The Flying Canoe: A Christmas Story

by Eric A. Kimmel · 2011

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On Christmas Eve, six French-Canadian trappers meet a mysterious stranger who gives them the gift of a trip to their homes in Montreal, if only they agree not to speak until they cross their own thresholds.

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folklorefolkloreMore like thisLess of thismyths and folkloremyths and folkloreMore like thisLess of this
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ChristmasChristmasMore like thisLess of this
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ChristmasChristmasMore like thisLess of thisCanadaCanadaMore like thisLess of this
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picture bookschildrens

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