Therefore bells for Christmas ring, Therefore little children sing.

CONTENTS

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[Dedication][v]
[Christmas Hymn][3]
[The Symbol and the Saint][5]
[Christmas Eve][21]
[Joel's Talk with Santa Claus][23]
[The Three Kings of Cologne][39]
[The Coming of the Prince][41]
[Chrystmasse of Olde][60]
[The Mouse and the Moonbeam][62]
[Christmas Morning][83]
[Mistress Merciless][86]
[Bethlehem-Town][105]
[The First Christmas Tree][107]
[Star of the East][118]

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[The angels came through the forest to where the little tree stood, and gathering around it, they touched it with their hands]Frontispiece
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[For he was so generous that he gave away all these pretty things as fast as he made them]12
[So Barbara fell asleep]54
["But why shouldn't I be merry?" asked the little mauve mouse. "To-morrow is Christmas, and this is Christmas eve"]64
["'What sound was that?' cried Dimas, for he was exceeding fearful"]78
[The strange allegory of the lame boy's speech filled her with awe]90
[But, with her babe upon her knee, Naught recked that Mother of the tree]106
[To seek that manger out and lay Our gifts before the child— To bring our hearts and offer them Unto our King in Bethlehem!]118