A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston, Excerpt

8/8/2019 A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston, Excerpt

1/43


2/43

H Zchge hed ]glpcf MorgstlhsH Eivfcch

Ny0 Hly Mcgpstie

GeH Zchge hed ]glpcf Morgstlhs, aril tof hutoir ia

tof wgdfcy pipuchr Bhuaalhe Hlgso Nhbfry ]frgfs,

soueefd Heeh Lhf difset rfmfgvf tof wfcmilf

sof fxpfmts wofe sof phys h vgsgt air Morgstlhs hed

ofr wircd nfkges ti ahcc hphrt, cfhvgek ofr ti

qufstgie ofr pchmf ge ofr ahlgcy hed ofr ahgto ge

Hlgso trhdgtgie.

Cfhre lirf hniutH Zchge hed ]glpcf Morgstlhs

Aged iut hniut ^fmchglgek Morgstlhs ie Ahmfniib

Cfhre Lirf |Piedfrvhe ie ]mrgnd |Piedfrvhe.mil
http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.facebook.com/ReclaimingChristmashttp://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.scribd.com/zondervan/http://www.zondervan.com/http://www.zondervan.com/http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.zondervan.com/http://www.scribd.com/zondervan/http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.facebook.com/ReclaimingChristmashttp://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmashttp://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310327363&cm_mmc=ZT-_-Scribd-Nov10-_-Scribd-_-Plain+Simple+Christmas


3/43


4/43

Hcsi ny Hly Mcgpstie0

H Kgat ia KrhmfH Zrilgsf ia Oipf


5/43

PIEDF^QHE

H Zchge hed ]glpcf Morgstlhs

Mipyrgkot >:8: ny Hly Mcgpstie

Togs tgtcf gs hcsi hvhgchncf hs h Piedfrvhe fniib.

Qgsgt www.ziedfrvhe.mil/fniibs.

Togs tgtcf gs hcsi hvhgchncf ge h Piedfrvhe hudgi fdgtgie.

Qgsgt www.ziedfrvhe.al.

^fqufsts air geairlhtgie soiucd nf hddrfssfd ti0

Piedfrvhe, Krhed ^hpgds, Lgmogkhe 476=:

Cgnrhry ia Miekrfss Mhthcikgek-ge-Zuncgmhtgie Dhth

Mcgpstie, Hly.

H pchge hed sglpcf Morgstlhs 0 h eivfcch / Hly Mcgpstie.

p. ml.

G]NE 7;?-:-=8:-=>;=1-=

8. Hlgso Agmtgie. >. Ahlgcgfs Agmtgie. =. Cgaf mohekf fvfets Agmtgie. 4.

Zrfkehet wilfe Agmtgie. 6. Mogcdngrto Agmtgie. 1. Morgstlhs stirgfs. G. Tgtcf.

Z]=1:=.C6?Z6? >:8:

?8='.1 dm>> >:8::>=;;?

Hcc ]mrgpturf quithtgies, uecfss itofrwgsf gedgmhtfd, hrf thbfe aril tof Oicy Ngncf,

Efw Getfrehtgiehc Qfrsgie, EGQ. Mipyrgkot 87;=, 87;?, 87?4 ny Ngncgmh, Gem. Vsfd

ny pfrlgssgie ia Piedfrvhe. Hcc rgkots rfsfrvfd wircdwgdf.

Hey Getfreft hddrfssfs (wfnsgtfs, nciks, ftm.) hed tfcfpoief eulnfrs prgetfd ge togs

niib hrf iaafrfd hs h rfsiurmf. Tofy hrf eit getfedfd ge hey why ti nf ir glpcy he

fedirsflfet ny Piedfrvhe, eir difs Piedfrvhe viumo air tof mietfet ia tofsf sgtfs

hed eulnfrs air tof cgaf ia togs niib.

Hcc rgkots rfsfrvfd. Ei phrt ia togs puncgmhtgie lhy nf rfpridumfd, stirfd ge hrftrgfvhc systfl, ir trheslgttfd ge hey airl ir ny hey lfhes fcfmtriegm, lfmohegmhc,

poitimipy, rfmirdgek, ir hey itofr fxmfpt air nrgfa quithtgies ge prgetfd rfvgfws,

wgtoiut tof prgir pfrlgssgie ia tof puncgsofr.

Mivfr dfsgke0 Togebpfe Dfsgke

Mivfr poitikrhpoy0 ]outtfrstimb, Qffr

Getfrgir gccustrhtgie0 g]timbpoiti

Getfrgir dfsgke0 Nfto ]ohkfef

Zrgetfd ge tof Vegtfd ]thtfs ia Hlfrgmh

8: 88 8> 8= 84 86 /DMG/ >8 >: 87 8? 8; 81 86 84 8= 8> 88 8: 7 ? ; 1 6 4 = > 8


6/43

[gto civf hed hpprfmghtgie air ly kidphrfets,@isfpo hed Trudy @hegtz.

Vemcf @if Wiu cgvf ie ge tof prfmgius lflirgfs

yiu cfat nfoged.

Huet Trudy Toheb yiu air hcc yiu di air iur ahlgcy.

[f civf yiu!


7/43

;

Kcisshry

hmb0 Io

hfetg0 huet

hppfdgtcgmo0 dfcgmgius

nfdhufrcgmo0 shd

nippcg0 nhny

nippcge0 nhngfs

nrudfr0 nritofr

nrudfrsbgeefr0 egfmfs/efpofws

dhfd0 ahtofr

dhebg0 Toheb yiu

dht0 dhd

Dgftsmo0 Zfeesycvhegh Dutmo, tof Hlgso

chekuhkf (h Kfrlhe dghcfmt)

dimodfr0 dhukotfr

dimodfre0 dhukotfrs

fgafrgmo0 fxmgtfd

Fekcgsofr0 h eie-Hlgso pfrsie

arhh0 wgaf

Arfocgmofr Krgsmotdhhk!0 Lfrry Morgstlhs!

arfged0 argfed


8/43

?

Hly Mcgpstie

arfgedfe0 argfeds

arfgedsmohat0 rfchtgvf

ario0 ohppy

kfkgsmo0 sgccy

kfre ksmofoef0 Wiurf wfcmilf

krissdhddg0 krhedahtofr

krissdimodfre0 krheddhukotfrs

Krgsmotdhhk0 Morgstlhs

krisslhllg0 krhedlitofr

Kudf lhrgyf0 Kiid liregek

kut0 kiid

Kut ehmot0 Kiid egkot

Gmo cgfnf dgmo0 G civf yiu

bhpp0 prhyfr mivfrgek ir mhp

bged0 mogcd

bgeefr0 mogcdrfe

bgesbged0 krhedmogcd

bgesbgeefr0 krhedmogcdrfe

bull0 milf

cgfwf0 civf, h tfrl ia fedfhrlfet

lhfdfc0 yiuek wilhe

lhll0 lil

lfg0 ly

luttfr0 litofr

ehfragmo0 efrvius

ehrrgsmo0 mrhzy

iebfc0 uemcf

Irdeuek0 uewrgttfe niib ia Hlgso rucfs


9/43

7

H ZCHGE& ]GLZCFMO^G]TLH]

rulsprgekf0 rueegek hriued tglf

smoff0 prftty

smotupp0 ahlgcy riil

smowfsmodfr0 sgstfr

[hs gss cftz90 [ohts wriek9

[gccbull offlft0 [fcmilf oilf

[gf kfots0 Oiw di yiu di9 ir Kiid dhy!

wuedfrnhhr0 wiedfrauc

yh0 yfs


10/43

88

Eitf ti tof ^fhdfr

[ogcf togs eivfc gs sft hkhgest tof rfhc nhmbdrip ia

Chemhstfr Miuety, Zfeesycvhegh, tof mohrhmtfrs hrfagmtgiehc. Tofrf gs ei getfedfd rfsflnchemf nftwffe tof

mohrhmtfrs ge togs niib hed hey rfhc lflnfrs ia tof Hlgso

hed Lfeeiegtf milluegtgfs. Hs wgto hey wirb ia agmtgie,

Gvf thbfe cgmfesf ge silf hrfhs ia rfsfhrmo hs h lfhes ia

mrfhtgek tof efmfsshry mgrmulsthemfs air ly mohrhmtfrs. Ly

rfsfhrmo whs toiriuko2 oiwfvfr, gt wiucd nf glpissgncf tinf milpcftfcy hmmurhtf ge dfthgcs hed dfsmrgptgie, sgemf fhmo

hed fvfry milluegty dgaafrs. Tofrfairf, hey gehmmurhmgfs ge

tof Hlgso hed Lfeeiegtf cgafstycfs pirtrhyfd ge togs niib

hrf milpcftfcy duf ti agmtgiehc cgmfesf.


11/43

8=

MOHZTF^ 8

Heeh Lhf LmDieiuko mcisfd ofr fyfs hed aicdfd ofroheds hmriss ofr pritrudgek nfccy. H tgey nulp rf-spiedfd ti tof tiumo hed sof slgcfd.

Toheb yiu, Cird, air togs niuetgauc lfhc ie togs nfhu-

tgauc Tohebskgvgek Dhy, ofr ousnheds sliito vigmf shgd.

Hed toheb yiu air hcc ia tof ncfssgeks wf ohvf iur oilf

hed iur wiedfrauc cgaf tikftofr. Bfcche phusfd hed Heeh

Lhf kchemfd up, `ust hs of squffzfd ofr ohed.

Toheb yiu, Cird, Bfcche mietgeufd, list ia hcc air iur

nhny woi wgcc nf ofrf ge @heuhry. Hlfe.

Hlfe, Heeh Lhf wogspfrfd, squffzgek ogs ohed.

Ohppy Tohebskgvgek, Bfcche.

Ohppy Tohebskgvgek, Heegf, of shgd, ogs nriwe fyfs

agccgek wgto whrlto.Nuttfracgfs acuttfrfd ge ofr stilhmo ge rfspiesf ti ogs civ-

gek khzf. Gts ohrd ti nfcgfvf togs gs iur togrd Tohebskgvgek

ge Nhctglirf.

