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Order Online and toll free 1-866-565-3311 Gabriel's Magic Ornament
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ILLUSTRATIONS BY RYAN SCHUNEMANN COLORING BY DONNA VANDRIES Chapter 1--Ornament of Dreams and Dreams of Ornaments "I'm bored," said Chris. "Please, can I go outside and play?" "Not in that deep freeze," Mom replied. "You'll catch your death of cold." |
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Chapter
2--What Hiccups Apples and Spits Mistletoe?
"Can you help settle our dispute?" Fat Pig sqealed. "Before I could put an apple in my bag, Old Mutt snatched it. I believe it's my apple, don't you? I got to it first!" |
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Chapter 3--Maids a Milking, Leaping Lords, and Birds of a Feather The store was called Partridges and Pears, and the children found a sales lady in a pink pinafore. "Why does your tag say Milkmaid?" Chris asked. "Are there cows here?" "No silly boy, we don't milk cows. We milk customers for moola." |
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Chapter 4--The Price at Which You Eat Sugar! When Lady vanished again, the children found themselves on Christmas Candy Way. |
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Chapter 5--One Tin Soldier Rides Away The calm was eerie, like the eye of a hurricane. Then the echo of gunfire broke the silence. "Are they shooting at us?" asked Laura. |
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Chapter
6--Santas, Santas Everywhere, but Just One You Can Trust!
Below the cold, silent gleam of snow-covered roof tops, windows glowed with warm yellow light. Chris and Laura heard singing and laughter. A group of little people were skating on a frozen lake. They were elves! |
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Chapter
7--Next Stop! Star at Tree Top!
"Sometimes they call me the Bishop of Myra. You may call me Saint Nicholas if you wish." "The other Santas here say you're a crazy old codger," said Chris. "Is what they say true?" |
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Chapter 8--Biting Off More Than He Can Chew The brilliance of the Star at Tree Top was almost blinding. Leading to it was a winding, golden staircase, and a fiery, golden liquid cascaded down its steps like water rippling over stones in a brook. "You must climb the stairs to get to the Star," said Saint Nicholas. "There is no other way." |
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Chapter 9--No Dream Can Last Forever, Or Can It? "Gabriel's Magic Ornament! It disappeared just as you said it would, Dad!" Chris exclaimed. "I was only joking," said Dad. "Maybe the ornament has fallen off." |
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