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In nineteenth-century New York City, when Pa brings home a young turkey in hopes of saving money on their Christmas dinner, his family faces all sorts of trouble--and expense--in their tiny apartment.

When a devil's imp and his wife impersonate her parents, Alpha uses soap and water to deal with them and their baby.

When their father eats so much that he pops the buttons off his britches, each of his three daughters tries a different plan to find replacements.

When an Ogre comes to town demanding a bride, the mayor sacrifices the homeless girl with no name that everyone thinks is a pest and a bother, but she finds a way to outwit them all.

A spoiled pig, the new possession of a rich banker who is fond of bacon and ham, comes to appreciate his former owner who considered him his best friend.

Stripped and marooned on a small island by their fellow campers, a boy and a girl form an uneasy bond that grows into a deep friendship when they decide to run away and disappear without a trace.

At the request of her social worker, thirteen-year-old Linda gradually reveals how her life with her unstable mother and her younger brother led to her rape and the murder she witnessed.

A beggar arrives at the inn declaring he is a king but only manages to convince Little Baggit, the servant.

A giant accidentally cuts off his toe and it develops a character of its own.