Of agccfd ogs pchtf wgto scgmfs ia turbfy hed phssfd ofr tof

pchttfr. Tglf ohs aciwe sgemf G aiued yiu ge toht nhbfry.

Ofr slgcf ahdfd, hed sof rfstfd ofr oheds ie ofr nfccy.Lflirgfs ia Chemhstfr Miuety mrhsofd diwe ie ofr.


12/43

84

Hly Mcgpstie

Oicgdhys spfet wgto ofr aiur sgncgeks hed tofgr ahlgcgfs wfrf

mohitgm, wgto mogcdrfe rueegek hriued tof riil smrfhlgek.

Heeh Lhf wiucd aged ofrsfca ge tof bgtmofe chukogek hed

kissgpgek wgto ofr litofr, torff sgstfrs, ofr sgstfr-ge-chw, hed

egfmfs.

Tfhrs agccfd ofr fyfs hs sof kchemfd hriued ofr slhcc,

flpty, qugft oiusf. Bfcches iecy sgstfr cgvfd mcfhr hmriss tof

miuetry ge Cis Hekfcfs. Heeh Lhf ohd iecy lft ofr sgstfr-

ge-chw iemf, hed toht whs ht tofgr wfddgek torff yfhrs hki.

Bfcches ahtofr ohd dgfd fgkot yfhrs hki, hed ogs litofr ohdhnhediefd ogl hed ogs sgstfr wofe of whs tfe yfhrs icd. Tof

iecy ahlgcy tofy ohd whs fhmo itofr.

Hed silftglfs tof sgcfemf ie oicgdhys whs dfhafegek ti

Heeh Lhf.

Gl sirry. Bfcche cfhefd ivfr, thbgek ofr oheds ge ogs. G

dgdet lfhe ti upsft yiu ny nrgekgek up Chemhstfr.

Gts ibhy, sof wogspfrfd. ]of swgpfd ofr ohed hmriss

ofr wft moffb hed airmfd h slgcf. G mofrgso tofsf tglfs wgto

yiu hed wiucdet kgvf tofl up air heytogek. Hed gt whs tof

truto. ]ofd efvfr air ief sfmied rfkrfttfd cfhvgek ofr mil-

luegty ti nugcd h cgaf wgto Bfcche.

Tof nhny bgmbfd, hed sof ciibfd diwe ht ofr nfccy. Tfhrs

mciudfd ofr vgsgie hs sof mietflpchtfd ofr efwnire kriwgekup wgtoiut h oist ia rfchtgvfs ti civf ogl ir ofr.

[oht gs gt, Heegf9 Bfcche hsbfd. G mhe tfcc ny yiur fx-

prfssgie toht yiurf stfwgek ie silftogek. Togs dfcgmgius

dgeefr gs kigek ti kft micd ga yiu diet agcc yiur pchtf siie.

Gts `ust Ofr vigmf nribf wofe sof lft ogs civgek

khzf. ]of mcfhrfd ofr toriht hed tiib h dffp, rhkkfd nrfhto,oipgek ti stip tof torfhtfegek tfhrs. G ohvf si lhey lfli-


13/43

86


rgfs ia oicgdhys hed ngrtodhys wgto ly sgncgeks hed miusges.

]of runnfd ofr nfccy. Iur nhny wiet beiw hey ia tofl,

hed ly ahlgcy wiet beiw iur nhny.

Bfcche ariwefd hed soiib ogs ofhd. Wiurf upsft nfmhusf

gts nffe si ciek sgemf yiuvf nffe tikftofr hs h ahlgcy. Lhynf

hatfr tof nhny gs nire, yiu mhe sff tofl hkhge.

Cfhegek airwhrd, sof tiib ogs whrl oheds ge ofrs.

Wiurf prinhncy rgkot, nut G wgso G miucd ohvf gt hcc yiu

hedly ahlgcy.

Wiu mhe ohvf gt hcc. Of sorukkfd hed cgatfd ogs kchss iaMibf. Gvf ticd yiu G ohvf ei in`fmtgies ti sffgek yiur ahl-

gcy. Wiu ehlf tof tglf, hed wfcc ki up tofrf hed vgsgt tofl.

G mhe thbf vhmhtgie heytglf G whet. Tohts tof nfhuty ia nfgek

tof iwefr ia LmDieiuko Mofvricft. G mhe thbf tglf iaa hed

cfhvf gt ge tof oheds ia ly mhphncf sthaa.

Wiu beiw gts eit toht sglpcf wgto ly ahtofr. Dfspgtf

ofr suddfe ciss ia hppftgtf, Heeh Lhf agccfd ofr pchtf wgto

turbfy, krhvy, stuaagek, h oilflhdf ricc, hed oilflhdf

mrhenfrry shumf. Toiukots ia ofr ahtofr riccfd toriuko ofr

lged. ]of befw sof whs ht ahuct air eit rfhmogek iut lirf.

Oiwfvfr, sofd whetfd ti nugcd h efw cgaf wgtoiut tof fli-

tgiehc milpcgmhtgies ia dfhcgek wgto tof soueegek.

G diet kft toht woicf soueegek togek. Of soiib ogsofhd. Tofy shy gts nfmhusf tofy civf yiu, nut oiw gs mut-

tgek iaa yiur mogcd soiwgek ofr yiu civf ofr9

Tofy soue ge irdfr ti prfvfet lflnfrs aril cfhvgek tof

milluegty. [ofe h lflnfr cfhvfs, gts flitgiehccy phgeauc

air tof lflnfrs ahlgcy. [gto ofr fyfs trhgefd ie ofr pchtf,

sof mut silf turbfy hed livfd tof pgfmf toriuko tof krhvy.Dhfdstof ngsoip air tof dgstrgmt, tof rfcgkgius cfhdfr. Gts


14/43

81

Hly Mcgpstie

ogs ìn ti bffp us ie tof rgkot phto hed feairmf tof rucfs ia

tof Irdeuek.

Nut wf ki ti iur iwe mourmo. [oy gset toht kiid

feiuko air ogl hed tof rfst ia tof milluegty9 [oy di tofy

ohvf ti puegso yiu air cfhvgek9

]gkogek, Heeh Lhf ciibfd up ht ogl. Bfcche, ly ahlgcy

gs iecy aicciwgek tof trhdgtgies ia tof Hlgso toht ohvf milf

nfairf tofl. Tof Hlgso nfcgfas hed trhdgtgies ki nhmb h afw

ouedrfd yfhrs. ]oueegek gset puegsolfet. Tofy whet tofgr

mogcdrfe ti bffp tof trhdgtgies tofyvf cfhrefd aril tofgrphrfets. Tofy rfspfmt itofr Morgstghes hed diet nfcgfvf toht

itofr whys ia cgvgek hrf wriek. Tof Hlgso diet ùdkf ito-

frs ir togeb tofgr why gs tof iecy why. Oiwfvfr, tofy whet

ti bffp tofgr mogcdrfe wgtoge tof milluegty. Tofy civf lf

hed whet lf ti milf nhmb.

Of kciwfrfd. [gtoiut lf.

]of tiumofd ogs oheds. Gl eit kigek ti ki nhmb. G ùst

lgss ly ahlgcy. G lgss sffgek tofl hed spfedgek tglf wgto

tofl.

Bfcche mofwfd lirf turbfy, ogs fyfs miemfetrhtgek ie ogs

lfhc. Of tofe ciibfd ht ofr. Oiw hniut wf ki vgsgt tofl air

Morgstlhs9 [f mhe ùst soiw up hed surprgsf tofl.

Heeh Lhf soiib ofr ofhd. Toht wiucdet nf wgsf. Dhfdwiucdet thbf bgedcy ti h surprgsf vgsgt. Gl mfrthge of civfs

lf, nut ofs vfry ourt toht G cfat. Gl surf of togebs G rf`fmtfd

ogl hed ly litofr.

Bfcches fxprfssgie nrgkotfefd. [oht ga ief ia yiur sgs-

tfrs ofcpfd yiu pche gt9

Heeh Lhf miesgdfrfd ogs sukkfstgie hed tofe soiib ofrofhd. G mhet sff ief ia tofl dfcgnfrhtfcy kigek nfoged ly


15/43

8;


ahtofrs nhmb. Tofyd nf surf ti tfcc ogl nfairf G hrrgvfd, hed

toht wiucd lhbf air h vfry uemilairthncf hed soirt vgsgt.

Of krgeefd. G nft G beiw silfief woi wiucd nf ohppy

ti ofcp yiu.

[oi9

Wiur nritofr Dhvgds wgaf.

Bhtorye. Heeh Lhf eiddfd, h beit dfvfcipgek ge ofr

toriht ht tof toiukot ia ofr sgstfr-ge-chw. ]of whs tof list

suppirtgvf ia ly rfchtgiesogp wgto yiu. ]of sfflfd ti nf tof

iecy ief ge tof ahlgcy woi uedfrstiid woy G cfat. ]of lgkot

miesgdfr pcheegek h surprgsf vgsgt. Bhtorye whs hcwhys beiwe

air spfhbgek ofr lged, dfspgtf tof miesfqufemfs.

[oy diet yiu wrgtf ofr h cfttfr hed tfcc ofr oiw yiurf

affcgek9

Lhynf G wgcc. Heeh Lhf ngt ofr cgp, oipgek ti stip tof

torfhtfegek tfhrs. G lgss ofr.Cfts fe`iy togs dfcgmgius lfhc. Hatfr wfrf dief fhtgek,

Gcc mcfhe up wogcf yiu wrgtf h cfttfr ti Bhtorye.

Ibhy. Heeh Lhf trgfd ti bffp tof mievfrshtgie cgkot

wogcf tofy htf.

Hatfr agegsogek iaa tof lfhc wgto pulpbge pgf hed mia-

aff, Bfcche stiid hed khtofrfd up tof dgsofs. Gcc thbf mhrfia togs. Wiu ki wrgtf toht cfttfr.

Ei. Cft lf ofcp yiu. Heeh Lhf risf hed rfhmofd air

ogs luk.

Heeh Lhf, of nfkhe wgto limb heeiyhemf, Gcc thbf

mhrf ia tof dgsofs. Ki wrgtf ti Bhtorye si yiu mhe rfst fhsy

tiegkot. Tof nhny difset effd tof strfss yiurf affcgek hniutyiur ahlgcy. [rgtgek ti Bhtorye wgcc fhsf yiur lged.


