Good Stories for Great HolidaysWASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAYReading editionChapter navigation157 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…GOOD STORIES FOR GREAT HOLIDAYSTO THE STORY-TELLERTHE FAIRY'S NEW YEAR GIFTTHE LITTLE MATCH GIRLTHE TWELVE MONTHSTHE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERSLINCOLN'S BIRTHDAYHE RESCUES THE BIRDSLINCOLN AND THE LITTLE GIRLTRAINING FOR THE PRESIDENCYWHY LINCOLN WAS CALLED “HONEST ABE”A STRANGER AT FIVE-POINTSA SOLOMON COME TO JUDGMENTGEORGE PICKETT'S FRIENDLINCOLN THE LAWYERTHE COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONSMR. LINCOLN AND THE BIBLEHIS SPRINGFIELD FAREWELL ADDRESSSAINT VALENTINE'S DAYA PRISONER'S VALENTINEA GIRL'S VALENTINE CHARMMR. PEPYS HIS VALENTINECUPID AND PSYCHETHE TRIAL OF PSYCHE:WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAYI. THE CHERRY TREEII. THE APPLE ORCHARDIII. THE GARDEN-BEDYOUNG GEORGE AND THE COLTWASHINGTON THE ATHLETEWASHINGTON'S MODESTYWASHINGTON AT YORKTOWNRESURRECTION DAY (EASTER)A LESSON OF FAITHA CHILD'S DREAM OF A STARTHE LOVELIEST ROSE IN THE WORLDMAY DAYTHE SNOWDROP 1THE THREE LITTLE BUTTERFLY BROTHERSTHE WATER-DROPTHE SPRING BEAUTYTHE FAIRY TULIPSTHE STREAM THAT RAN AWAYTHE ELVESTHE CANYON FLOWERSCLYTIE, THE HELIOTROPEHYACINTHUSECHO AND NARCISSUSMOTHERS' DAYCORNELIA'S JEWELSQUEEN MARGARET AND THE ROBBERSTHE REVENGE OF CORIOLANUSTHE WIDOW AND HER THREE SONSMEMORIAL DAYBETSY ROSS AND THE FLAGTHE STAR-SPANGLED BANNERTHE LITTLE DRUMMER-BOYA FLAG INCIDENTTWO HERO-STORIES OF THE CIVIL WARII. THE BRAVERY OF RICHARD KIRTLANDTHE YOUNG SENTINELTHE COLONEL OF THE ZOUAVESGENERAL SCOTT AND THE STARS AND STRIPESINDEPENDENCE DAYTHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCETHE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCETHE BOSTON TEA-PARTYA GUNPOWDER STORYTHE CAPTURE OF FORT TICONDEROGAWASHINGTON AND THE COWARDSLABOR DAYTHE SMITHYTHE NAILTHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERTHE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFEHOFUS THE STONE-CUTTERARACHNETHE METAL KINGTHE CHOICE OF HERCULESTHE SPEAKING STATUETHE CHAMPION STONE-CUTTERBILL BROWN'S TESTCOLUMBUS DAYCOLUMBUS AND THE EGGCOLUMBUS AT LA RABIDATHE MUTINYTHE FIRST LANDING OF COLUMBUS IN THE NEW WORLDHALLOWEENSHIPPEITAROHANSEL AND GRETHELBURG HILL'S ON FIRETHE KING OF THE CATSTHE STRANGE VISITORTHE BENEVOLENT GOBLINTHE PHANTOM KNIGHT OF THE VANDAL CAMPTHANKSGIVING DAYTHE FIRST HARVEST-HOME