Musaicum Books presents the Musaicum Christmas Specials. We have selected the greatest Christmas novels, short stories and fairy tales for this joyful and charming holiday season, for all those who want to keep the spirit of Christmas alive with a heartwarming tale. A Christmas Child is an idealistic accounting of the life of young Ted who was born on Christmas. It describes life in a much early time in England. Ted is a good kind child. He is interested and attracted to many things of beauty and worth. Ted always tries to make his mother happy and he is always polite. He is always helpful and kind to his little sister. Ted collected things of interest to him, and had a room with a museum in his house, where he gave tours by appointment.
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Mary Louisa Molesworth. A Christmas Child (Musaicum Christmas Specials)
A Christmas Child (Musaicum Christmas Specials)
Table of Contents
Chapter I. Baby Ted
Chapter II. In the Garden
Chapter III. Wishes and Fears
Chapter IV. The Story of Sunny
Chapter V. The Story of Sunny (Concluded)
Chapter VI. Little Narcissa
Chapter VII. Getting Big
Chapter VIII "Statistics."
Chapter IX. A peacock's Feather and a Kiss
Chapter X. Some Rainy Adventures
Chapter XI "It's Only I, Mother."
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Mary Louisa Molesworth
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Ted took her advice. Later in the evening he went downstairs to say good-night. His mother was outside, walking about the garden, for it was a beautiful summer evening. Ted ran to her; but on his way something caught his eye, which sent a pang to his little heart. It was the bunch of flowers he had gathered for her, lying withered already, poor little things, on a bench just by the door, where she had laid them when saying good-bye to her visitors. Ted stopped short; his face grew very red, and big tears rose slowly to his eyes. He was carefully collecting them together in his little hand when his mother called to him.
"Come, Ted, dear," she said; "what are you about?"
