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Der Weihnachtsabend.
Erstes Kapitel. Das Weihnachtslied.
Zweytes Kapitel. Geschichte des armen Antons.
Drittes Kapitel. Die edle Försterfamilie.
Viertes Kapitel. Antons fernere Geschichte.
Fünftes Kapitel. Ein Weihnachtsgeschenk.
Sechstes Kapitel. Widerwärtige Schicksale des Försters.
Siebentes Kapitel. Wie es mit dem Förster weiter gegangen.
Achtes Kapitel. Ein unerwarteter Besuch.
Neuntes Kapitel. Der Weihnachtsbaum.
In a snow‑laden night, a small orphan named Anton sets out toward a distant village, his bright red coat a splash of color against the white wilderness. The bitter cold and deep drifts soon turn his hopeful trek into a bewildering maze, and the boy finds himself lost in a dark, towering forest as night falls and a fierce wind howls around the frozen trees.
Desperate and shivering, Anton cries out to the heavens, his prayer echoing through the silent woods. Suddenly, a sweet, harp‑like chorus drifts down from the heights, filling the air with a comforting, heavenly hymn that steadies his trembling heart. Guided by the ethereal music and a flickering light, he discovers a solitary cottage, its door locked but its interior hinting at warmth and voices within, offering a glimmer of hope on this cold Christmas Eve.
Language
de
Duration
~2 hours (131K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Jens Sadowski and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net. This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive.
Release date
2018-02-08
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1768–1854
A gentle priest, teacher, and storyteller, he became one of the best-known German writers for children in the 19th century. His tales were shaped by faith, kindness, and a gift for speaking to young readers without talking down to them.
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