03147cam a22003613u 4500 68902 UtSlPG 20260610134607.0 m cr n 260607r20221924utu|||||o|||||||||||||| d 24007484 UtSlPG en iso639-1 PZ Gordon, Elizabeth, 1866-1922 Really so stories Salt Lake City, UT : Project Gutenberg, 2022 1 online resource : multiple file formats text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Release date is 2022-09-04 How the New Year knows when to come -- About the telegraph -- How the military salute came -- Candlemas Day -- Abraham Lincoln's birthday -- About Valentines -- Why we celebrate George Washington's birthday -- About Boy Scouts -- St. Patrick's Day -- Lent -- Palm Sunday -- The story of the Bible -- Good Friday -- About Easter -- Trailing Arbutus or Mayflower -- About pearls -- About Mr. and Mrs. Pelican -- Indian Day -- About hats -- Mother's Day -- About forks -- About silk -- All we know about strawberries -- Children's Day -- About carrier pigeons -- About coal -- Flag Day -- The Sea-gull Monument -- Fourth of July -- Mr. Irish Potato -- Old Abe, the Wisconsin War-eagle -- About clocks -- About cotton -- About coral -- The Star-Spangled Banner -- About umbrellas -- Hallowe'en -- About wolves -- How Thanksgiving came -- Christmas. Charlene Taylor 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.) "Really So Stories" by Elizabeth Gordon is a collection of children's stories likely written in the early 20th century. The book features a boy named Billy who seeks knowledge about the origins of various customs, holidays, and historical facts. Each tale is designed to be both entertaining and educational, blending storytelling with factual information. At the start of the book, we are introduced to Billy, who prefers to hear real stories rather than fictional ones. He is curious about how the New Year is determined and how traditions began, leading to a magical encounter with the embodiment of the New Year. This conversation reveals the history of calendar systems and customs surrounding New Year celebrations across different cultures, setting the tone for the ensuing stories that Billy shares with his companion, Somebody. The stories promise to offer children insights into the meanings behind holidays and various significant events in a way that sparks curiosity and understanding. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Originally published: United States: P. F. Voffand Company, 1924 Children's literature Holidays -- Juvenile literature Rae, John, 1882-1963 https://archive.org/details/reallysostories00gord/page/n5/mode/2up https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/68902 109706 109706