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The night wind was balmy, and there was a fragrance of cedar in its breath. There were violets on the hill side, and I fell amongst them and lay there. THE NIGHT WIND WAS BALMY AND THERE WAS A FRAGRANCE OF CEDAR IN ITS BREATH THERE WERE VIOLETS ON THE HILLSIDE AND I FELL AMONGST THEM AND LAY THERE
I'll warrant me that, if you wanted to, you could tell many a pretty and wonderful story. You must know many a Christmas tale; pray, tell us one to wear away this night of Christmas watching." "I know but one," said the moonbeam. "I have told it over and over again, in every land and in every home; yet I do not weary of it. It is very simple. Should you like to hear it?" "Indeed we should," said the old clock; "but before you begin, let me strike twelve; for I shouldn't want to interrupt you." When the old clock had performed this duty with somewhat more than usual alacrity, the moonbeam began its story: "Upon a time--so long ago that I can't tell how long ago it was--I fell upon a hill-side. It was in a far distant country; this I know, because, although it was the Christmas time, it was not in that country as it is wont to be in countries to the north. Hither the snow-king never came; flowers bloomed all the year, and at all times the lambs found pleasant pasturage on the hill-sides. NGELY YOU TALK SAID THE OLD CLOCK NOW I'LL WARRANT ME THAT IF YOU WANTED TO YOU COULD TELL MANY A PRETTY AND WONDERFUL STORY YOU MUST KNOW MANY A CHRISTMAS TALE PRAY TELL US ONE TO WEAR AWAY THIS NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS WATCHING I KNOW BUT ONE SAID THE MOONBEAM I HAVE TOLD IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN EVERY LAND AND IN EVERY HOME YET I DO NOT WEARY OF IT IT IS VERY SIMPLE SHOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR IT INDEED WE SHOULD SAID THE OLD CLOCK BUT BEFORE YOU BEGIN LET ME STRIKE TWELVE FOR I SHOULDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU WHEN THE OLD CLOCK HAD PERFORMED THIS DUTY WITH SOMEWHAT MORE THAN UNUSUAL ALACRITY THE MOONBEAM BEGAN ITS STORY ONCE UPON A TIME SO LONG AGO THAT I CAN'T TELL HOW LONG AGO IT WAS I FELL UPON A HILLSIDE IT WAS IN A FAR DISTANT COUNTRY THIS I KNOW BECAUSE ALTHOUGH IT WAS THE CHRISTMAS TIME IT WAS NOT IN THAT COUNTRY AS IT IS WONT TO BE IN COUNTRIES TO THE NORTH HITHER THE SNOW KING NEVER CAME FLOWERS BLOOMED ALL THE YEAR AND AT ALL TIMES THE LAMBS FOUND PLEASANT PASTURE ON THE HILLSIDES
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