The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For Children

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Various. The Night Before Christmas and Other Popular Stories For Children

The Night Before Christmas

The Night After Christmas

SANTA CLAUS DOES NOT FORGET

THE FAIRY CHRISTMAS

THE BALL GAME

CHRISTMAS DAY

THE DOLLS' CHRISTMAS PARTY

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS GIFTS

MAMA'S HAPPY CHRISTMAS

THE CHRISTMAS CAROL OF THE BIRDS

A TURKEY FOR ONE

LITTLE CHRISTMAS CAROLLERS

WHAT HAPPENED CHRISTMAS EVE

SUSY'S CHRISTMAS PRESENT

SANTA CLAUS'S LETTER

A RAGGED CHRISTMAS FEAST

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Bertie was a very good boy. He was kind, obedient, truthful, and unselfish. He had, however, one great fault,—he always forgot.

No matter how important the errand, his answer always was, "I forgot." When he was sent with a note to the dress-maker his mother would find the note in his pocket at night. If he was sent to the store in a great hurry, to get something for tea, he would return late, without the article, but with his usual answer.

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skates, and drum, and violin, and all the things on this paper. Then when Santa Claus goes to my stocking he will find the list. He can see it and put the things in as fast as he reads."

Christmas morning came, and Bertie was up at dawn to see what was in his stocking. His mother kept away from him as long as she could, for she knew what Santa Claus had done.

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