“He does better things than that, my dear. The real Kris Kingle is the Christ-child.”
“Who is He?”
“Did you never hear anybody tell of Christ?”
“No, ma’am.”
“He is God. He came down here to live upon earth, where He suffered and died for us. He loved little children, for He was Himself once a child.”
“Was He little, like me?”
“Yes.”
“How did He suffer?”
“Wicked men insulted Him and beat Him and killed Him.”
“Did they beat Him and strike Him like they do me?”