A Little Book of Profitable Tales

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A Little Book of Profitable Tales

by Eugene Field

EN·~3 hours·25 chapters

Chapters

25 total

OF - PROFITABLE TALES

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OF - PROFITABLE TALES - BY - EUGENE FIELD - NEW YORK CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS - 1894 - Copyright, 1889 By Eugene Field

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John Wilson and Son, Cambridge. - TO - My Severest Critic, my most Loyal Admirer, and my Only Daughter, - MARY FRENCH FIELD, - THIS LITTLE BOOK OF PROFITABLE TALES - IS - Affectionately Dedicated.

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The Tales in this Little Book.

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THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE.

9:25

THE SYMBOL AND THE SAINT.

14:48

THE COMING OF THE PRINCE. - I.

16:45

THE MOUSE AND THE MOONBEAM.

23:34

THE DIVELL'S CHRYSTMASS.

9:32

THE MOUNTAIN AND THE SEA.

5:31

Description

This charming collection gathers a dozen whimsical fables that blend the quiet world of forests, villages, and humble creatures with the sparkle of celestial wonder. Each tale is short enough to linger in a single listening session, yet each carries a gentle moral about kindness, curiosity, and the unexpected gifts of nature. The narrator’s warm, lyrical voice invites listeners of all ages to pause and imagine the secret lives of vines, cedars, and mischievous sprites.

The opening story, “The First Christmas Tree,” begins with a restless forest awakened by a night of dancing stars and singing angels announcing a newborn Child. A modest sapling, unnoticed by the towering cedars, becomes the focus of an ethereal procession that drapes the woods in music and light, leaving the woodland community awestruck. As dawn approaches an angel lingers, offering quiet protection to the little tree, hinting at a deeper kindness that will blossom in the days to come.

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Language

en

Duration

~3 hours (230K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by David Edwards, woodie4 and the Online Distributed Proofreading Canada Team at http://www.pgdpcanada.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)

Release date

2011-03-01

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

Eugene Field

Eugene Field

1850–1895

Best remembered for tender, playful poems that generations of children grew up hearing, this American writer also built a lively career as a newspaper humorist. His best-known verses, including "Wynken, Blynken, and Nod" and "Little Boy Blue," mix warmth, whimsy, and a journalist’s sharp ear for everyday language.

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