Twelve-year-oldJoblivedonamountainintheCatskillswithhisgrandfather.OneDecemberChristmasEve,whenhisgrandfatherhadgonetotownleavingJobtocareforthecowandchickens,asnowstormarrived,preventinghisgrandfather'sreturn.Sittinginfrontofthefire,Jobisvisitedbynumerousfairies,whotellhimwonderfulstoriesoftheworld.Uponhisgrandfather'sreturn,Jobisnotquitesure-diditactuallyhappenorhadhedreamedit?Thisisawonderfulstoryofimagination,beautifullywrittenandillustrated.Originallypublishedin1876.