Five Minute Stories

Five Minute Stories is a collection of sweet, innocent, a little moralizing, and humorous short stories for children by Laura Elizabeth Richards. She is known for writing more than 90 books, including biographies, poetry, and several for children. One well-known children's poem is her literary nonsense verse «Eletelephony.»

Containing illustrations by Wheelan, A. R, this volume has about one hundred three delightful stories and short poems written for children.

Excerpt from the book

"The little sweet Child tied on her hood, and put on her warm cloak and mittens. «I am going to the wood,» she said, «to tell the creatures all about it. They cannot understand about Christmas, mamma says, and of course she knows, but I do think they ought to know about New Year!»"