16/43

8?

Hly Mcgpstie

]tfppgek hriued tof thncf, Heeh Lhf nrusofd ofr cgps

hkhgest Bfcches whrl moffb. G diet dfsfrvf yiu.

Of sft tof dgsofs ie tof thncf hed swfpt Heeh Lhf geti

ogs lusmuchr hrls. Hmtuhccy, Gl tof ief woi difset df-

sfrvf yiu. Of bgssfd ofr cgps, sciw hed fhsy, hed tofe slgcfd

diwe wogcf nrusogek nhmb h wgsp ia cgkot nriwe ohgr toht

ohd fsmhpfd ofr nue. Fvfe toiuko sof eiw cgvfd he Fekcgso

cgafstycf, sof hcwhys wirf ofr ohgr up. ]ilf phrts ia ofr up-

nrgekgek wfrf stgcc milairthncf ti ofr. Wiurf si swfft hed

ciyhc. Gcc efvfr uedfrsthed oiw yiur ahlgcy miucd soue yiu.Bfcche, G hcrfhdy fxpchgefd

G beiw, G beiw. Of ofcd ofr mcisf hed wogspfrfd geti

ofr fhr. Ei lhttfr woht ohppfes wgto iur ahlgcy, G civf yiu.

Diet airkft toht.

G civf yiu tii. ]of mcisfd ofr fyfs, sgcfetcy tohebgek

Kid air ofr wiedfrauc ousnhed.

Of cft ki ia tof flnrhmf. Ki wrgtf yiur cfttfr. Gcc kft tof

dgsofs uedfr mietric.

Toheb yiu. Hatfr rftrgfvgek ofr ahvirgtf sthtgiefry aril

tof ricc-tip dfsb, Heeh Lhf sfttcfd geti Bfcches fhsy mohgr.

Ht h ciss air oiw ti nfkge tof cfttfr, sof sthrfd hmriss

tof riil ht ofr ahvirgtf wfddgek pirtrhgt ia ofr hed Bfc-

che, sthedgek tikftofr ht tof hcthr ia ogs mourmo. Mchd ge hsglpcf wogtf drfss, Heeh Lhf stiid oicdgek h slhcc niu-

quft ia aciwfrs wogcf mcutmogek Bfcches hrl. Ofr drfss hed

tof mfrfliey wfrf nito vfry dgaafrfet aril he Hlgso wfd-

dgek, nut Heeh Lhf ohd whetfd ti agt geti Bfcches Fekcgso

wircd. Hatfr hcc, sofd nribfe fvfry Hlgso rucf ny cfhvgek

ofr milluegty hed lhrrygek ogl. Gt whs nito tof ohppgfsthed shddfst dhy ge ofr cgaf. Iecy Bfcches sgstfr hed h ohed-


17/43

87


auc ia ogs argfeds hed flpciyffs httfedfd. ]ofd wgsofd ofr

ahlgcy wiucdvf milf, nut tofy ohd in`fmtfd ti ofr cfhvgek

hed dgd eit miedief tofgr uegie. Heeh Lhf whs mut iaa aril

tof ahlgcy wofe sof cfat, fvfe toiuko cfhvgek whs ofr moigmf.

Mcisgek ofr fyfs, Heeh Lhf toiukot nhmb ti toht ahtf-

auc dhy wofe sofd lft Bfcche LmDieiuko. Gt ohd nffe

aiur yfhrs hki wofe Bfcche ohd stfppfd geti tof Bhuaalhe

Hlgso Nhbfry ge Ngrd-ge-Ohed, Zfeesycvhegh, wofrf Heeh

Lhf wirbfd wgto ofr sgstfr-ge-chw Bhtorye hed Bhtoryes

rfchtgvfs.Heeh Lhf whs twfety-torff hed ohd `igefd tof Hlgso

mourmo tof prfvgius sprgek. Hatfr h afw lietos ia gestrum-

tgie mivfrgek tof Irdeuek, tof uewrgttfe rucfs ia tof Hlgso,

sofd nffe nhptgzfd hed ohd thbfe h puncgm viw ti cgvf ny

tof Hlgso nfcgfas. Hcc torff ia ofr sgstfrs wfrf lhrrgfd, nut

Heeh Lhf ohd hcc nut kgvfe up ie agedgek h lhtf. ]ofd nffe

mfrthge sofd nfmilf he icd lhgd, wirbgek ge tof nhbfry hed

lhbgek qugcts air humtgie uetgc sof whs tii icd hed arhgc ti

wirb.

Oiwfvfr, ofr cgaf ohd mohekfd grrfvimhncy wofe h ohed-

silf Fekcgso mustilfr hpprihmofd ofr hed hsbfd ofr ti sgt

ie tof pirmo wgto ogl hed sohrf h scgmf ia moimichtf mhbf.

Heeh Lhf ofsgthtfd, nut Bhtorye eudkfd ofr airwhrd, tfcc-gek Heeh Lhf ti rfcgso h lumo-effdfd nrfhb.

Tof mustilfr getridumfd oglsfca hs Bfcche LmDieiuko,

h mhr dfhcfrsogp iwefr aril Nhctglirf ge tiwe vgsgtgek icd

argfeds. Bfcches siat-spibfe dflfheir hed fhsy sfesf ia

oulir getrgkufd Heeh Lhf. ]of whs lirf milairthncf moht-

tgek wgto ofr efw argfed tohe sofd fvfr afct wgto tof yiuekHlgso lfe ge ofr milluegty.


18/43

>:

Hly Mcgpstie

Tofgr mievfrshtgie ie tof pirmo chstfd he oiur, fedgek

iecy wofe Nfto Heef, Bhtoryes sgstfr, mhlf ciibgek air

Heeh Lhf. [ofe Bfcche shgd kiidnyf hed soiib Heeh Lhfs

ohed, h sphrb gkegtfd nftwffe tofl.

Bfcche vgsgtfd Heeh Lhf ht tof nhbfry fvfry dhy air tof

efxt wffb hed tofe writf ofr cfttfrs hatfr of rfturefd ti

Nhctglirf. ]gx lietos chtfr, of vgsgtfd ofr hkhge, hed sgx

lietos hatfr toht of pripisfd ti ofr.

Heegf9 Bfcches miemfrefd vigmf nriukot ofr nhmb ti tof

prfsfet. Wiu hcc rgkot9]of ipfefd ofr fyfs hed aiued ogl sthedgek ge tof diir-

why ti tof bgtmofe wgto h pit ge ief ohed hed h dgsotiwfc ge

tof itofr. Wfs, Gl agef, sof shgd. G whs `ust cisgek lysfca

ge lflirgfs.

Of drgfd tof pit wgto tof tiwfc. Kiid iefs, G oipf.

]of slgcfd. Tof nfst.

Di yiu effd heytogek, cgbf h drgeb ir h sehmb9

]of krihefd. Ga G fht heytogek fcsf, Gcc fxpcidf. Toheb

yiu, toiuko.

Wiu mhcc lf ga yiu effd heytogek.

G wgcc. Civf yiu. ]of cgatfd ofr pfe.

Civf yiu tii. Of rftrfhtfd geti tof bgtmofe.

Thbgek h dffp nrfhto, Heeh Lhf nfkhe ti wrgtf. Iemfsof milpcftfd tof cfttfr, sof sgkefd hed sfhcfd gt. Hatfr hd-

drfssgek tof fevfcipf, sof mcisfd ofr fyfs hed wogspfrfd h

prhyfr, hsbgek Kid ti silfoiw rfuegtf ofr wgto ofr ahlgcy

air Morgstlhs.


19/43

>8

MOHZTF^ >

[hcbgek up ofr ciek drgvfwhy, Bhtorye Nfgcfr slgcfd hsofr lgddcf dhukotfrs prhttcfd ie hniut tofgr dhy htsmoiic.

Ehilg ticd Lgccgf toht Dheey cgbfs ofr, nut rfhccy Dheey

cgbfs ^fnfmmh, Cgzzgf shgd.

Nut G ofhrd toht fnfmmh cgbfs @ioeey, hed si G utogf

moglfd ge.

[gcc yiu twi thbf h nrfhto9 Hlhedh sehppfd. Wiuvf

nffe yhbbgek fvfr sgemf yiu kit oilf. Gl kfttgek h ofhd-

hmof. Ht tof hkf ia aiurtffe, sof whs Bhtoryes icdfst mogcd

hed ohd hcrfhdy krhduhtfd aril fgkoto krhdf. ]of eiw ofcpfd

iut ht tof nhbfry wgto Bhtorye.

Kgrcs, Bhtorye shgd, trygek ti supprfss h chuko. Tofrfs

ei effd air ngmbfrgek.Bhtoryes twi niys, Dhvgd @r. hed Lheey, pusofd fhmo

itofr hed sof khvf tofl h stfre whregek ciib nfairf kchemgek

ht tof sthmb ia fevfcipfs ge Hlhedhs oheds. Dgd yiu krhn

tof lhgc aril tof nix9

Wh, Lhll. Hlhedh khvf ofr tof sthmb. G togeb gts

listcy ngccs, nut G shw h cfttfr lgxfd ge wgto tofl. Ciibscgbf gts aril Nhctglirf. [oi di wf beiw ge Nhctglirf9


20/43

>>

Hly Mcgpstie

Nhctglirf9 Bhtorye wrhmbfd ofr nrhge. Gl eit mfr-

thge. Fxhlgegek tof cfttfrs, sof khspfd wofe sof rfhd tof

rfture hddrfss LmDieiuko.

[oht gs gt,Lhll9 Hlhedh hsbfd, mrhegek ofr efmb ti

rfhd tof fevfcipf.

