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This short story, prompted by St. Nicholas Magazine and published in the December 1927 issue, is about Christmas at boarding school. It was written by Sallie Freeman, age 17. Christmas Adventure By Sallie Freeman (Age 17) (Silver Badge) Bee stirred restlessly in her bed. Why did her family choose Christmas to have the measles? How … Continue reading A Christmas Adventure – Sallie Freeman
Often, these little story books were not just storybooks, but they taught the child something, too. This would include things I can only describe as ‘articles’, where they talked directly to the reader and taught about other countries, their customs, or just simply talk about a picture on the page. In these ‘articles’, they would … Continue reading Christmas Berries and Flowers
Here is a story from Chatterbox, 1912. I really, really loved this story! GILLIAN’S CHRISTMAS – TREE. ‘Mother, can’t we have a Christmas-tree?’ asked Gillian Derwent, one December day, standing by the table, where her widowed mother sat painting Christmas cards, in a shabby sitting-room at Seacombe, a small South-coast watering-place, where they were spending … Continue reading Gillian’s Christmas – Tree
This is the sequel to The Story of Nature. I wrote this and the previous when I was about 14. The end line will not make any sense to you, because it is a reference to two unrelated other stories I had written beforehand. Maybe I’ll post those in the future. The Continuing Story of … Continue reading The Continuing Story of the Man Eating Bush
Here is another from Aunt Kitty’s Storybook. 🙂 The Story of Nature There once was a really really big guy who was walking through the really really big park. The really really big guy saw a really really small guy. “You are really really big,” the really really small guy yelled across the really really … Continue reading The Story of Nature
Once upon a time there was a lady who was still a child at heart, although she was really over thirty. But we often feel much younger than our physical age when we stay in touch with our inner selves, don’t we? Every summer, especially in August, this grown up child at heart would sometimes … Continue reading Froggies
Shun Bad Company is a story we can all take to heart, regardless how old we are. We might not see it at first, but some people are just best to cut out of your life, no matter how hard that might be. Shun Bad Company Poor Charley is sad; and what ails the lad? … Continue reading Joyous Times Day 8 – Shun Bad Company and Holding the Skein