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Christmas Stories And Legends

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .he tree, rejoicing in the sunshine and fresh air. Then it was carried downstairs and taken into the courtyard so quickly that it forgot to think of itself, and could only look about, there was so much to be seen.

The court was close to a garden, where everything looked blooming. Fresh and fragrant roses hung over the little palings. The linden trees were in blossom; while the swallows flew here and there crying, "Twit, twit, twit, my mate is coming;" but it was not the fir tree they meant.

"Now I shall live," cried the tree joyfully, spreading out its branches; but alas! they were all withered and yellow, and it lay in a corner amongst weeds and nettles. The star of gold paper still stuck in the top of the tree, and glittered in the sunshine.

In the same courtyard two of the merry children were playing who had danced round the tree at Christmas time and had been so happy. The youngest saw the gilded star and ran and pulled it off the tree. "Loo. . . Read More

Community Reviews

A small collection of old Christmas stories. I didn't really care for most of them, but they weren't really my style. It was somewhat interesting from historical perspective to see the stories that were probably interesting to people 100 years ago. My favorite story in this collection was the classi

Her Birthday Dream by Nellie C. King on CraftLit

"Christmas Stories And Legends" is about the religious aspects of Christmas rather than getting presents from Santa.

Some stories are engaging, while others are too bland, owing to lack of drama and "telling" in such a way that it's like reading someone's private journal. Certain tales are similar t

This is one of those Christmas books that starts off with good intentions but ends up falling on its own face because of that. As such many readers that are wanting a nice holiday book should be allowed to read it once over before making up their own mind whether or not it stays on that holiday rea

Although many of the stories and fables in this collection are rather simple, clearly intended for children, Christmas IS a time for the inner child. The homely, warm quality of this book made it a welcome read for a cold day, though two or three renditions of the same folktale about a bird in a woo

Its nice to have a book to read over the holidays that explains some of the legends we have today. I found some of these stories really delightful.