@ust he icd argfed. Bhtorye soivfd tof fevfcipfs geti

tof pimbft ia ofr hprie hs sof stfppfd geti tof aiyfr. ]of

eiddfd tiwhrd tof bgtmofe. Niys, pcfhsf sft tof thncf. Kgrcs,

yiu mhe sthrt ie suppfr. Tof stfw gs prfphrfd ge tof rfargk-

frhtir. Wiur dhtwgcc nf oilf soirtcy.[ogcf tof mogcdrfe tfedfd ti suppfr, Bhtorye scgppfd

geti tof ahlgcy riil, drippgek ofr nhk hed tof sthmb ia cft-

tfrs ieti tof siah. ]of sheb geti ofr ousnheds ahvirgtf mohgr

hed ipfefd tof fevfcipf aril Nhctglirf. Tfhrs agccfd ofr

fyfs hs sof rfhd tof nfhutgauc smrgpt wrgttfe ny ofr yiuekfst

sgstfr-ge-chw.

Dfhr Bhtorye,

Gl surf yiurf wiedfrgek woy yiurf rfmfgvgek togs

cfttfr sgemf yiu iecy fxpfmt h Morgstlhs mhrd aril lf.

Oiwfvfr, togs yfhr Gl oipgek yiucc rfmfgvf lirf tohe h

mhrd.

Gvf nffe togebgek hniut yiu h cit chtfcy. Hmtuhccy, Gvfnffe togebgek ia yiu, ly nritofr, ly phrfets, hed tof rfst

ia iur ahlgcy. G affc hs ga G ohvf h oicf ge ly ofhrt sgemf G

ei ciekfr ohvf fvfryief ge ly cgaf. [ogcf G beiw gt whs

ly dfmgsgie ti cfhvf tof milluegty, gt whset ly dfmgsgie

ti nf mut iaa aril ly ahlgcy.

Hctoiuko Gl ei ciekfr Hlgso, Bfcche hed G hrfcgvgek h Morgstghe cgaf tikftofr. Oiwfvfr, G wiucd cgbf ti


21/43

>=


milf nhmb ti vgsgt hed nf h phrt ia tof ahlgcy. Bfcches

iecy ahlgcy gs ogs sgstfr woi cgvfs ge Mhcgairegh, hed

wf ohvfet sffe ofr sgemf iur wfddgek torff yfhrs hki.

[gtoiut he fxtfedfd ahlgcy, tof oicgdhys hrf tii qugft geiur cgttcf oiusf. G lgss tof mohis ia iur Nfgcfr khtofrgeks.

Hcsi, Bfcche hed G ohvf fxmgtgek efws ti sohrf0 wfrf

fxpfmtgek iur agrst mogcd ge @heuhry, hed wf whet iur

nhny ti beiw ly ahlgcy.

G beiw gts h cit ti hsb, nut wiucd yiu pcfhsf ofcp lf

aged h why ti sff tof ahlgcy togs Morgstlhs9 Bfcche hedG wiucd civf ti trhvfc ti Chemhstfr Miuety hed sohrf

tof Morgstlhs lfhc wgto yiu, Dhvgd, hed tof rfst ia tof

Nfgcfr ahlgcy. Wiu wfrf tof iecy ief woi uedfrstiid woy

G cfat, si G beiw yiu miucd mievgemf tof rfst ia tof ahlgcy

toht G whet ti nf h phrt ia Morgstlhs togs yfhr.

Zcfhsf miesgdfr ly gdfh hed wrgtf lf nhmb. Fvfe ga

yiu diet togeb gts h pissgngcgty air us ti vgsgt, wiucd yiupcfhsf cft lf beiw oiw fvfryief gs9 Oiw hrf ly phrfets

digek9 Difs ly ahtofr fvfr spfhb ia lf9

G ciib airwhrd ti ofhrgek aril yiu siie.

Ncfssgeks ti yiu hed yiur ahlgcy,

Heeh Lhf

Bhtorye rfhd tof cfttfr torff tglfs wgto tfhrs trgmbcgekdiwe ofr moffbs. Lflirgfs swgrcfd toriuko ofr lged. Heeh

Lhf whs kigek ti nf h litofr! [oht h ncfssgek. Io, oiw sof

lgssfd ofr sgstfr-ge-chw!

HfetgHeeh Lhf, h vigmf shgd.

Bhtoryes fyfs mut ti tof diirwhy wofrf Hlhedh stiid,

ofr hrls aicdfd hmriss ofr toge arhlf hed ofr ncuf fyfs mie-agdfet. Toht cfttfr gs arilHfetgHeeh Lhf, Hlhedh shgd.


22/43

>4

Hly Mcgpstie

Bhtorye eiddfd. Wh.

Hlhedh ciwfrfd ofrsfca geti tof mohgr hmriss aril ofr.

[oht difs gt shy9

Bhtorye phusfd, miesgdfrgek ga sof soiucd sohrf tof cfttfr

ir eit. ]of befw tof mietfets lgkot upsft Dhvgd, sgemf ofd

afct mhukot nftwffe ogs ahtofr hed Heeh Lhf wofe sofd df-

mgdfd ti cfhvf. Oiwfvfr, Hlhedh whs icd feiuko ti uedfr-

sthed tof sgtuhtgie, kgvgek Bhtorye ei rfhsie ti dgstrust ofr.

Ga G tfcc yiu, Bhtorye nfkhe, yiu lust prilgsf ti bffp

togs ti yiursfca, Hlhedh. Wiur dhtlhy eit nf ohppy wofeof ageds iut.

]i yiurf kigek ti bffp gt aril ogl9 Ofr nriw aurriwfd

wgto dgshpprivhc. Gs toht tof rgkot togek ti di9

Bhtorye slgcfd, nito priud ia ofr dhukotfrs oiefsty hed

flnhrrhssfd ny ofr iwe pfrmfgvfd dgsoiefsty. Wiurf rgkot.

Gts eit rgkot air lf ti bffp togs aril yiur dht, nut G effd ti

agkurf iut tof nfst tglf ti tfcc ogl. Gts up ti lf ti dfmgdf

wofe ti tfcc ogl, eit yiu. Vedfrsthed9

Wh. Ofr dhukotfr sorukkfd. G diet uedfrsthed woy gt

soiucd lhttfr, nut G prilgsf eit ti sohrf gt wgto heyief.

Heeh Lhf hed ofr ousnhed whet ti vgsgt air Morgstlhs.

Hlhedh krgeefd. Tohts wuedfrnhhr! [f ohvfet sffe

HfetgHeeh Lhf air torff yfhrs. Lheey whs ust h nhny wofesof cfat.

]ooo, Bhtorye ogssfd. Wiu mhet shy gt tii ciud. Ga

Cgzzgf ir ^utogf ivfrofhr, yiu beiw woht wgcc ohppfe.

Hlhedh riccfd ofr fyfs. Tof woicf dgstrgmt wgcc beiw ny

tilirriw liregek.

Bhtorye mcgmbfd ofr tiekuf. Eiw, eiw, yiu wfrf `ustcgbf tofl wofe yiu wfrf hriued fcfvfe.


23/43

>6


G diunt toht, Hlhedh luttfrfd. Ofr fxprfssgie nrgkot-

fefd. Nhmb ti tof cfttfr. [oht fxhmtcy dgd sof shy9

]of hsbfd ga G wiucd ofcp ofr pche h vgsgt air Morgst-

lhs. ]of hed ofr ousnhed hrf fxpfmtgek h nhny ge @heuhry

hed tofy whet tof ahlgcy ti beiw tofgr nhny. Gt siueds cgbf

h wuedfrnhhrgdfh, nut yiur KrissdhddgNfgcfr wiet nf hs

ipfe ti gt hs wf hrf.

Nfmhusf HfetgHeeh Lhf whs soueefd air cfhvgek hed

lhrrygek he Fekcgsofr.

Tohts fxhmtcy rgkot. Bhtorye aicdfd tof cfttfr hedscgppfd gt geti tof fevfcipf.

Hlhedh soiib ofr ofhd, hed tof tgfs ie ofr prhyfr bhpp

acuttfrfd hriued ofr efmb. Gts shd. ]of soiucd nf hcciwfd ti

milf air Morgstlhs.

]of mhe vgsgt, nut yiurkrissdhddgwiet nf hs wfcmilgek

hs tof rfst ia us. Gt wgcc nf uemilairthncf ht nfst.

Tof nhmb diir ipfefd hed nhekfd sout, aicciwfd ny h

moirus ia mogcdrfes vigmfs yfccgek, Dht!

Bhtorye drippfd tof cfttfr geti tof pimbft ia ofr hprie

hed khvf Hlhedh h ohrd ciib. ^flflnfr, togs gs iur sfmrft,

yh9

[gebgek, Hlhedh stiid. [oht cfttfr9 G ohvf ei gdfh

woht yiurf thcbgek hniut.Bhtorye soiib ofr ofhd hed swhcciwfd h moumbcf. ]of

oipfd tof fhsf ia ofr dhukotfrs agn whset h kcglpsf geti tof

auturf ia ofr hpprihmogek rulsprgekf. ]of aicciwfd Hlhedh

geti tof bgtmofe, wofrf Dhvgd stiid surriuedfd ny ogs mogc-

drfe, slgcgek hed eiddgek wogcf tofy sohrfd tof dfthgcs ia

tofgr dhy.Of turefd ogs khzf ti Bhtorye hed ogs slgcf dffpfefd,


24/43

>1

Hly Mcgpstie

mhusgek ofr ofhrt ti whrl. Ogs slgcf stgcc torgccfd ofr, fvfe

hatfr agatffe yfhrs ia lhrrghkf.

]of slgcfd ge rfture hed rfstfd ofr oheds ie ofr hprie,

sgcfetcy dfnhtgek ofr moigmf ti miemfhc tof cfttfr.

Tof mogcdrfe mietgeufd mohttgek, hed Dhvgd eiddfd

wogcf livgek phst tofl ti tof diirwhy. [gf kfots9 of

wogspfrfd, nfairf nrusogek ogs cgps hmriss ofrs.

Kut, sof shgd. Oiw hrf yiu9

Tgrfd. Of rflivfd ogs oht hed ouek gt ie h pfk ie tof

whcc. Of nrusofd nhmb ogs shedy ncied ohgr, wogmo whs lht-tfd aril tof oht.

Bhtorye mrissfd tof bgtmofe hed mofmbfd tof stfw ie tof

stivf. Gt ciibs cgbf suppfr gs rfhdy. Fvfryief ki whso up.

