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No danger ever menaced it, no harm threatened; for the angel never slept,  through the day and through the night the angel watched the little tree and protected it from all evil. NO DANGER EVER MENACED IT NO HARM THREATENED FOR THE ANGEL NEVER SLEPT THROUGH THE DAY AND THROUGH THE NIGHT AND THE ANGEL WATCHED THE LITTLE TREE AND PROTECTED IT FROM ALL EVIL
 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! 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. EY 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 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
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