Fairy tales

The poor Count's Christmas

Stockton, Frank R., 1834-1902; Bensell, Edmund Birckhead, 1842-1894 [Illustrator]· 2 chapters· 5,610 words

Very many years ago there lived a noble Count, who was one of the kindest and best-hearted men in the world. Every day in the year he gave to the poor and helped the friendless, but it was at the merry Christmas-time that his goodness shone brightest. He had even vowed a vow t...

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1. Part 1

Very many years ago there lived a noble Count, who was one of the kindest and best-hearted men in the world. Every day in the year he gave to the poor and helped the friendless,...

2. Part 2

Right in the middle of the hall stood a great Christmas-tree, which the giant had brought in on his shoulders from the woods. On the wide-spreading branches of this tall tree we...