Tof mogcdrfe agcfd iut ia tof bgtmofe, mohttfrgek hwhy ge

Zfeesycvhegh Dgftsmo hs Bhtorye stgrrfd tof stfw, shvirgek

tof hrilh.

Oiw whs yiur dhy9 sof hsbfd.

Kut. Tof stirf whs nusy, wogmo hcwhys lhbfs ly ahtofr

ohppy. Zfipcf hcwhys effd ahrlgek suppcgfs, ei lhttfr tof

tglf ia yfhr ir tof wfhtofr. Of cfhefd ivfr tof pit. ]tfw9

Wh. ]of mietgeufd ti stgr gt. Wiur ahvirgtf.

Dhebg. Of geohcfd h dffp nrfhto. ]lfccs hppfdgtcgmo.

Oiw whs yiur dhy9Kut, sof shgd. Tof Fekcgso mustilfrs civf ti milf geti

tof nhbfry togs tglf ia yfhr hed kft dfssfrts air tofgr Morgst-

lhs phrtgfs. [f wfrf nusy hcc dhy ciek.

Dhvgd sehtmofd h spiie aril tof miuetfr hed shlpcfd

tof stfw. Cgbf G shgd, hppfdgtcgmo. Wiu lhbf tof nfst stfw ge

Chemhstfr Miuety.]of slgcfd. Wiu tfed ti fxhkkfrhtf.


25/43

>;


Ei, G diet. Of drippfd tof spiie geti tof sgeb hed

tofe livfd nfoged ofr.

Oheds femgrmcfd ofr whgst, hed sof yfcpfd. Ciibgek up

nfoged ofr, sof aiued Dhvgd cfhegek diwe. Ogs cgps nrusofd

ofr efmb, hed sof kgkkcfd wogcf sogvfrs dhemfd up ofr spgef.

[oht ohs kittfe geti yiu, Dhvgd Nfgcfr9 sof hsbfd, pchm-

gek ofr oheds ie ogs.

Of turefd ofr tiwhrd ogl hed puccfd ofr geti h whrl

ouk. Gset h lhe hcciwfd ti lgss ogsarhh9 Of cfhefd diwe

ti bgss ofr hkhge, hed tofe stippfd wofe khkkgek eigsfsfruptfd hmriss tof riil.

Bhtorye kchemfd ivfr ti ofr icdfr sie, Dhvgd @r., oicd-

gek ogs efmb wogcf afgkegek ti moibf. Ogs sgncgeks surriuedfd

ogl, hed kgkkcfs fruptfd hliek tof kriup ia agvf mogcdrfe.

G kufss wfcc ohvf ti mietgeuf togs chtfr, Bhtorye wogs-

pfrfd ti Dhvgd wgto h krge.

Wh, G suppisf si. Dhvgd stfppfd ivfr ti tof sgeb hed

whsofd ogs oheds, wogcf Bhtorye hed tof mogcdrfe nriukot

tof aiid ti tof thncf.

Bhtorye sht ht tof thncf surriuedfd ny ofr mogcdrfe hed

hmriss aril ofr ousnhed. [ofe tofy hcc niwfd tofgr ofhds

ge sgcfet prhyfr, sof tohebfd Kid air tof niuetgauc ncfssgeks

ge ofr cgaf, gemcudgek ofr ahlgcy.Tofe sof sfet up h spfmghc prhyfr, hsbgek Kid ti cfhd ofr

tiwhrd h sicutgie ti lhbgek Heeh Lhf hed ofr ousnhed wfc-

milf air Morgstlhs.

Tof aicciwgek liregek, Bhtorye stiid ge tof diirwhy sfph-rhtgek tof bgtmofe aril tof ariet ia tof nhbfry hed insfrvfd


26/43

>?

Hly Mcgpstie

ofr litofr strhgkotfegek tof miuetfr, pchmgek shlpcf mie-

thgefrs ge h riw, hed oullgek ofr ahvirgtf oyle.

]of kchemfd nfoged ofr ht ofr sgstfr Nfto Heef hed

dhukotfr Hlhedh mohttgek wogcf gmgek h moimichtf mhbf.

]pittgek ei mustilfrs ge tof nhbfry, Bhtorye sgdcfd up

ti ofr litofr. Mhe G ofcp yiu9 sof hsbfd.

Ei, dhebg, G togeb toht hniut mivfrs gt. Fcgzhnfto stiid

up strhgkot. G nfcgfvf tof mhbfs hed miibgfs hrf wfcc stimbfd.

Gt lhy nf `ust hs nusy tidhy hs gt whs yfstfrdhy.

Wh. G whs tfccgek Dhvgd `ust chst egkot oiw nusy wfvfnffe. Bhtorye pchmfd ofr ohed ie ofr hprie.

Fcgzhnftos fyfs agccfd wgto miemfre. [ohts ie yiur

lged, Bhtorye9 Wiu ciib cgbf tof wfgkot ia tof wircd gs sgt-

tgek ie yiur soiucdfrs.

Bhtorye puccfd tof cfttfr aril ofr pimbft. G rfmfgvfd

togs yfstfrdhy.

Fcgzhnfto tiib tof cfttfr hed rfhd gt. Heeh Lhf gs prfk-

ehet. [oht h ncfssgek! Hed sof whets ti milf hed vgsgt. ]of

slgcfd. [oht dgd Dhvgd shy hniut gt9

G dgdet tfcc ogl. Bhtorye nusgfd ofrsfca ny strhgkotfegek

h riw ia gedgvgduhccy wrhppfd miibgfs ti hvigd ofr lhlls

stueefd sthrf.

[oy eit9 Fcgzhnfto moumbcfd. Wiurf efvfr ief tibffp sgcfet hniut togeks. [ohts stippgek yiu togs tglf9

]gkogek, Bhtorye ciibfd up. G beiw ofcc togeb gts h nhd

gdfh ti gevgtf Heeh Lhf. Ofcc shy ofr vgsgt wgcc ipfe ahlgcy

wiueds toht of whets bfpt mcisfd. Wiu beiw oiw ogs dht

kfts hniut togs sun`fmt.

Hlhedh hppfhrfd ge tof diirwhy. Nut gts Krgsmotdhhk!HfetgHeeh Lhf gs iur ahlgcy, hed tof oicgdhys hrf hniut


27/43

>7


ahlgcy. @fsus tfccs us ti civf ief heitofr hed airkgvf fhmo

itofr. Krissdhddgeffds ti rflflnfr toht.

Of beiws toht, Hlhedh, Bhtorye shgd. Wiu beiw hs

wfcc hs G di toht of prfhmofs hniut civf hed airkgvfefss, nut

ofs ge h milpcgmhtfd pisgtgie nfmhusf ofs tof ngsoip.

Nut gts Krgsmotdhhk, Lhll, Hlhedh rfpfhtfd wgto

lirf flpohsgs ie tof wird. Mhet iur ahlgcy put tof soue-

egek nfoged us air toht9 Hlhedhs ahmf trhesairlfd ti ofr

nfst puppy dik ahmf, hs ofr ahtofr mhccfd gt. Zcfhsf,Lhll.

Zcfhsf.Krglhmgek, Bhtorye kchemfd ht ofr litofr, woi muppfd

ofr ohed ti ofr liuto hed moumbcfd.

Bhtorye turefd nhmb ti ofr dhukotfr. Agef. Wiu wge. Gcc

thcb ti yiur dht, nut G mhet lhbf hey prilgsfs hniut woht

wgcc ohppfe.

Hlhedh squfhcfd hed torfw ofr hrls hriued Bhtoryes

efmb, `frbgek ofr geti h ouk.

Wiurf tof lhstfr ia lhegpuchtgie, Hlhedh @iy, Bhto-

rye shgd, oukkgek ofr dhukotfr mcisf. G affc sirry air tof niys

ge iur milluegty wofe yiu sthrt miurtgek.

Hlhedh kgkkcfd hed tofe dhemfd nhmb geti tof bgtmofe.

Bhtorye soiib ofr ofhd. ]ofs h ohedauc.

Wh, Fcgzhnfto shgd, ciipgek he hrl hriued Bhtoryessoiucdfr. ]of rflgeds lf ia yiu ht toht hkf. Wiu befw oiw ti

kft ust woht yiu whetfd tii. Ofr fxprfssgie nfmhlf sfrgius.

Wiurf digek tof rgkot togek ny dgsmussgek gt wgto Dhvgd. Tfcc

ogl oiw yiu affc hed oiw lumo lirf milpcftf Krgsmotdhhk

wgcc nf wgto ogs yiuekfstsmowfsmodfrnhmb wgto tof ahlgcy.

G `ust oipf ofcc cgstfe, Bhtorye wogspfrfd.Of civfs yiu. Fcgzhnfto phttfd ofr nhmb. Ofcc cgstfe.


28/43

=:

Hly Mcgpstie

Toht fvfegek Bhtorye rhe h nruso toriuko ofr whgst-cfekto

kicdfe ohgr wogcf whtmogek Dhvgd ciuekf ie tof nfd rfhdgek

ogs Ngncf.

G mhe affc yiur sthrf, of shgd wgtoiut ciibgek up. [ohts

ie yiur lged, Bhtgf9

]of mcfhrfd ofr toriht hed sft tof nruso ie tof drfssfr

ofr ahtofr ohd lhdf hs h wfddgek kgat air ofr hed Dhvgd yfhrs

hki. G whetfd ti sohrf silftogek wgto yiu.Dhvgd mcisfd tof Ngncf hed sft gt ie tof egkot thncf. [oht

gs gt9

]of pcumbfd Heeh Lhfs cfttfr aril tof drfssfr hed

ohedfd gt ti ogl. Zcfhsf rfhd togs wgto he ipfe ofhrt hed

lged.

Of rhgsfd ogs fyfnriws ge murgisgty hed tiib tof cfttfr.Bhtorye ofcd ofr nrfhto wogcf Dhvgd smheefd gt.

]gkogek, of kchemfd up hed ohedfd tof phpfr nhmb ti ofr.

Wiu beiw hs wfcc hs G di toht togs wiucd nf h nhd gdfh.

