Harper's Young People, December 27, 1881THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]Reading editionChapter navigation16 reading sectionsGo to chapterChoose a chapter…Front matter"GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY."A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY; OR, JO AND HIS PET CROW.THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]Chapter XIIPEOPLE WE HEAR ABOUT.CHATS ABOUT PHILATELY.CHRISTMAS PIE.THE TALE OF A VERY BAD BOY.SAM JENKINS'S DREAM.TOM FAIRWEATHER'S HOLIDAY IN MADEIRA.THE SHOP WINDOWS.OUR POST-OFFICE BOX.A DIRE CATASTROPHE.SCIENTIFIC PUZZLES.WHAT IS A CHRISTMAS-BOX?Previous chapter ←A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY; OR, JO AND HIS PET CROW.Next chapter →Chapter XIIAll chapters and sections (16)Opening pagesFront matterOther sections"GOOD TIDINGS OF GREAT JOY."A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY; OR, JO AND HIS PET CROW.THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]Chapters12Other sectionsPEOPLE WE HEAR ABOUT.CHATS ABOUT PHILATELY.CHRISTMAS PIE.THE TALE OF A VERY BAD BOY.SAM JENKINS'S DREAM.TOM FAIRWEATHER'S HOLIDAY IN MADEIRA.THE SHOP WINDOWS.OUR POST-OFFICE BOX.A DIRE CATASTROPHE.SCIENTIFIC PUZZLES.WHAT IS A CHRISTMAS-BOX?THE TALKING LEAVES.[1]An Indian Story.BY WILLIAM O. STODDARD.Notes in this chapterNote 1 · Begun in No. 101, Harper's Young People.← A CHRISTMAS MYSTERY; OR, JO AND HIS PET CROW.Chapter XII. →