Easter Stories

"This thoughtfully curated collection is remarkable for its range and breadth. The stories come from all over the world and represent many genres, such as parables, animal fables, historical fiction, fairy tales, and Christian fantasy. Definitely read these stories at Easter, but keep the book close and pull it out whenever you and your family need a reminder of the great Easter themes of transformation, reconciliation and the triumph of life over death."—National Catholic Register

• Contents1 The Easter Lily - Jane Tyson Clement2 The Coming of the King - Laura E. Richards3 How Donkeys Got the Spirit of Contradiction - André Trocmé4 The Church of the Washing of the Feet - Alan Paton5 Stories from the Cottonpatch Gospel - Clarence Jordan6 Saint Veronica’s Kerchief - Selma Lagerlöf7 The Way to the Cross - Lew Wallace8 Robin Redbreast - Selma Lagerlöf9 The Atonement - Ludwig von Gerdtell10 The Flaming Heart of Danko - Maxim Gorky11 John - Elizabeth Goudge12 The Legend of Christopherus - Hans Thoma13 Robert of Sicily - Sara Cone Bryant14 Two Old Men - Leo Tolstoy15 The Golden Egg - Ivy Bolton16 The Case of Rachoff - Karl Joseph Friedrich17 The Deserted Mine - Ruth Sawyer18 The Student - Anton Chekhov19 A Dust Rag for Easter Eggs - Claire Huchet Bishop20 The Barge-Master’s Easter - J. W. Ooms21 The Ragman - Walter Wangerin22 Easter Under a Park Bench - Kirk Wareham23 The Death of the Lizard - C. S. Lewis24 Mary’s Child - The Brothers Grimm25 The King and Death - Ger Koopman26 The Selfish Giant - Oscar WildeFrom The Everlasting Mercy - John MasefieldSources