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Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 1
by Louisa May Alcott
Aunt Jo’s Scrap-Bag Vol. 1 is a collection of short stories by Louisa May Alcott, first published in 1868. It is a collection of stories for children that explore themes of adventure, family, and the human condition.
light through the storm, leaving me so astonished at the whole performance that I haven't got over it yet. TILLY'S CHRISTMAS. 'I'm so glad to-morrow is Christmas, because I'm going to have lots of presents.' 'So am I glad, though I don't expect any presents but a pair of mittens.' 'And so am I; but I shan't have any presents at all.' As the three little girls trudged home from school they said these things, and as Tilly spoke, both the others looked at her with pity and some surprise, for she spoke cheerfully, and they wondered how she could be happy when she was so poor she could have no presents on Christmas. 'Don't you wish you could find a purse full of money right here in the path?' said Kate, the child who was going to have 'lots of presents.' 'Oh, don't I, if I could keep it honestly!' and Tilly's eyes shone at the very thought. 'What would you buy?' asked Bessy, rubbing her cold hands, and longing for her mittens. 'I'd buy a pair of large, warm blankets, a load of wood, a shawl for mother, and a pair of shoes for me; and if there was enough left, I'd give Bessy a new hat, and then she needn't wear Ben's old felt one,'
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