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large/11245/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_07_field_64kb
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The shutters were thrown open, and through the windows Barbara could see a beautiful Christmas tree in the centre of a spacious room  a beautiful Christmas tree ablaze with red and green lights, and heavy with toys and stars and glass balls and other beautiful things that children love. THE SHUTTERS WERE THROWN OPEN AND THROUGH THE WINDOWS BARBARA COULD SEE A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE IN THE CENTRE OF A SPACIOUS ROOM A BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TREE ABLAZE WITH RED AND GREEN LIGHTS AND HEAVY WITH TOYS AND STARS AND GLASS BALLS AND OTHER BEAUTIFUL THINGS THAT CHILDREN LOVE
r you everywhere, little snowflake! So come with me." And without any further ado, the wind seized upon the snowflake and hurried it along the street and led it a merry dance through the icy air of the winter night. Barbara trudged on through the snow and looked in at the bright things in the shop windows. The glitter of the lights and the sparkle of the vast array of beautiful Christmas toys quite dazzled her. A strange mingling of admiration, regret, and envy filled the poor little creature's heart. "Much as I may yearn to have them, it cannot be," she said to herself, "yet I may feast my eyes upon them." "Go away from here!" said a harsh voice. "How can the rich people see all my fine things if you stand before the window? Be off with you, you miserable little beggar!" It was the shopkeeper, and he gave Barbara a savage box on the ear that sent her reeling into the deeper snowdrifts of the gutter. Presently she came to a large house where there seemed to be much mirth and festivity. ARA STOOD I'VE BEEN LOOKING FOR YOU EVERYWHERE LITTLE SNOWFLAKE SO COME WITH ME AND WITHOUT ANY FURTHER ADO THE WIND SEIZED UPON THE SNOWFLAKE AND HURRIED IT ALONG THE STREET AND LED IT A MERRY DANCE THROUGH THE ICY AIR OF THE WINTER NIGHT BARBARA TRUDGED ON THROUGH THE SNOW AND LOOKED IN AT THE BRIGHT THINGS IN THE SHOP WINDOWS THE GLITTER OF THE LIGHTS AND THE SPARKLE OF THE VAST ARRAY OF BEAUTIFUL CHRISTMAS TOYS QUITE DAZZLED HER A STRANGE MINGLING OF ADMIRATION REGRET AND ENVY FILLED THE POOR LITTLE CREATURE'S HEART MUCH AS I MAY YEARN TO HAVE THEM IT CANNOT BE SHE SAID TO HERSELF YET I MAY FEAST MY EYES UPON THEM GO AWAY FROM HERE SAID A HARSH VOICE HOW CAN THE RICH PEOPLE SEE ALL MY FINE THINGS IF YOU STAND BEFORE THE WINDOW BE OFF WITH YOU YOU MISERABLE LITTLE BEGGAR IT WAS THE SHOPKEEPER AND HE GAVE BARBARA A SAVAGE BOX IN THE EAR THAT SENT HER REELING INTO THE DEEPER SNOW DRIFTS OF THE GUTTER PRESENTLY SHE CAME TO A LARGE HOUSE WHERE THERE SEEMED TO BE MUCH MIRTH AND FESTIVITY
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