Nut sofs yiur smowfsmodfr, Dhvgd. ]ofs ahlgcy. Gset

Krgsmotdhhkhniut mfcfnrhtgek tof ngrto ia iur ]hvgir hs h

ahlgcy9

]of cfat tof ahgto. Hs ly ahtofr shgd, sof lhdf ofrmoigmf. Of cgatfd ogs Ngncf hed acgppfd gt ipfe.

]of pchmfd tof cfttfr ie tof nurfhu hed tofe mcglnfd

uedfr tof qugcts efxt ti ogl ge tof nfd. Dhvgd, tofrfs ei

ohrl ge ofr vgsgtgek.

Dhvgd mcisfd tof Ngncf hed sft gt ie ogs egkotsthed nfairf

ahmgek ofr. H ariwe mrfhsfd ogs ohedsilf ahmf hed airfofhd.G diet ohvf ti tfcc yiu toht gts lumo lirf milpcgmhtfd tohe


29/43

=8


h sglpcf vgsgt. Eief ia yiur sgncgeks cfat tof milluegty, si

yiu ohvf ei gdfh oiw gt haafmtfd iur ahlgcy.

Tohts eit ahgr, Bhtorye shgd wgto h ariwe. G whs ofrf

wofe sof cfat. G shw oiw lumo gt ourt us hcc. Wiu beiw G civf

ofr cgbf G civf ly iwe sgstfrs.

Wiurf rgkot. Toht whset h ahgr sthtflfet air lf ti

lhbf. Of sgkofd. Gl sirry. Ofr cfhvgek whs vfry phgeauc

air ly phrfets. Gts hs ga sof nfmhlf h strhekfr ti ly phrfets.

]ofs ei ciekfr aicciwgek iur trhdgtgies. Wiu beiw toht ga sof

mhlf ti vgsgt, ly ahtofr wiucd nf vfry upsft.Nut gts nffe torff yfhrs. Gset gt tglf air tof ahlgcy ti

ofhc9 Cgaf gs si soirt. [f shw toht agrstohed wofe ly sgstfr

]hrho cist ofr ousnhed ge tof agrf ht tof auregturf stirf. [f

efvfr beiw wofe tof Cird lhy mhcc us oilf. ]of khvf ogl

ofr nfst pcfhdgek ciib, tof ief toht usuhccy kit ogl ti mohekf

ogs lged. [f ohd h cit ia aue wirbgek tikftofr ht tof nhb-

fry. [ofe sof cfat, sof hcsi cfat h vigd ge ly cgaf hed h oicf ge

ly ofhrt. Gl surf yiu affc tof shlf why hed lgss ofr tii.

Ia miursf G lgss ofr. Of seukkcfd diwe uedfr tof miv-

frs hed puccfd Bhtorye mcisf. Cfts eit hrkuf hniut togs,

Bhtgf. Wiu beiw toht gts eit h kiid gdfh ti gevgtf ly sgstfr

air Krgsmotdhhk. Lhynf wf mhe thbf tof bgeefrhed sff ofr ge

tof sprgek. [f miucd thbf tof trhge diwe. Tof bgeefrwiucdcivf gt.

Bhtorye geohcfd ogs milairtgek smfet, sihp lgxfd wgto

ogs spgmy dfidirhet. Wh, tofy wiucd civf gt. Nut gts eit tof

shlf hs Krgsmotdhhk!

[fcc pche h trgp, of shgd, ogs vigmf siatfegek. Ge tof

sprgek. Wh, gt wgcc nfkut, hed gt wiet gevicvf ly ahtofr hedogs tflpfr.


30/43

=>

Hly Mcgpstie

]of eiddfd, toiuko sof whset mievgemfd whgtgek uetgc

tof sprgek wiucd ofcp ofhc tof ahlgcy. ]of cgstfefd ti ogs

nrfhtogek hs gt mohekfd, sciwgek diwe hed dffpfegek. Ofr

lged swgrcfd wgto gdfhs ia oiw sof miucd hrrhekf ti gevgtf

Heeh Lhf wgtoiut hcgfehtgek Dhvgd. ]urfcy of wiucd mohekf

ogs lged wofe ogs sgstfr whs sthedgek ge ariet ia ogl.

Hctoiuko sof whs kigek hkhgest ofr ousnheds wgsofs, sof

miucdet sohbf tof affcgek toht gt whs Kids wgcc air Heeh

Lhf ti milf hed sff tof ahlgcy hkhge.

Bhtoryes toiukots turefd ti tof tglf ia Heeh Lhfs df-mgsgie ti cfhvf tof milluegty. Io, oiw Lhry ^isf, Heeh

Lhfs litofr, ohd mrgfd. Lhry isf ohd nfkkfd Heeh Lhf ti

sthy, prilgsgek toht Heeh Lhf wiucd aged h egmf Hlgso lhe

ti lhrry. Oiwfvfr, Heeh Lhf ohd gesgstfd toht Bfcche whs

tof civf ia ofr cgaf hed sof whs lfhet ti lhrry ogl.

Lhry ^isf ohd thbfe ti ofr nfd air h wffb hatfr Heeh

Lhf cfat. ]ofd shgd toht tof phge ia sffgek ofr dhukotfr cfhvf

ohd dfngcgthtfd ofr.

[iucdet gt nf Kids wgcc air Lhry isf ti sff ofr dhuko-

tfr hkhge hed beiw toht sof whs wfcc hed ohppy wgto ofr

Fekcgso ousnhed9

Bhtorye whgtfd uetgc sof whs mfrthge Dhvgd whs ge h dffp

scffp hed tofe sof wgkkcfd iut ia ogs krhsp, kgekfrcy risfaril tof nfd, hed pcumbfd tof cfttfr aril tof nurfhu. ]of

tiib tof bfrisfef chlp aril tof egkotsthed, cgt gt, hed tgp-

tifd diwe ti tof bgtmofe.

]of agsofd ofr sthtgiefry aril tof dfsb hed sht ht tof

thncf. Mcisgek ofr fyfs, sof sfet up h sgcfet prhyfr air tof

rgkot wirds. ]of tofe pigsfd ofr pfe hed nfkhe ti wrgtf hcfttfr ti Heeh Lhf.


31/43

==

MOHZTF^ =

Ipfegek tof lhgcnix, Heeh Lhf agsofd iut h sthmb ia fe-vfcipfs aril gesgdf hed cfhafd toriuko tofl.Ngccs, ngccs, ngccs, sof lulncfd wgto h sgko. Tofy hcwhys

mhlf efhr tof agrst ia tof lieto. Nut wofe Heeh Lhf mhlf

ti h pchge wogtf fevfcipf wgto prftty pfelhesogp, ofr ofhrt

acuttfrfd. ]of rfhd tof rfture hddrfss, squfhcfd wgto dfcgkot,

hed oukkfd tof fevfcipf ti ofr mofst.

Bhtorye ohd heswfrfd!

Heeh Lhf rusofd geti tof oiusf, drippfd ofr nhk ie tof

bgtmofe thncf, hed tirf tof fevfcipf ipfe. Ciwfrgek ofrsfca

geti h mohgr, sof rfhd tof cfttfr.

Dfhr Heeh Lhf,

G whs ivfr`iyfd ti rfmfgvf yiur cfttfr. Gt sffls cgbfiecy yfstfrdhy toht yiu wfrf wgto ly sgstfrs hed lf ge

tof nhbfry, lhbgek miibgfs hed mhbfs wogcf chukogek hed

sohrgek stirgfs hniut iur argfeds ge tof milluegty.

Oiw wuedfrnhhr toht Kid wgcc siie ncfss yiu wgto

yiur agrst nhny! Wiu hed Bfcche lust nf ivfr`iyfd! Gl

si vfry ohppy air yiu hed wgcc bffp yiu hed yiur nhny

ge ly prhyfrs.


32/43

=4

Hly Mcgpstie

Ly lhll, sgstfrs, egfmfs, hed G sthy nusy tofsf dhys.

Tof nhbfry gs vfry nusy rgkot eiw durgek tof oicgdhys,

hed wfrf stgcc h ahvirgtf tiurgst stip durgek tof sprgek,

sullfr, hed ahcc.

Tof ahlgcy gs hcc digek wfcc. Hlhedh gs aiurtffe,

^utogf gs twfcvf, Cgzzgf gs tfe, @uegir gs fgkot, hed Lheey

gs aiur. Dhvgd shys of whets lirf, nut wfcc ohvf ti whgt

hed sff woht tof Cird ohs ge stirf air us. Wiur lhll hed

dht hrf ge kiid ofhcto, hs hrf yiur sgncgeks, egfmfs, hed

efpofws. Iur ahlgcy gs vfry ncfssfd.Gt wiucd nf wuedfrnhhr ti ohvf yiu hed Bfcche milf

air Krgsmotdhhk! G mhet togeb ia h nfttfr tglf ia yfhr air

tof ahlgcy ti rfuegtf. [iucd yiu cgbf lf ti wirb iut tof

dfthgcs air yiu9 Oiw lhey dhys wiucd yiu hed Bfcche

cgbf ti sthy9 Di yiu beiw wofrf yiud cgbf ti sthy9 Ia

miursf, yiurf wfcmilf ti sthy wgto us, nut yiu lgkotnf lirf milairthncf ht tof Zhrhdgsf Nfd hed Nrfhbahst.

Zfrohps yiud cgbf ti sthy tofrf gestfhd9

G ciib airwhrd ti ofhrgek aril yiu siie.

Kids ncfssgek ti yiu hed yiur ahlgcy,

Bhtorye

Heeh Lhf rfhd hed rfrfhd tof cfttfr uetgc sofd efhrcymillgttfd gt ti lfliry. Tfhrs spgccfd aril ofr fyfs wogcf

sof rflflnfrfd tof tglf sofd spfet ht tof nhbfry wgto

Bhtorye, Bhtoryes sgstfrs, ofr egfmfs, hed Bhtoryes lhll,

Fcgzhnfto. Toisf wfrf silf ia tof nfst lflirgfs sof mofr-

gsofd aril Chemhstfr Miuety.

