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] But now Norss and Faia were come to old age. BUT NOW NORSE AND VOYA WERE COME TO OLD AGE
ensed everywhere the beauteous things which his fancy conceived and his skill executed. Jans, being now a very old man, and having no son of his own, gave to Claus his forge and workshop, and taught him those secret arts which he in youth had learned from cunning masters. Right joyous now was Claus; and many, many times the Northern sky glowed with the flames that danced singing from the forge while Claus moulded his pretty toys. Every color of the rainbow were these flames; for they reflected the bright colors of the beauteous things strewn round that wonderful workshop. Just as of old he had dispensed to all children alike the homelier toys of his youth, so now he gave to all children alike these more beautiful and more curious gifts. So little children everywhere loved Claus, because he gave them pretty toys, and their parents loved him because he made their little ones so happy. [Illustration: For he was so generous that he gave away all these pretty things as fast as he made them.  WENT TO SLEEP SO KLAUS GREW TO MANHOOD INCREASING EACH DAY IN KNOWLEDGE AND IN WISDOM HIS WORKS INCREASED TOO AND HIS LIBERALITY DISPENDS EVERYWHERE TO BEAUTEOUS THINGS WHICH HIS FANCY CONCEIVE AND HIS SKILL EXECUTED JOHNS BEING NOW A VERY OLD MAN AND HAVING NO SON OF HIS OWN GAVE TO CLOSE HIS FORGE AND WORKSHOP AND TAUGHT HIM THOSE SECRET ARTS WHICH HE IN YOUTH HAD LEARNED FROM CUNNING MASTERS RYEJEAS NOW WAS CLOSE AND MANY MANY TIMES THE NORTHERN SKY GLOWED WITH THE FLAMES THAT DAWN SINGING FROM THE FORDS WHILE KLAUS MOULDED HIS PRETTY TOYS EVERY COLOR OF THE RAINBOWER THESE FLAMES FOR THERE REFLECTED THE BRIGHT COLORS OF THE BEAUTEOUS THINGS STREWN ROUND THAT WONDERFUL WORKSHOP JUST AS OF OLD HE HAD DISPENSED THE OLD CHILDREN ALIKE THE HOMELIER TOY OF HIS YOUTH SO NOW HE GIVES OLD CHILDREN LIKE THESE MORE BEAUTIFUL AND MORE COURTEOUS GIFTS SO LITTLE CHILDREN EVERYWHERE LOVE KLOWS BECAUSE HE GAVE THEM PRETTY TOYS AND THEIR PARENTS LOVED HIM BECAUSE HE MADE THEIR LITTLE ONES SO HAPPY
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