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100 1 _aCoolidge, Susan,
_d1835-1905
245 1 4 _aThe New-Year's Bargain
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2019
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
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_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2019-01-24
505 0 _aThe bargain with the months -- The bear story -- Little tot -- "Maria" -- May's garden -- The little housekeepers -- The last of the fairies -- The story of a little spark -- The desert island -- Nippie nutcracker -- "Chusey" -- How the cat kept Christmas -- Conclusion: What was on the tree.
508 _aE-text prepared by K Nordquist, Miller, Sue Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (https://archive.org)
520 _a"The New-Year's Bargain" by Susan Coolidge is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two young children, Max and Thekla, who live in a secluded cottage in the Black Forest. As the Old Year prepares to depart, they encounter a mysterious old man named Old Time, who introduces them to the months personified, setting the stage for a whimsical adventure centered on time and seasonal tales. At the start of the tale, on a wintry day, the children gather firewood in the forest when they come upon Old Time and his clay figures representing the twelve months. After a conversation with Old Time, Max steals some of the "sand of time," leading to a comical and chaotic encounter with the personified months who demand restitution. Max proposes a bargain where each month would visit them, share a story, and present gifts in exchange for their moments. This charming setup promises further adventures that intertwine lessons about time, the seasons, and the importance of gratitude and responsibility, making it an engaging read for young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aChildren's stories
653 _aFairies -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aBears -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aSiblings -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aCats -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aChristmas -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aGrandfathers -- Juvenile fiction
653 _aHousekeepers -- Juvenile fiction
700 1 _aLedyard, Addie
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/58762
999 _c99589
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