Such a beautiful tree they had never before seen. It was hung with strings of popped corn and red cranberries. It was covered with colored balls and big gold stars. Over it was white, shiny stuff that looked like snow.
It had candy bags and oranges. At the top, there was a doll with wings. And there were many boxes and packages.
"Oh! Oh! Oh!" said both children again.
"Do you like it?" asked mother.
"I never saw anything so pretty," said Polly. "Is that a fairy at the top?"
"I think it is Santa Claus's little girl," said Peter. "I should like to have her for my own."
"Should you rather have that than anything else here?" asked father.
"I think so, father. May I?"
"Walk around the tree and see if you are sure, my son."
