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100 1 _aDickinson, Asa Don,
_d1876-1960
245 1 0 _aGood Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2006
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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500 _aRelease date is 2006-11-23
505 0 _aThe Kingdom of the Greedy. By Stahl -- Thankful. By Freeman -- Beetle Ring's Thanksgiving Mascot. By Stoddard -- Mistress Esteem Elliott's Molasses Cake. By Clark -- The First Thanksgiving. By Blaisdell and Ball -- Thanksgiving at Todd's Asylum. By Packard -- How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown. By Stowe -- Wishbone Valley. By Munkittrick -- Patem's Salmagundi. By Brooks -- Miss November's Dinner Party. By Carr -- The Visit. By Lindsay -- The Story of Ruth and Naomi. Adapted from the Bible -- Bert's Thanksgiving. By Trowbridge -- A Thanksgiving Story. By Pingree -- John Inglefield's Thanksgiving. By Hawthorne -- How Obadiah Brought About a Thanksgiving. By Leland -- The White Turkey's Wing. By Swet -- The Thanksgiving Goose. By Brown -- An English Dinner of Thanksgiving. By Eliot -- A Novel Postman. By Wheildon -- Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West. By Field -- Chip's Thanksgiving. By Donnell -- The Master of the Harvest. By Gatty -- A Thanksgiving Dinner. By Brett -- Two Old Boys. By Colyar -- A Thanksgiving Dinner That Flew Away. By Butterworth -- Mon-daw-min. By Schoolcraft -- A Mystery in the Kitchen. By Miller -- Who Ate the Dolly's Dinner? By Curtis -- An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving. By Cooke -- 1800 and Froze to Death. By Stephens.
508 _aE-text prepared by Juliet Sutherland, Sankar Viswanathan, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know" by Asa Don Dickinson is a collection of short stories written in the early 20th century. This anthology presents a variety of uplifting tales suited for children, likely designed to impart moral lessons and cultural traditions, particularly regarding Thanksgiving. The stories celebrate virtues such as gratitude, kindness, and generosity, which are emphasized during the harvest festival. The opening of this collection introduces the whimsical tale titled "The Kingdom of the Greedy." It depicts a kingdom ruled by a king whose subjects are obsessed with sweets, to the extent that they ignore all other food. A pastry cook named Mother Mitchel is summoned to create a massive tart to satisfy their appetites, leading to an extravagant and humorous story about gluttony and its consequences. The narrative sets a lighthearted tone that blends fantasy with moral teachings, showcasing a vibrant world filled with rich imagery and character-driven antics. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aShort stories
653 _aChildren's stories, American
653 _aThanksgiving Day -- Juvenile fiction
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/19909
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