Kchemgek ht tof mcimb, Heeh Lhf rfhcgzfd Bfcche wiucdnf oilf air suppfr ge he oiur. ]of aicdfd tof cfttfr hed put


33/43

=6


gt nhmb geti tof fevfcipf hed tofe geti tof pimbft ia ofr

swfhtfr. ]of tofe oigstfd ofrsfca aril tof mohgr, ofhdfd ti

tof rfargkfrhtir, hed riitfd hriued uetgc sof aiued h phmb ia

stfhbs, Bfcches ahvirgtf. Hatfr lhrgehtgek tof stfhbs ge ogs

ahvirgtf nhrnfquf shumf, sof pchmfd tofl ge tof ivfe sft ti

nrigc hed stumb h miupcf ia pithtifs ge tof lgmriwhvf.

Heeh Lhf whs prfphrgek h krffe shchd wofe Bfcche fe-

tfrfd tof bgtmofe mchd ge ief ia ogs nfst sugts.

Oiw whs yiur dhy9 of hsbfd nfairf bgssgek ofr moffb.

Cfhegek diwe, of muppfd ogs ohed ti ofr nfccy. Hed oiwwhs yiur dhy, Cuk Eut9

Cuk Eut9 Oiw mhe yiu nf si surf gts h niy9 sof hsbfd

wgto h moumbcf.

Of sorukkfd. @ust h ouemo.

]of slgcfd, runngek ofr nfccy. [f ohd h kiid dhy. Tof

qugctgek mgrmcf ht mourmo whs h cit ia aue. [f mhukot fhmo

itofr up ie tof chtfst mourmo efws hed hcsi kit h cit hmmil-

pcgsofd air iur qugct drgvf. Oiw whs yiur dhy9

Gt whs kiid. Nusy. ]hcfs ohvf kief up togs lieto, wogmo

lhbfs fvfryief ht tof dfhcfrsogp ohppy. Of nrfhtofd ge tof

hrilh flhehtgek aril tof stivf hed lihefd. ]tfhb9 Of

fyfd ofr wgto suspgmgie. [oht hrf yiu up ti, Heegf9

Eitogek. ]of khvf ogl ofr nfst geeimfet slgcf hed mhr-rgfd tof shchd niwc ti tof thncf. G toiukot yiu lgkot cgbf ti

ohvf yiur ahvirgtf tiegkot.

Ogs cgps murcfd geti h krge. Gs toht si9 Of rftrgfvfd pchtfs

hed utfesgcs hed sft tof thncf. Wiu sffl ti nf smoflgek ivfr

silftogek. G beiw wofe yiurf agnngek. ]tfhb gs hcwhys he

uctfrgir litgvf air silftogek.Lhynf G prfphrfd yiur ahvirgtf lfhc nfmhusf G civf yiu.


34/43

=1

Hly Mcgpstie

Heeh Lhf nriukot tof stfhb hed pithtifs ti tof thncf wogcf

Bfcche khtofrfd tof miedglfets hed kchssfs ia whtfr air

tofl.

Hatfr shygek krhmf, tofy nfkhe ti fht.

G mhe tfcc ny tof fxprfssgie ie yiur prftty ahmf toht

yiurf fxmgtfd ti sohrf silftogek wgto lf, of shgd, muttgek

up ogs stfhb. [ohts up9

Gvf nffe dygek ti tfcc yiu. G ohvf kiid efws! Heeh Lhf

agsofd tof cfttfr aril ofr pimbft. G rfmfgvfd togs tidhy.

[ogcf of rfhd tof cfttfr, sof slgcfd, togebgek ia ofr up-milgek trgp ti Chemhstfr Miuety ht Morgstlhs. H nulp ie

ofr nfccy drfw ofr httfetgie ti tof uenire nhny. ]of rfstfd

ofr ohed ie ofr hndilfe hed slgcfd wogcf runngek tof cimh-

tgie ia tof livflfet. ]of ciekfd ti kgvf ofr mogcd tof kgat ia

beiwgek ofr ahlgcy ge Chemhstfr. Tof trgp whs air ofr nhny

hed tof nhnys auturf hs h lflnfr ia tof Nfgcfr ahlgcy.

Bfcche ciibfd up hed pchmfd tof cfttfr ie tof thncf nfsgdf

ogs pchtf. Ogs fxprfssgie whs mhutgius. G kufss togs lfhes

yiu whet ti ki ti Chemhstfr air Morgstlhs. Tohts woht

Krgsmotdhhk gs, rgkot9 Morgstlhs9

Wfs, tohts rgkot. Krgsmotdhhkgs Morgstlhs. Heeh Lhf

eiddfd tiwhrd ofr nfccy. G whet ti di togs air iur nhny. Eiw

gs tof nfst tglf ti try ti lhbf hlfeds.Of khvf h tfethtgvf slgcf. Gt siueds cgbf h krfht gdfh, nut G

whet yiu ti nf surf togs gs woht yiu whet. G diet whet yiu ti

kft ourt. Wiur ahtofr usfd silf ohrso wirds wofe yiu cfat.

Gcc efvfr airkft ogs wirds ti yiu, Heegf. Of shgd yiu wfrf ei

ciekfr ogs dhukotfr ga yiu cfat.

]of livfd ofr ohed ivfr ofr hndilfe ge rfspiesf tilirf bgmbs. Of dgdet lfhe toht. Of shgd gt iut ia hekfr,


35/43

=;


ourt, hed dgshppigetlfet. G whs ogs iecy mogcd ti cfhvf tof

ahgto hed tof milluegty.

Bfcches fyfs livfd ti ofr nfccy hed h slgcf murvfd ogs

cgps. Gs of livgek9

]of eiddfd. G togebsofsdigek silfrshucts. ]of khvf

h krge.

G nft ly niy cgbfs stfhb. Ofs h mogp iaa tof icd ncimb.

Of pchmfd ogs ohed ie ofr nfccy, hed sof mivfrfd gt wgto ofr

ohed. [iw. Ogs krge wgdfefd hs of lft ofr khzf. Of difs

cgbf stfhb. Ofs tfccgek yiu ti lhbf gt lirf iatfe, Lilly.

Wfs, lhynf sof difs cgbf stfhb, Dhddy. Kgrcs mhe cgbf

stfhb tii. Cfhegek ivfr, sof nrusofd ofr cgps hkhgest ogs.

G civf yiu, of shgd, ogs slgcf ahdgek. Tohts woy G sup-

pirt togs trgp, nut G hcsi diet whet yiur ahlgcy ti ourt yiu

fspfmghccy eiw.

Nut yiu femiurhkfd lf ti wrgtf tof cfttfr. [oy hrf yiumohekgek yiur lged9

G toiukot hniut gt lirf hed G bffp rflflnfrgek oiw

yiur ahtofr nfohvfd wofe yiu cfat. Gl efrvius hniut gt. Of

eiddfd tiwhrd ofr nfccy. Wiur ahlgcy miucd kft yiu upsft

hed tofe silftogek miucd ohppfe ti ogl ir ofr. Of soiib

ogs ofhd, ariwegek. Lhynf wf soiucd whgt uetgc tof sullfrir fvfe efxt ahcc. Ny tofe tof nhny wgcc nf icdfr, hed trhvfcgek

wgcc nf fhsgfr air us. Ga wf whgt, tofe wf diet ohvf ti rgsb yiu

kfttgek upsft hed silftogek ohppfegek ti yiu ir tof nhny.

G diunt heytogek nhd wgcc ohppfe. G ohvf h kiid affcgek

toht togs trgp wgcc ki wfcc, hed Gcc kft ly ahlgcy nhmb. ]of

cgatfd ogs oheds hed getfrtwgefd ofr agekfrs wgto ogs. Zcfhsfdiet mohekf yiur lged hniut togs. Gts rfhccy glpirthet ti


36/43

=?

Hly Mcgpstie

lf. Zcfhsf di togs air lf. Cft lf sff ly ahlgcy hed try ti

rfnugcd h rfchtgiesogp wgto tofl.

Of sgkofd, nrusogek nhmb h cimb ia ofr ohgr wgto tof age-

kfrs ia ogs arff ohed. Tilirriw yiu sff tof dimtir, hed yiu

mhe kft ofr ipgegie. Ga sof shys gts shaf air yiu ti trhvfc, tofe

Gcc ki ti lhbf yiu ohppy. Nut ga yiur ahlgcy upsfts yiu, tofe

Gcc nrgek yiu oilf gllfdghtfcy.

Gts h dfhc. ]of bgssfd ogs moffb. Toheb yiu. Ga tof dim-

tir shys gts shaf, tofe Gcc mhcc Bhtorye hed sff woht G mhe

hrrhekf.G effd yiu ti lhbf lf ief prilgsf, toiuko. Of krg-

lhmfd. @ust diet lhbf lf sthy ht yiur ahtofrs oiusf.

]of chukofd. G prilgsf G wiet.

Bhtorye ohedfd tof mustilfr ofr mohekf hed ofr nhk ia phs-

trgfs. Toheb yiu. Ohvf h egmf dhy.

Hs tof wilhe whcbfd tiwhrd tof diir, tof nhbfry poief

nfkhe ti rgek. Bhtorye pgmbfd up tof poief hed mrhdcfd gt

nftwffe ofr fhr hed ofr efmb.

Kiid hatfreiie, sof shgd. Bhuaalhe Hlgso Nhbfry.

Ofcci, h ofsgthet vigmf shgd. Lhy G pcfhsf spfhb wgto

Bhtorye9Togs gs sof. Bhtorye hnsfetcy strhgkotfefd phmbhkfs ia

miibgfs ie tof miuetfr. Oiw lhy G ofcp yiu9

Bhtorye, tof vigmf shgd. Togs gs Heeh Lhf.

Bhtorye khspfd hed sheb ieti h stiic nfoged ofr. Io ly

kiidefss! Heeh Lhf! [gf kfots9

Gl digek prftty wfcc, Heeh Lhf shgd. Oiw hrf yiu9Kut. Bhtorye kchemfd hmriss tof nhbfry soiwriil, kchd


37/43

=7


ti aged gt flpty ia mustilfrs. G whs si kchd ti ofhr aril

yiu. Miekrhtuchtgies ie yiur nhny!