IN PLYMOUTHTHE MASTER OF THE HARVESTSAINT CUTHBERT'S EAGLETHE EARS OF WHEATHOW INDIAN CORN CAME INTO THE WORLDTHE NUTCRACKER DWARFTHE PUMPKIN PIRATESTHE SPIRIT OF THE CORNTHE HORN OF PLENTYCHRISTMAS DAYTHE STRANGER CHILDSAINT CHRISTOPHERTHE CHRISTMAS ROSETHE WOODEN SHOES OF LITTLE WOLFFTHE PINE TREETHE CHRISTMAS CUCKOOTHE CHRISTMAS FAIRY OF STRASBURGTHE THREE PURSESTHE THUNDER OAKTHE CHRISTMAS THORN OF GLASTONBURYTHE THREE KINGS OF COLOGNETHE CHILDHOW THEY CAME TO COLOGNETHE LITTLE TREE THAT LONGED FOR OTHER LEAVESWHY THE EVERGREEN TREES NEVER LOSE THEIR LEAVESWHY THE ASPEN QUIVERSTHE WONDER TREETHE PROUD OAK TREEBAUCIS AND PHILEMONTHE UNFRUITFUL TREETHE DRYAD OF THE OLD OAKDAPHNETHE OLD WOMAN WHO BECAME A WOODPECKERTHE BOY WHO BECAME A ROBINTHE TONGUE-CUT SPARROWTHE QUAILS—A LEGEND OF THE JATAKATHE MAGPIE'S NESTTHE GREEDY GEESETHE KING OF THE BIRDSTHE DOVE WHO SPOKE TRUTHTHE BUSY BLUE JAYBABES IN THE WOODSTHE PRIDE OF THE REGIMENTTHE MOTHER MURREREFERENCE LISTS FOR STORY-TELLING AND COLLATERAL READINGNEW YEAR'S DAYLINCOLN'S BIRTHDAYSAINT VALENTINE'S DAYWASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAYRESURRECTION DAY (EASTER)MAY DAYMOTHERS' DAYMEMORIAL AND FLAG DAYSINDEPENDENCE DAYLABOR DAYCOLUMBUS DAYHALLOWEENTHANKSGIVING DAYCHRISTMAS DAYARBOR DAYBIRD DAYPrevious chapter ←THE TRIAL OF PSYCHE:Next chapter →I. THE CHERRY TREEAll chapters and sections (157)GOOD STORIES FOR GREAT HOLIDAYSTO THE STORY-TELLERTHE FAIRY'S NEW YEAR GIFTTHE LITTLE MATCH GIRLTHE TWELVE MONTHSTHE MAIL-COACH PASSENGERSLINCOLN'S BIRTHDAYHE RESCUES THE BIRDSLINCOLN AND THE LITTLE GIRLTRAINING FOR THE PRESIDENCYWHY LINCOLN WAS CALLED “HONEST ABE”A STRANGER AT FIVE-POINTSA SOLOMON COME TO JUDGMENTGEORGE PICKETT'S FRIENDLINCOLN THE LAWYERTHE COURAGE OF HIS CONVICTIONSMR. LINCOLN AND THE BIBLEHIS SPRINGFIELD FAREWELL ADDRESSSAINT VALENTINE'S DAYA PRISONER'S VALENTINEA GIRL'S VALENTINE CHARMMR. PEPYS HIS VALENTINECUPID AND PSYCHETHE TRIAL OF PSYCHE:WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAYI. THE CHERRY TREEII. THE APPLE ORCHARDIII. THE GARDEN-BEDYOUNG GEORGE AND THE COLTWASHINGTON THE ATHLETEWASHINGTON'S MODESTYWASHINGTON AT YORKTOWNRESURRECTION DAY (EASTER)A LESSON OF FAITHA CHILD'S DREAM OF A STARTHE LOVELIEST ROSE IN THE WORLDMAY DAYTHE SNOWDROP 1THE THREE LITTLE BUTTERFLY BROTHERSTHE WATER-DROPTHE SPRING BEAUTYTHE FAIRY TULIPSTHE STREAM THAT RAN AWAYTHE ELVESTHE CANYON FLOWERSCLYTIE, THE HELIOTROPEHYACINTHUSECHO AND NARCISSUSMOTHERS' DAYCORNELIA'S