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Two white candles in a Christmas tale argue over their fate while on a tree one shines at the tiptop as others fade. A contrasting joke about German prices closes the piece with a humorous quip.
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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1909
Page
10
Two white candles in a Christmas tale argue over their fate while on a tree one shines at the tiptop as others fade. A contrasting joke about German prices closes the piece with a humorous quip.
A young girl jokes that if Santa had corns like grandpa he might fear melting his feet by chimney flames. Her playful lines turn on the image of Santa visiting a household and the danger of hot fire.
The poem describes two foolish boys who protest Santa by demanding he resign and change his gifts. They draft a detailed plan, listing how he should conduct two yearly trips and what to bring for each child, only to wake on Christmas morning to find no presents left by Santa.
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