← Back

The Little Friend

Abbie Farwell Brown

First published September 1904
Type Short Fiction
Length Short Story

Christmas miracle. A young boy is trying to make his way through a snow-storm, and is near to death. A dove of the Christ-child comes to him to keep him warm. The Christ-child recognizes him as a boy who has been kind to his animals, and comes to his aid, using a dog from a nearby family-less couple to rescue him and bring him to his new adoptive parents. Religious fantasy, but as a religious story, we categorize this as non-genre.

Date Publication Publisher Type Page
September 1904 Cover The Flower Princess Houghton Mifflin Collection 45
May 2010 The Flower Princess Project Gutenberg Collection |45