The New-Year's Bargain by Susan Coolidge
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"The New-Year's Bargain" by Susan Coolidge is a children's novel written in the late 19th century. The story revolves around two young children, Max and Thekla, who live in a secluded cottage in the Black Forest. As the Old Year prepares to depart, they encounter a mysterious old man named Old Time, who introduces them to the months personified, setting the stage for a whimsical adventure centered on time and seasonal tales.
At the start of the tale, on a wintry day, the children gather firewood in the forest when they come upon Old Time and his clay figures representing the twelve months. After a conversation with Old Time, Max steals some of the "sand of time," leading to a comical and chaotic encounter with the personified months who demand restitution. Max proposes a bargain where each month would visit them, share a story, and present gifts in exchange for their moments. This charming setup promises further adventures that intertwine lessons about time, the seasons, and the importance of gratitude and responsibility, making it an engaging read for young audiences. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Coolidge, Susan, 1835-1905 |
|---|---|
| Illustrator | Ledyard, Addie |
| Title | The New-Year's Bargain |
| Contents | The bargain with the months -- The bear story -- Little tot -- "Maria" -- May's garden -- The little housekeepers -- The last of the fairies -- The story of a little spark -- The desert island -- Nippie nutcracker -- "Chusey" -- How the cat kept Christmas -- Conclusion: What was on the tree. |
| Credits | E-text prepared by K Nordquist, Miller, Sue Clark, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive (archive.org) |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 90.6 (5th grade). Very easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PZ: Language and Literatures: Juvenile belles lettres |
| Subject | Children's stories |
| Subject | Fairies -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Bears -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Siblings -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Cats -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Christmas -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Grandfathers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Subject | Housekeepers -- Juvenile fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 58762 |
| ISBN (HTML) | 979-8-238-58762-2 |
| Release Date | Jan 24, 2019 |
| Last Update | Jun 15, 2020 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 226 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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