Project Gutenberg 2022-01-05 Public domain in the USA. 109 Peters, John P. (John Punnett) 1852 1921 Peters, J. P. (John Punnett) Peters, John Punnett The Animals' Christmas Tree $aUnited States :$bE. P. Dutton & Company,$c1916. 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 Animals' Christmas Tree" by The Rev. John P. Peters is a charming fable written in the early 20th century. The book depicts a whimsical tale in which animals from both the wild and domestic spheres come together to create their own Christmas tree, inspired by the festive celebrations of humans. Its central theme revolves around the joy of giving, community, and the importance of selflessness during the holiday season. In this story, the animals decide to have a Christmas tree after hearing about the delights that come from human festivities. Led by the lion, all the creatures gather to discuss how they can create a tree adorned with gifts, each choosing items that reflect their desires. However, chaos ensues when a pig insists on receiving swill as his gift, prompting other animals to request creatures as their presents. As fear and discord threaten the spirit of their celebration, a brave little lamb and a gentle dove volunteer to sacrifice themselves to restore harmony. Their selfless act inspires the animals to instead hang images of their chosen gifts, thus preserving the joy of the Christmas spirit. Ultimately, the tale conveys a moral about the significance of thinking beyond one's own desires for the happiness of others. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/animalschristmas00pete/page/n9/mode/2up 20211118183557peters 1916 US Reading ease score: 79.4 (7th grade). Fairly easy to read. en Christmas stories Animals -- Juvenile fiction Peace -- Juvenile fiction Conflict management -- Juvenile fiction PZ Text Category: Children & Young Adult Reading Category: Mythology, Legends & Folklore 46631 2025-06-26T11:29:15.205953 text/html 22689 2024-10-18T18:02:16 text/html 291829 2025-06-26T11:29:16.961945 application/epub+zip 290577 2025-06-26T11:29:15.660903 application/epub+zip 84400 2025-06-26T11:29:15.420921 application/epub+zip 323005 2025-06-26T11:29:18.114933 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 313720 2025-06-26T11:29:16.746924 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 108685 2022-09-30T07:18:11.984749 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 37246 2025-06-26T11:29:15.093909 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17238 2024-10-18T18:02:16 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17518 2025-06-26T11:29:18.320909 application/rdf+xml 20781 2025-06-26T11:29:15.513932 image/jpeg 2558 2025-06-26T11:29:15.467915 image/jpeg 349219 2025-06-26T11:29:15.221932 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