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The poor Count's Christmas

Chapter 2: ILLUSTRATIONS
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An elderly, generous count and his wife have become impoverished after years of giving, and they contemplate selling heirlooms to keep their children's Christmas festival alive. A traveling young giant accompanied by a tiny fairy learns of the household's plight and goes to visit, setting off modest adventures that test kindness and ingenuity. Encounters with neighbors and small acts of help enable the holiday feast and gifts to proceed despite scarcity. The story closes with a warm reconciliation that binds the household and the giant together, restoring merriment and shelter during the Christmas celebration.

ILLUSTRATIONS

All the children began to dance gayly around the tree (in colors) Frontispiece
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The young giant was talking to a little fairy perched on his forefinger 18
The young giant Feldar compels the warden to open the sick giant’s castle-gate 30
Feldar interviews the sick giant 36
The young giant’s way of getting the key 44
Quite a procession was approaching the gate 58
The Count and his happy guests enjoy the Christmas feast 70
Count Cormo adopts the young giant 76