. St. Nicholas [serial]. ichfruits or nuts. The kind old Tree-master laughed when heheard this. He was not so busy now, and hecould listen to the trou])les of his little fir-tree. Ho! ho! he said; so you want fruit andflowers, do you? Well, I rather guess we can fixthat! Hereafter you shall bear wonderful fruitand flowers and nuts every winter, when theother trees are impatiently waiting for the blossoms and fruits you show shall far,far anything they have ever flaunted inyour face ! The little fir-tree could scarcely believe thisgood news. But it was true. The Tree-master or
. St. Nicholas [serial]. ichfruits or nuts. The kind old Tree-master laughed when heheard this. He was not so busy now, and hecould listen to the trou])les of his little fir-tree. Ho! ho! he said; so you want fruit andflowers, do you? Well, I rather guess we can fixthat! Hereafter you shall bear wonderful fruitand flowers and nuts every winter, when theother trees are impatiently waiting for the blossoms and fruits you show shall far,far anything they have ever flaunted inyour face ! The little fir-tree could scarcely believe thisgood news. But it was true. The Tree-master ordered that she should bethe Christmas Tree ! And so, every winter, the fir-treeblossoms out in marvelous blooms ofcolor and gold ! Her branches arehung with wondrous fruits such asnever grew on a summer tree ! Nutsare there, and more holly berriesthan the holly-tree herself evershowed ! And high above, crown-ing the glorified little fir-tree, theChristmas star sheds its raysin a blessing never bestowedon anv other tree !.
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