by Anonymous
In the reign of good Queen Bess, there was an honest, industrious countryman named Meanwell, who, living under a hard landlord, was cruelly turned out of his little farm, which had enabled him to support a wife and … Read the rest
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How the Moon Became Beautiful
by Anonymous
The Moon is very beautiful with his round, bright face which shines with soft and gentle light on all the world of man. But once there was a time when he was not so beautiful as he is … Read the rest
A Christmas Hamper
by Anonymous
This Christmas hamper, neat and trim, Is full of sweet things to the brim! Its tales and rhymes, and pictures bright, Will please you dear, on Christmas night, When of such games as blind-man's buff, And hide-and-seek you've… Read the rest
The Blind Men and the Elephant
by Anonymous
[The SIX BLIND MEN stand by the roadside, begging. The DRIVER comes with his elephant.] BLIND MEN. A penny, sir! A penny! DRIVER (throwing pennies). There, and there, and there! Now out of the way with you! I … Read the rest
A Snow Man
by Anonymous
Oh, the beautiful snow! We’re all in a glow— Nell, Dolly, and Willie, and Dan; For the primest of fun, When all’s said and done, Is just making a big snow man. Two stones for his eyes Look… Read the rest
The Legend of Babouscka
by Anonymous
It was the night the dear Christ-Child came to Bethlehem. In a country far away from Him, an old, old woman named Babouscka sat in her snug little house by her warm fire. The wind was drifting the … Read the rest
Halloween
by Anonymous
On the last night of October, Comes the mystic Halloween. The night when ghosts and witches, By mortals can be seen. Then merry maidens fortunes tell, And tricks on others pay; Aud children bob for apples On Halloween… Read the rest
The Little Thief in the Pantry
by Anonymous
“MOTHER dear,” said a little mouse one day, “I think the people in our house must be very kind; don’t you? They leave such nice things for us in the larder.”
There was a twinkle in the mother’s … Read the rest
Jack-O-Lantern Song
by Anonymous
Upon one wild and windy night-- Woo-oo, woo-oo, Woo-oo, woo-oo-- We, Jacks, our lanters all did light-- The Wind-- it surely knew-- FOR-- Whistle and whistle-- and whist! Now, list! Woo-oo, woo-oo, Woo-oo, woo-oo-- Whirling and twirling, with… Read the rest
The Night After Christmas
by Anonymous
‘TWAS the night after Christmas, and all through the house Not a creature was stirring—excepting a mouse. The stockings were flung in haste over the chair, For hopes of St. Nicholas were no longer there. The children were … Read the rest