JEWELSQUEEN MARGARET AND THE ROBBERSTHE REVENGE OF CORIOLANUSTHE WIDOW AND HER THREE SONSMEMORIAL DAYBETSY ROSS AND THE FLAGTHE STAR-SPANGLED BANNERTHE LITTLE DRUMMER-BOYA FLAG INCIDENTTWO HERO-STORIES OF THE CIVIL WARII. THE BRAVERY OF RICHARD KIRTLANDTHE YOUNG SENTINELTHE COLONEL OF THE ZOUAVESGENERAL SCOTT AND THE STARS AND STRIPESINDEPENDENCE DAYTHE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCETHE SIGNING OF THE DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCETHE BOSTON TEA-PARTYA GUNPOWDER STORYTHE CAPTURE OF FORT TICONDEROGAWASHINGTON AND THE COWARDSLABOR DAYTHE SMITHYTHE NAILTHE ELVES AND THE SHOEMAKERTHE HILLMAN AND THE HOUSEWIFEHOFUS THE STONE-CUTTERARACHNETHE METAL KINGTHE CHOICE OF HERCULESTHE SPEAKING STATUETHE CHAMPION STONE-CUTTERBILL BROWN'S TESTCOLUMBUS DAYCOLUMBUS AND THE EGGCOLUMBUS AT LA RABIDATHE MUTINYTHE FIRST LANDING OF COLUMBUS IN THE NEW WORLDHALLOWEENSHIPPEITAROHANSEL AND GRETHELBURG HILL'S ON FIRETHE KING OF THE CATSTHE STRANGE VISITORTHE BENEVOLENT GOBLINTHE PHANTOM KNIGHT OF THE VANDAL CAMPTHANKSGIVING DAYTHE FIRST HARVEST-HOME IN PLYMOUTHTHE MASTER OF THE HARVESTSAINT CUTHBERT'S EAGLETHE EARS OF WHEATHOW INDIAN CORN CAME INTO THE WORLDTHE NUTCRACKER DWARFTHE PUMPKIN PIRATESTHE SPIRIT OF THE CORNTHE HORN OF PLENTYCHRISTMAS DAYTHE STRANGER CHILDSAINT CHRISTOPHERTHE CHRISTMAS ROSETHE WOODEN SHOES OF LITTLE WOLFFTHE PINE TREETHE CHRISTMAS CUCKOOTHE CHRISTMAS FAIRY OF STRASBURGTHE THREE PURSESTHE THUNDER OAKTHE CHRISTMAS THORN OF GLASTONBURYTHE THREE KINGS OF COLOGNETHE CHILDHOW THEY CAME TO COLOGNETHE LITTLE TREE THAT LONGED FOR OTHER LEAVESWHY THE EVERGREEN TREES NEVER LOSE THEIR LEAVESWHY THE ASPEN QUIVERSTHE WONDER TREETHE PROUD OAK TREEBAUCIS AND PHILEMONTHE UNFRUITFUL TREETHE DRYAD OF THE OLD OAKDAPHNETHE OLD WOMAN WHO BECAME A WOODPECKERTHE BOY WHO BECAME A ROBINTHE TONGUE-CUT SPARROWTHE QUAILS—A LEGEND OF THE JATAKATHE MAGPIE'S NESTTHE GREEDY GEESETHE KING OF THE BIRDSTHE DOVE WHO SPOKE TRUTHTHE BUSY BLUE JAYBABES IN THE WOODSTHE PRIDE OF THE REGIMENTTHE MOTHER MURREREFERENCE LISTS FOR STORY-TELLING AND COLLATERAL READINGNEW YEAR'S DAYLINCOLN'S BIRTHDAYSAINT VALENTINE'S DAYWASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAYRESURRECTION DAY (EASTER)MAY DAYMOTHERS' DAYMEMORIAL AND FLAG DAYSINDEPENDENCE DAYLABOR DAYCOLUMBUS DAYHALLOWEENTHANKSGIVING DAYCHRISTMAS DAYARBOR DAYBIRD DAY(FEBRUARY 22)THREE OLD TALES BY M. 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