The Life Story Of Santa Claus Chapter 1....THE STORM Chapter 2....THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TOYS Chapter 3....THE SLED RACE Chapter 4....THE EVENING BEFORE CHRISTMAS Chapter 5....THE FIRST CHRISTMAS STOCKING Chapter 6....THE RED SUIT Chapter 7....THE REINDEER Chapter 8....THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CHIMNEY Chapter 9....THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREES Chapter 10...HOLLY Chapter 11...THE LAST STOCKING Chapter 12...NICHOLAS SLEEPS Chapter 13...SANTA CLAUS IS BORN |
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"Isn’t it wonderful? It’s the
happiest Christmas we’ve ever had!" "Little Stephen found a fir tree in a tub, decorated with more gifts, fruit and candles, the same way the gypsy children found their gifts many years ago." "Yes, and Stephen says there’s a big, shiny star at the very top." "That’s because Stephen believes in him," they said ashamed of themselves, "But now we believe too." An old woman watching all the happy faces, said in her cracked voice, "He’s a saint, that’s what he is!" "Yes he’s Saint Nicholas now!" They all took up the cry and the whole village joined in shouting, "Saint Nicholas! Saint Nicholas!" A little boy’s voice tried to add his stumbling speech to the general shouting. "Sant Clos! Sant Clos!" he lisped. "We believe now," the children and their parents all said to each other. "How could Saint Nicholas be forgotten by us. We believe he will always visit us on Christmas Eve as long as there is one child left in the village" "In the village," echoed little Stephen, "You mean in the whole wide world," he shouted triumphantly. page 49 |