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The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

By Amelia C. Houghton

Book information

Publisher
Yesterday's Classics
Year
2006
ISBN
159915191X, 9781599151915
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (4681453 bytes)
Pages
148\0
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

Draw close to the fire, all you who believe in the spirit of Christmas, whether you call it Santa Claus, or simply good will to men; and listen to the story of Nicholas the Wandering Orphan who became Nicholas the Wood-carver, a lover of little children. Follow him through his first years as a lonely little boy, who had the knack of carving playthings for children; then as a young man, busy over the little toys; then as a prosperous, fat, rosy old man, who overcomes all sorts of difficulties in order to attain his ambition, a toy for every child in the village. Learn how he started to drive a beautiful sleigh drawn by prancing reindeer; why he first came down a chimney; how he filled the first stocking; where the first Christmas tree was decorated; and finally how he came to be known as "Saint Nicholas" and "Santa Claus."

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