# Good Cheer Stories Every Child Should Know

An audiobook by Asa Don Dickinson, read by LibriVox volunteers (9 h 9 min, English).

This charming book has many stories that deal mostly with the holiday of Thanksgiving, perfectly suited for family listening and reading. and gathers in one volume tales of tasty turkeys, festive parties, generous gestures, and holiday cheer. The stories featured include works by such writers as Harriet Beecher Stowe, George Eliot, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and others. So if you want to listen to some great stories that bring out gratitude for life and a thanksgiving attitude, here are a bunch of the best. - Summary by Phil chenevert

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## Chapters

1. The Kingdom of the Greedy. (By P. J. Stahl) (44:41): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_01_dickinson_64kb.mp3
2. Thankful. (By Mary E. Wilkins Freeman) (32:59): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_02_dickinson_64kb.mp3
3. Beetle Ring's Thanksgiving Mascot. (By Sheldon C. Stoddard) (21:29): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_03_dickinson_64kb.mp3
4. Mistress Esteem Elliott's Molasses Cake. (By Kate Upson Clark) (16:20): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_04_dickinson_64kb.mp3
5. The First Thanksgiving. (By Albert F. Blaisdell and Francis K. Ball) (7:54): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_05_dickinson_64kb.mp3
6. Thanksgiving at Todd's Asylum. (By Winthrop Packard) (22:18): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_06_dickinson_64kb.mp3
7. How We Kept Thanksgiving at Oldtown. (By Harriet Beecher Stowe) (30:21): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_07_dickinson_64kb.mp3
8. Wishbone Valley. (By R. K. Munkittrick) (12:50): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_08_dickinson_64kb.mp3
9. Patem's Salmagundi. (By E. S. Brooks) (22:45): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_09_dickinson_64kb.mp3
10. Miss November's Dinner Party. (By Agnes Carr) (14:07): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_10_dickinson_64kb.mp3
11. The Visit. (By Maud Lindsay) (7:55): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_11_dickinson_64kb.mp3
12. The Story of Ruth and Naomi. Adapted from the Bible (4:57): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_12_dickinson_64kb.mp3
13. Bert's Thanksgiving. (By J. T. Trowbridge) (18:17): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_13_dickinson_64kb.mp3
14. A Thanksgiving Story. (By Miss L. B. Pingree) (3:31): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_14_dickinson_64kb.mp3
15. John Inglefield's Thanksgiving. (By Nathaniel Hawthorne) (13:52): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_15_dickinson_64kb.mp3
16. How Obadiah Brought About a Thanksgiving. (By Emily Hewitt Leland) (20:35): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_16_dickinson_64kb.mp3
17. The White Turkey's Wing. (By Sophie Swet) (26:02): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_17_dickinson_64kb.mp3
18. The Thanksgiving Goose. (By Fannie Wilder Brown) (8:10): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_18_dickinson_64kb.mp3
19. An English Dinner of Thanksgiving. (By George Eliot) (7:52): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_19_dickinson_64kb.mp3
20. A Novel Postman. (By Alice Wheildon) (14:05): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_20_dickinson_64kb.mp3
21. Ezra's Thanksgivin' Out West. (By Eugene Field) (19:13): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_21_dickinson_64kb.mp3
22. Chip's Thanksgiving. (By Annie Hamilton Donnell) (4:41): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_22_dickinson_64kb.mp3
23. The Master of the Harvest. (By Mrs. Alfred Gatty) (21:21): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_23_dickinson_64kb.mp3
24. A Thanksgiving Dinner. (By Edna Payson Brett) (8:54): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_24_dickinson_64kb.mp3
25. Two Old Boys. (By Pauline Shackleford Colyar) (15:31): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_25_dickinson_64kb.mp3
26. A Thanksgiving Dinner That Flew Away. (By Hezekiah Butterworth) (18:41): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_26_dickinson_64kb.mp3
27. Mon-daw-min. (By H. R. Schoolcraft) (9:48): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_27_dickinson_64kb.mp3
28. A Mystery in the Kitchen. (By Olive Thorne Miller) (23:27): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_28_dickinson_64kb.mp3
29. Who Ate the Dolly's Dinner? (By Isabel Gordon Curtis) (4:30): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_29_dickinson_64kb.mp3
30. An Old-fashioned Thanksgiving. (By Rose Terry Cooke) (52:08): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_30_dickinson_64kb.mp3
31. 1800 and Froze to Death. (By C. A. Stephens) (19:56): https://archive.org/download/goodcheerstories_1511_librivox/goodcheerstories_31_dickinson_64kb.mp3