Christmas Stories
- “’Twas the night before Christmas,
- And all through the house
- Not a creature was stirring,
- Not even a mouse.”
The last touches had been put upon the tall Christmas tree standing in the living room. The father and mother had gone upstairs to bed—
- “And the children were nestled all snug in their beds,
- While visions of sugar plums danced through their heads.”
But, in the hole in the wall, the Velvet family were all wide awake.
“Ee-ee-ee!” squeaked Squeaky, “why can’t we creep into the big room and see the tall Christmas tree? We have heard the children talking about that tree for days, and we have never seen a Christmas tree, so please,
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