Story Corner

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Free to read. Public-domain stories, some short enough for bedtime and some long enough for a whole evening.

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• The Gift of the MagiO. Henry, 190515 minAI voice: Spuds OxleyA young husband and wife have almost no money and each sells the thing they love best to buy the other a gift.Read to me
• The Fir TreeHans Christian Andersen, 184417 minAI voice: RosieA little fir tree in the forest wants so much to be tall that he cannot enjoy the days he has.Read to me
• Christmas Every DayWilliam Dean Howells, 189217 minAI voice: LindaA little girl wishes it could be Christmas every day of the year, and her papa tells what would happen.Read to me
• The Other Wise ManHenry van Dyke, 189557 min, 5 chaptersAI voice: ElevenLabs libraryA fourth wise man sets out to follow the star, and keeps stopping to help someone who needs him.Read to me
• Where Love Is, God IsLeo Tolstoy, 188538 minAI voice: Grandfather JoeAn old shoemaker hopes the Lord will visit him, and sits by his window to watch the street.Read to me
• A Christmas CarolCharles Dickens, 18432 h 53 min, 5 stavesAI voice: DomOn Christmas Eve three spirits visit Scrooge, and he wakes up a changed man.Read to me
• Dulce DomumKenneth Grahame, 190837 minAI voice: Old WizardOn a frosty evening Mole smells his old home, and Rat takes him there, where the carol singers come to the door.Read to me
• The Tailor of GloucesterBeatrix Potter, 190315 minAI voice: RosieA poor old tailor falls ill with one coat left to finish before Christmas, and the mice of Gloucester come to help.Read to me
• Little Women at ChristmasLouisa May Alcott, 186849 min, 2 chaptersAI voice: LindaFour sisters say Christmas will not be Christmas without presents, then give their Christmas breakfast to a hungry family.Read to me
• The Legend of the Christmas RoseSelma Lagerlöf, 190842 minAI voice: Grandfather JoeAn abbot spends Christmas Eve in a robbers’ cave in the forest, and goes out into the snow to see if the woods will bloom.Read to me