A Christmas Story is based on several different stories written by Jean Shepherd. These stories were compiled into the collection "In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash" after their appearance in Playboy Magazine in the 1960's.
"Red Ryder Nails the Hammond Kid" (no "street" in the original title of this story, though it was changed to "Cleveland Street" for the compilation) is the story that featured a certain BB gun.
Since the left column is "Story or Novella", I guess a single story fits better than putting the whole compilation in there. |