
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.
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.

1850–1895
Best remembered for warm, playful poems for children, this American writer mixed humor, tenderness, and an ear for everyday speech. His verses helped make him one of the most popular newspaper poets of the late 19th century.
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