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Excerpt from The Topaz Story Book: Stories and Legends of Autumn, Hallowe'en, and Thanksgiving Nature stories, legends, and poems appeal to the young reader's interest in various ways. Some of them suggest or reveal certain facts which stimulate a spirit of investigation and attract the child's attention to the beauty and mystery of the world. Others serve an excellent purpose by quickening his sense of humour. Seedtime and harvest have always been seasons of absorbing interest and have furnished the story-teller with rich themes. The selection in "The Emerald Story Book" emphasize the hope and premise of the spring; the stories, legends, and poems in this volume, "The Topaz Story Book," express the joy and blessing which attend the harvest-time when the fields are rich in golden grain and the orchard boughs bend low with mellow fruit. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The Topaz Story Book is a delightful collection of folktales, fables, poems, and songs that celebrate the enchanting spirit of autumn and the harvest season. From scary Halloween stories to heartwarming Thanksgiving tales, this book offers a rich diversity of literary genres and cultural traditions. The authors, Ada and Eleanor Skinner, were talented educators and storytellers who devoted their lives to promoting children's literacy and imagination. Their legacy continues to inspire generations of readers and writers. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.