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Seeing Santa Claus by Laura Frost Armitage
A playful 1808 era tableau of children plotting to fool Santa Claus by acting as Mother Goose figures. They prepare costumes and props in anticipation of a midnight visit, then fall asleep mid performance. Santa discovers them, guesses their ruse, and departs, leaving the children waking to their failed disguise and new resolve to stay awake next time.
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Dorothy
Hlow
Fred
Flarry-on
Gladys
Fred-Ob
Harry
Jack Horner
Bopeep
Miss Muffet
Jaeh
Jill
Ruth
Bari
Horner
Crook
Alidex
Jack
Mies Mauffer
Boy Blue
Ming
Roy Blue