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The cedars said they never had seen the like. The sun seemed to lavish its choicest rays upon the little tree, heaven dropped its sweetest dew upon it, and the winds never came to the forest that they did not forget their rude manners and linger to kiss the little tree and sing it their prettiest songs. THE CEDAR SAID THEY NEVER HAD SEEN THE LIKE THE SUN SEEMED TO LAVISH ITSHOICEST RAYS UPON THE LITTLE TREE HEAVEN DROPPED ITS SWEETEST DEW UPON IT AND THE WINDS NEVER CAME TO THE FOREST THAT THEY DID NOT FORGET THEIR RUDE MANNERS AND LINGER TO KISS THE LITTLE TREE AND SING IT THEIR PRETTIEST SONGS
hed it with their hands, and kissed its little branches, and sang even more sweetly than before. And their song was about the Child, the Child, the Child that had been born. Then the stars came down from the skies and danced and hung upon the branches of the tree, and they, too, sang that song,--the song of the Child. And all the other trees and the vines and the ferns and the mosses beheld in wonder; nor could they understand why all these things were being done, and why this exceeding honor should be shown the little tree. When the morning came the angels left the forest,--all but one angel, who remained behind and lingered near the little tree. Then a cedar asked: "Why do you tarry with us, holy angel?" And the angel answered: "I stay to guard this little tree, for it is sacred, and no harm shall come to it." The little tree felt quite relieved by this assurance, and it held up its head more confidently than ever before. And how it thrived and grew, and waxed in strength and beauty! OOD IN GATHERING AROUND IT THEY TOUCHED IT WITH THEIR HANDS IT KISSED ITS LITTLE BRANCHES AND SANG EVEN MORE SWEETLY THAN BEFORE AND THEIR SONG WAS ABOUT THE CHILD THE CHILD THE CHILD WHO HAD BEEN BORN THEN THE STARS CAME DOWN FROM THE SKIES AND DANCED AND HUNG UPON THE BRANCHES OF THE TREE AND THEY TOO SANG THAT SONG THE SONG OF THE CHILD AND ALL THE OTHER TREES AND THE VINES AND THE FERNS AND THE MOSSES BEHELD IN WONDER NOR COULD THEY UNDERSTAND WHY ALL THESE THINGS WERE BEING DONE AND WHY THE SUCCEEDING HONOR SHOULD BE SHOWN THE LITTLE TREE WHEN THE MORNING CAME THE ANGELS LEFT THE FOREST ALL BUT ONE ANGEL WHO REMAINED BEHIND AND LINGERED NEAR THE LITTLE TREE THEN A CEDAR ASKED WHY DO YOU TARRY WITH US HOLY ANGEL AND THE ANGEL ANSWERED I STAY TO GUARD THIS LITTLE TREE FOR IT IS SACRED AND NO HARM SHALL COME TO IT THE LITTLE TREE FELT QUITE RELIEVED BY THIS ASSURANCE AND IT HELD UP ITS HEAD MORE CONFIDENTLY THAN EVER BEFORE AND HOW IT THRIVED AND GREW AND WAXED IN STRENGTH AND BEAUTY
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