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The Baker's Dozen: A Colonial American Tale
Paperback
Fairy Tales & FolkloreGeneral Juvenile FictionHistory
Publisher Price: $8.95
ISBN13: 9781939160706
Publisher: August House Pub Inc
Published: Sep 6 2013
Pages: 32
Weight: 0.36
Height: 0.26 Width: 7.60 Depth: 10.18
Language: English
A greedy baker learns a lesson about cutting corners.
The baker, Van Amsterdam is known in Colonial America for baking his St. Nicholas cookies; however, his greed drives him to become stingy in his business, selling people short of quality cookies. Until one day, when a strange, old woman buys a dozen cookies from him.
She expects to receive 13, but the baker withholds the last one. Unbeknownst to the baker, the woman curses the baker, and his business goes downhill. The woman returns for another dozen cookies, but this time he gives her an extra measure. This is the story behind a baker's dozen, and the custom of offering 13 items instead of the usual 12, spreads throughout the colonies. The baker learns that his customers respect him more for his kindness, not his wealth.
This holiday story is the perfect companion to a day of cookie making and Christmas lessons about giving and humbleness. In addition, readers will learn the importance of fairness, trustworthiness and selflessness.
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