COMPILED BY
Author of "White Giftsfor the King"
Copyright 1916
BY
MEIGS PUBLISHING CO.
Indianapolis, Indiana
No greater teaching force has ever been discovered than the story andno one has ever lived who used that force so skillfully as did ourGreat Teacher.
It is not strange, then, that among all the stories that have everbeen written or told none are so dear to us as the stories and legendswhich center in His birth.
Young and old alike delight in them and never tire of hearing them.
Unusual care has been taken in compiling this little volume and eachstory has its own sweet lesson. Each one is from the pen of one whohas imbibed the real spirit of Christmas. They were chosen as beingparticularly well adapted to use in connection with the ChristmasService "White Gifts for the King," but they will prove attractive andhelpful at any time during the year.
It is our earnest wish that this little book may find its way intomany homes and schools and Sunday Schools and that its contents mayhelp to give a deeper appreciation of the true Christmas spirit.
| I. | The Legend of the "White Gifts"—Phebe A. Curtiss | 9 |
| II. | Her Birthday Dream—Nellie C. King | 13 |
| III. | The Fir Tree—Hans Andersen—adapted by J. H. Stickney | 25 |
| IV. | The Little Match Girl—Hans Andersen | 37 |
| V. | Little Piccola—Nora A. Smith | 41 |
| VI. | The Shepherd's Story—Dr. Washington | 47 |
| VII. | The Story of Christmas—Nora A. Smith | 63 |
| VIII. | The Legend of the Christmas Tree—Lucy Wheelock | 69 |
| IX. | Little Jean—French of Francois Coppe. Translated by Nannie Lee Frayser | 71 |
| X. | How the Fir Tree Became the Christmas Tree—Aunt Hede in Kindergarten Magazine | 77 |
| XI. | The Magi in the West and Their Search for the Christ—Frederick E. Dewhurst | 79 |
| XII. | Little Gretchen and the Wooden Shoe—Elizabeth Harrison | 93 |
| XIII. | The Little Shepherd—Maud Lindsay |