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"Indeed we should," said the old clock; "but before you begin, let me strike twelve; for I shouldn't want to interrupt you." INDEED WE SHOULD SAID THE OLD CLOCK BUT BEFORE YOU BEGIN LET ME STRIKE TWELVE FOR I SHOULDN'T WANT TO INTERRUPT YOU
said the moonbeam. "But I am very old, and I have travelled many, many leagues, and I have seen wondrous things. Sometimes I toss upon the ocean, sometimes I fall upon a slumbering flower, sometimes I rest upon a dead child's face. I see the fairies at their play, and I hear mothers singing lullabies. Last night I swept across the frozen bosom of a river. A woman's face looked up at me; it was the picture of eternal rest. 'She is sleeping,' said the frozen river. 'I rock her to and fro, and sing to her. Pass gently by, O moonbeam; pass gently by, lest you awaken her.'" "How strangely you talk," said the old clock. "Now, I'll warrant me that, if you wanted to, you could tell many a pretty and wonderful story. You must know many a Christmas tale; pray, tell us one to wear away this night of Christmas watching." "I know but one," said the moonbeam. "I have told it over and over again, in every land and in every home; yet I do not weary of it. It is very simple. Should you like to hear it? LITTLE MOONBEAM INDEED I DO NOT KNOW THAT I AM SO SAID THE MOONBEAM BUT I AM VERY OLD AND I HAVE TRAVELLED MANY MANY LEAGUES AND I HAVE SEEN WONDROUS THINGS SOMETIMES I TOSS UPON THE OCEAN SOMETIMES I FALL UPON A SLUMBERING FLOWER SOMETIMES I REST UPON A DEAD CHILD'S FACE I SEE THE FAIRIES AT THEIR PLAY AND I HEAR MOTHERS SINGING LULLABIES LAST NIGHT I SWEPT ACROSS THE FROZEN BOSOM OF A RIVER A WOMAN'S FACE LOOKED UP AT ME IT WAS THE PICTURE OF ETERNAL REST SHE IS SLEEPING SAID THE FROZEN RIVER I ROCK HER TO AND FRO AND SING TO HER PASS GENTLY BY O MOONBEAM PASS GENTLY BY LEST YOU AWAKEN HER HOW STRANGELY YOU TALK SAID THE OLD CLOCK NOW I'LL WARRANT ME THAT IF YOU WANTED TO YOU COULD TELL MANY A PRETTY AND WONDERFUL STORY YOU MUST KNOW MANY A CHRISTMAS TALE PRAY TELL US ONE TO WEAR AWAY THIS NIGHT OF CHRISTMAS WATCHING I KNOW BUT ONE SAID THE MOONBEAM I HAVE TOLD IT OVER AND OVER AGAIN IN EVERY LAND AND IN EVERY HOME YET I DO NOT WEARY OF IT IT IS VERY SIMPLE SHOULD YOU LIKE TO HEAR IT
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