative that blends humor with heartwarming messages for young readers to cherish. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/garnetstorybook00skin/page/n5/mode/2up 20210406110942skinner 1920 US Reading ease score: 86.0 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Fairy tales Children's stories PZ Text Category: Short Stories Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Humour 349451 2025-07-26T11:41:55.087526 text/html 335236 2024-10-18T17:40:51 text/html 411463 2025-07-26T11:42:00.631540 application/epub+zip 410857 2025-07-26T11:41:56.293529 application/epub+zip 225419 2025-07-26T11:41:55.737556 application/epub+zip 699788 2025-07-26T11:42:03.985582 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 672312 2025-07-26T11:42:00.164534 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 573061 2022-09-30T05:53:30.539881 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 315195 2025-07-26T11:41:54.595544 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 295049 2024-10-18T17:40:51 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17761 2025-07-26T11:42:04.151463 application/rdf+xml 9901 2025-07-26T11:41:55.925514 image/jpeg 1492 2025-07-26T11:41:55.830525 image/jpeg 414969 2025-07-26T11:41:55.123518 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