large/9478/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_13_field_64kb_5
large/9478/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_13_field_64kb
English
9478
Its nearest neighbor was a tiny tree, so small it scarcely ever was noticed; yet it was a very beautiful little tree, and the vines and ferns and mosses and other humble residents of the forest loved it dearly. ITS NEAREST NEIGHBOR WAS A TINY TREE SO SMALL IT SCARCELY EVER WAS NOTICED YET IT WAS A VERY BEAUTIFUL LITTLE TREE THE VINES AND FERNS AND MOSSES AND OTHER HUMBLE RESIDENCE OF THE FOREST LOVED IT DEARLY
her babe upon her knee, Naught recked that Mother of the tree. ] THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE Once upon a time the forest was in a great commotion. Early in the evening the wise old cedars had shaken their heads ominously and predicted strange things. They had lived in the forest many, many years; but never had they seen such marvellous sights as were to be seen now in the sky, and upon the hills, and in the distant village. "Pray tell us what you see," pleaded a little vine; "we who are not as tall as you can behold none of these wonderful things. Describe them to us, that we may enjoy them with you." "I am filled with such amazement," said one of the cedars, "that I can hardly speak. The whole sky seems to be aflame, and the stars appear to be dancing among the clouds; angels walk down from heaven to the earth, and enter the village or talk with the shepherds upon the hills." The vine listened in mute astonishment. Such things never before had happened. The vine trembled with excitement. IPPERVOX DOTTER WORK RECORDING BY KANGAROO CHRISTMAS TALES AND CHRISTMAS VERSE BY EUGENE FIELD THE FIRST CHRISTMAS TREE ONCE UPON A TIME THE FOREST WAS IN A GREAT COMMOTION EARLY IN THE EVENING THE WISE OLD CEDARS HAD SHAKEN THEIR HEADS OMINOUSLY AND PREDICTED STRANGE THINGS THEY HAD LIVED IN THE FOREST MANY MANY YEARS BUT NEVER HAD THEY SEEN SUCH MARVELLOUS SIGHTS AS WERE TO BE SEEN NOW IN THE SKY AND UPON THE HILLS AND IN THE DISTANT VILLAGE PRAY TELL US WHAT YOU SEE PLEADED A LITTLE VINE WE WHO ARE NOT AS TALL AS YOU CAN BEHOLD NONE OF THESE WONDERFUL THINGS DESCRIBE THEM TO US THAT WE MAY ENJOY THEM WITH YOU I AM FILLED WITH SUCH AMAZEMENT SAID ONE OF THE CEDARS THAT I CAN HARDLY SPEAK THE WHOLE SKY SEEMS TO BE AFLAME AND THE STARS APPEAR TO BE DANCING AMONG THE CLOUDS ANGELS WALK DOWN FROM HEAVEN TO THE EARTH AND ENTER THE VILLAGE OR TALK WITH THE SHEPHERDS UPON THE HILLS THE VINE LISTENED IN MUTE ASTONISHMENT SUCH THINGS NEVER BEFORE HAD HAPPENED THE VINE TREMBLED WITH EXCITEMENT
large/9478/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_13_field_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/9478/christmas_tales_and_verse_1612_librivox_64kb_mp3/christmas_13_field_64kb.flac