The Legend of The Christmas Tree

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Eleazar Vargas #30

Mariana Herrera #18


Natalia Garza Maciel #10

The Legend of the


Christmas Tree.
Two little children
were sitting by the fire one cold winter's night. All at once
they heard a timid knock at the door, and one ran to open it.

There, outside in
the cold and the darkness, stood a child with no shoes upon
his feet and clad in thin, ragged garments. He was shivering
with cold, and he asked to come in and warm himself. "Yes,
come," cried both the children; "you shall have our place by
the fire. Come in!"
They drew the little stranger to their warm seat and shared

their supper with him and


gave him their bed, while they slept on a hard bench

In the night they were awakened by strains of sweet music


and, looking out, they saw a band of children in shining
garments approaching the house. They were playing on
golden harps, and the air was full of melody.
Suddenly the Stranger Child stood before them; no longer
cold and ragged, but clad in silvery light. His soft voice said:
"I was cold and you took Me in. I was hungry, and you fed
Me. I was tired, and you gave Me your bed. I am the Christ
Child, wandering through the world to bring peace and
happiness to all good children. As you have given to Me, so
may this tree every year give rich fruit to you."

So saying, He broke a
branch from the fir tree that grew near the door, and He
planted it in the ground and disappeared.

But the branch grew into a great tree, and every year it
bore wonderful golden fruit for the kind children.

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