A Christmas Memory of Grandfather Kimbrough’s House
A narrator recalls a December Christmas at Grandfather Kimbrough’s with family arrivals, gift unwrapping, and a dramatic steam engine and submarine mishap in the library. The doll Josephine, gifted by Grandmother Wiles, becomes a memorable, disliked centerpiece before grandmother takes it back to Indianapolis.
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Grandfather Kimbrough
Grandmother
Gray
Erna
Brother
Grandfather
Wiles
Jim
Hach
Charles
James
Emily
Kimbroughs
Indianapolis
Josephine
Grandmother Wiles
Lloyd
Grandmother Kimbrough
Uncle Jim
Uncle Lloyd
Jimmie
Frank
Christmas gifts and playhouse scenes spark family joy
A family recounts Christmas scenes with a full size puppet theater, an elaborate electric train setup, and children playing in a packing case turned cave. The narrator reflects on gifts and urges parents not to discard packing cartons and string.
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Eliza
Alexander
Pardner
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Emily Kimbrough
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