A Tree for PeterA modern Christmas miracle makes for a good read all year round. No one had ever seen big Peter before, and no one ever saw him again, and no one ever saw him at all but small Peter who lived in dingy, squalid old Shantytown. Yet it was big Peter's gift to small Peter a shiny toy spade with a red handle, and a small green Christmas tree lighted with tiny candles that caused Shantytown people to have hope again. And with new hope the grass grew, and there were gardens, and the junk heaps were cleaned up and the sagging doors were put back on their hinges. This is a modern miracle, through which sad and beaten houses became white and neat and shining, and desolate, hopeless people found that love and hope can still move mountains. There are no saints and angels; just a tramp, an Irish cop, a small boy, and City Hall, but Shanytown becomes Peter's Landing and faith was reborn. -- Provided by publisher. |
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afraid asked Peter beautiful began big city big policeman castle Christmas clean and white coat cold dark dog-fashion dream end of day eyes face fingers friendly fire green hand happy head heard Hello hollyhocks houses clean inside iron fence junk KATE SEREDY king in disguise laddie laughed laughter lawn light little tree live loud magic merry tune nobody's houses old houses old John paint Pat's patch of grass Peanut peeked Peter knew Peter Marsh Peter nodded Peter waited Peter's heart Peter's mother Peter's tree Prince Peter rambling rose remembered rocks rough boys rusty stove secret garden seeds seemed to say shining shone shook shouted sighed silent slowly small Peter smell smiled spring stood summer Sunday feeling surprise talk tall things Thomas Crandon tiny train tramp ugly voice waited walked wanted whispered whistling white house surrounded wind window-eyes winter words