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"Ay, ay," said Norss; "but how is that possible?" AYE AY SAID NORSE BUT HOW IS THAT POSSIBLE
 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.] But now Norss and Faia were come to old age. After long years of love and happiness, they knew that death could not be far distant. And one day Faia said to Norss: "Neither you nor I, dear love, fear death; but if we could choose, would we not choose to live always in this our son Claus, who has been so sweet a joy to us? SHOP 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 BUT NOW NORSE AND VOYA WERE COME TO OLD AGE AFTER LONG YEARS OF LOVE AND HAPPINESS THEY KNEW THAT DEATH COULD NOT BEFORE DISTEND AND ONE DAY FIRE SAID TO NORSE NEITHER YOU NOR I DO LOVE YOUR DEATH BUT IF WE WILL CHOOSE WOULD WE NOT CHOOSE TO LIVE ALWAYS IN THIS OUR SON CLASS WHO HAS BEEN SO SWEET A JOY TO US
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