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A Winter Christmas in the Wisconsin Coulee Past
The narrator recalls a childhood in Iowa and Wisconsin where Christmas trees were rare. A first tree appears at Burr Oak school with Santa Claus, gifts, and a compassionate girl who helps the narrator and brother feel included. Years later he cherishes the memory as a moral lesson about giving to those in need.
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Wisconsin Coulee
Devine
Lyceums
Burr Oak Grove
Santa
Stephen Bartle
Sandy
Betty Burtch
Hattie Knapp