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Christmas short stories - Dec. 2021, week 4
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I've read either this version of the Christ Child story or another similar one; it's a lovely reminder of what the season should be.I hadn't read Christmas Under the Snow, but I've read a lot of "prairie winter" stories, and I really enjoyed this one. The thick snow and the wind howling and covering up everything familiar is a scary thought, and one that happened too often for comfort. The unprepared (or the unlucky?) often paid dearly for their homesteads.
A Story of the Christ Child was simple but moving. Christmas Under the Snow is my favorite story so far. Being buried is a scary thought, but I was more worried for Papa and the horse out in the storm than the family in the cabin.
It's a nice touch that they will let the birds free in the spring if they want to go.
Jackie wrote: "A Story of the Christ Child was simple but moving. Christmas Under the Snow is my favorite story so far. Being buried is a scary thought, but I was more worried for Papa and the horse out in the ..."
The universal children's hankering after a pet really came through in this; I think one of the reasons I loved Heidi so much was the goats! And it really was sweet that the birds would get to go free (I hate seeing birds in cages). We live on what I call high prairie and watching our bird life never gets old.
Week 4: Dec. 22-31 - "Christmas Under the Snow" (story XXIX) and "A Story of the Christ-child" (story X).