![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() When their letters go unanswered, Babar takes it upon himself to journey and find Father Christmas to ask him in person. Why shouldn't we write him to come here too and see us in Elephant's country?" Next morning the children know he has been there because they find toys in their shoes. It is difficult to catch a glimpse of him for he comes down the chimney while one sleeps. He carries with him great quantities of toys and gives them to the little children. ![]() "Listen, listen to this wonderful tale which I've just heard! It seems that in Man's country, every year, on the night before Christmas, a very kind old gentleman with a large white beard, wearing a red suit with a pointed hood, flies over the countryside. In this holiday story, we find the monkey Zephir excitedly confiding in the elephant cousins Arthur, Pom, Flora and Alexander. almost too modern to actually be vintage. Sometimes it's hard to believe how long ago they were written as they are perfect snapshots of how I thought the world was back then. The thinking and the imagination were always so cosmopolitan to me, and the sparks still fly from no matter how old I get. They are so intriguing and a bit bizarre, particularly to a girl who grew up in small town America. ![]()
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