Toheb yiu. G whs dfcgkotfd toht yiu heswfrfd. Gl kchd

fvfryief gs wfcc. ]of phusfd, hs ga khtofrgek ofr toiukots.

Ohs ly ahtofr hsbfd hniut lf ir lfetgiefd lf ht hcc9

Bhtorye ngt ofr cgp, dfnhtgek woht ti shy. ]of dgdet whet

ti cgf, nut tof truto wiucdet nf fhsy ti swhcciw.

Gts ibhy, Heeh Lhf shgd qugmbcy. G dgdet togeb of ohd.

Wiu diet effd ti sliito gt ivfr.

Gl sirry, Bhtorye shgd. G wgso G ohd nfttfr efws hniut

ogl, nut ei, of ohset shgd heytogek ti lf. Of lhy ohvf shgd

silftogek ti Dhvgd.

G diunt gt. Oiws ly lhll9

]ofskut. Bhtorye agekfrfd ofr hprie wogcf sof spibf.

]of spcgts ofr tglf nftwffe ofcpgek mhrf air ofr bgesbgeefr

hed wirbgek ge tof ahrl stirf.Heeh Lhf segaafd. Gl si kchd ti ofhr gt. Ofr vigmf quh-

vfrfd, hed sof mcfhrfd ofr toriht. Gl kchd yiur bgeefrhrf

digek wfcc. G nft tofyrf hcc kfttgek si ngk.

Wh. Bhtorye moumbcfd. Dhvgd whets tfe. Gl cfhvgek gt

ge tof Cirds oheds.

Heeh Lhf hsbfd hniut ofr torff sgstfrs, hed Bhtorye khvfofr he updhtf ie tofgr cgvfs.

]i lumo ohs mohekfd ge torff yfhrs, Heeh Lhf shgd. G

affc cgbf Gvf nffe kief air h cgaftglf.

Gt ohset nffe toht ciek. Bhtorye kchemfd ht tof diirwhy

hed aiued ofr litofr whtmogek ofr wgto h slgcf. Hrf yiu

hed Bfcche stgcc miesgdfrgek milgek air Krgsmotdhhk9G shw ly dimtir yfstfrdhy, hed sof shgd toht gts shaf air


38/43

4:

Hly Mcgpstie

lf ti trhvfc. ]i, G rfhccy whet ti milf. Ofr vigmf whs slhcc,

uesurf.

Bhtorye phusfd, miesgdfrgek ofr ousnheds dgshpprivhc.

]tgcc, Bhtorye nfcgfvfd gt whs Kids wgcc air tof ahlgcy ti

ofhc. Di yiu whet lf ti wirb iut tof dfthgcs air yiu9 sof

hsbfd, tof wirds aciwgek dfspgtf ofr ofsgthtgie.

Wfs, pcfhsf.

Bhtorye rhe ofr agekfrs ivfr tof fdkf ia tof miuetfr.

[ofe wgcc yiu hrrgvf9

Tof [fdefsdhy nfairf Morgstlhs.Toht siueds pfrafmt. Bhtorye aiued h eitfphd hed pfe

ny tof poief. Kgvf lf yiur poief eulnfr si wf mhe bffp

ge tiumo. ]of writf diwe tof eulnfr hs Heeh Lhf rhttcfd

gt iaa. Gcc sff woht G mhe hrrhekf.

Dhebg. Heeh Lhfs vigmf soiib hkhge. Gt lfhes lirf

tohe yiu beiw.

Tofy mohttfd hniut tof wfhtofr hed tofe ouek up. ]thed-

gek, Bhtorye turefd hed aiued Hlhedh hed ofr litofr wgto

fxpfmthet fxprfssgies.

G kufss toht whsHfetgHeeh Lhf9 Hlhedh hsbfd.

Wh, gt whs. Bhtorye sht nhmb ie tof stiic.

Hed sofs milgek air Krgsmotdhhk9 Hlhedh mchspfd ofr

oheds tikftofr, ofr fyfs kcgstfegek wgto oipf.]of whets ti milf. Bhtorye kchemfd ht Fcgzhnfto, oip-

gek air he heswfr, h rfhsie ti ki hkhgest Dhvgds wgsofs.

Fcgzhnftos fyfs hssfssfd ofr. Hed yiu togeb gts h nhd

gdfh9

Bhtorye ncfw iut h arustrhtfd sgko. Dhvgd gs hkhgest gt.

[oht9 Hlhedh khspfd. Dhtdifset whet ti sffHfetgHeeh Lhf9 [oy9


39/43

48


Gts milpcgmhtfd, Hlhedh, Bhtorye shgd, aicdgek ofr

oheds ivfr ofr hprie. [fvf hcrfhdy dgsmussfd togs.

Krissdhddgwgcc uedfrsthed, Hlhedh shgd. Ofcc wfc-

milf ofr nhmb hed tof ahlgcy wgcc hcc nf tikftofr hkhge.

Hlhedh ciibfd nftwffe Bhtorye hed Fcgzhnfto. Nfsgdfs,

fvfryief gs ohppy wofe silfief gs fxpfmtgek h nhny. Kriss-

dhddgwgcc nf si ohppy ti sff ofr toht ofcc airkft hcc hniut

oiw dgshppigetfd of whs wofe sof cfat.

Fcgzhnfto ciipfd ofr hrl hriued Hlhedh hed puccfd ofr

geti h ouk. Wiurf sumo h slhrt lhfdfc.Bhtorye studgfd ofr litofrs fyfs. ]i yiu wiucd ki

hkhgest Dhtga yiu nfcgfvfd silftogek ge yiur ofhrt9

Fcgzhnfto sorukkfd. Dfpfedgek upie tof mgrmulsthemf,

lhynf.

Hed ge togs mgrmulsthemf9 Hlhedh hsbfd.

Fcgzhnfto wgebfd. Ief ia ly Fekcgso mustilfrs iemf

shgd gts fhsgfr ti hsb air airkgvfefss tohe ti kft pfrlgssgie.

Bhtorye kchemfd ht Hlhedh. Diet shy heytogek ti yiur

sgncgeks ir Dht. G effd ti agkurf togs iut ny lysfca nfairf yiur

dhtageds iut hniut gt.

Nut gs toht rgkot,Lhll9 Hlhedh aicdfd ofr hrls hed

ariwefd. ]oiucdet Dhtbeiw hniut togs9HfetgHeeh Lhf

gs ogssmowfsmodfr.Bhtorye khvf Hlhedh h stfre ciib.

Hlhedh sgkofd. Agef. Ly cgps hrf sfhcfd, sof krulncfd

hed lhrmofd nhmb geti tof bgtmofe.

[oht hl G tfhmogek lfgdimodfr9 Bhtorye luttfrfd,

runngek ofr tflpcf.

Fcgzhnfto tiumofd ofr hrl. Wiurf tfhmogek ofr ti aicciwofr ofhrt wofe sof affcs Kid spfhbgek ti ofr. Ga Heeh Lhf gs


40/43

4>

Hly Mcgpstie

lfhet ti milf ofrf, tofe tof pches wgcc ahcc tikftofr hed hcc

wgcc wirb iut tof why Kid whets gt ti.

Bhtorye soiib ofr ofhd hed krglhmfd. G prhy yiurf

rgkot.

Chtfr toht fvfegek, Bhtorye pchmfd tof chst mcfhe dgso ge tof

mhngeft hed tohebfd tof kgrcs air ofcpgek mcfhe up hatfr sup-

pfr. Tof kgrcs rhe upsthgrs ti thbf tofgr nhtos hed kft rfhdy

air nfd.Tof nhmb diir ipfefd hed schllfd, hed Dhvgd fetfrfd

tof bgtmofe hed sgkofd. Moirfs hrf dief. Gts nffe h ciek

dhy, of shgd, sgttgek ht tof bgtmofe thncf. Gt affcs kiid ti

rfchx.

Wh, sof wogspfrfd. ]of krhnnfd twi kchssfs ia whtfr hed

sht hmriss aril ogl. Toiukots swgrcfd toriuko ofr lged cgbf

h tirehdi. Kugct wfgkofd diwe ie ofr, affcgek cgbf h stief

sgttgek ie ofr mofst hed stfhcgek ofr nrfhto. Oiw miucd sof

pissgncy dfmfgvf tof lhe woid nffe ofr nfst argfed hed mie-

agdhetf sgemf sof whs h mogcd9

Gs silftogek wriek, Bhtgf9 of hsbfd, cgatgek ogs kchss.

Wiu sffl prfimmupgfd. Of tiib h ciek drgeb.

Bhtorye mcfhrfd ofr toriht. G spibf ti Heeh Lhf tidhy.Ogs fyfs wgdfefd wgto soimb. Wiu spibf ti ofr9 [oht

di yiu lfhe9

]of tiib h sgp ia whtfr hed mcfhrfd ofr toriht. ]of mhccfd

tof nhbfry.

Oiw gs sof9

]ofs digekkut. ]of trhmfd tof miedfeshtgie ie tof kchsswgto ofr agekfrtgp. ]of hed Bfcche stgcc whet ti milf hed


41/43

4=


vgsgt air Krgsmotdhhk. G ticd ofr gt siuedfd cgbf h egmf gdfh.

]of geohcfd h nrfhto, hwhgtgek ogs rfspiesf.

Bhtgf. ^fhmogek ivfr, of tiib ofr ohed ge ogs. Wiu

beiw gts h nhd gdfh. G ticd yiu wfcc ki vgsgt ofr ge tof sprgek,

hed tohts woht wfcc di. Airkft hey pches air tofgr milgek

air Krgsmotdhhk. Gt ùst wiet wirb iut tof why yiud cgbf.

Nut Dhvgd, gts Krgsmotdhhk. Tof ahlgcy soiucd nf

tikftofr.

Wiu beiw hs wfcc hs G di toht ohvgek Heeh Lhf hed ofr

ousnhed ofrf wiucd ust upsft ly dht. [f diet whet toht htKrgsmotdhhk. [fcc ki ti Nhctglirf hed vgsgt Heeh Lhf ge tof

sprgek hed dgsmuss gevgtgek ofr nhmb heitofr tglf. [fcc ohvf

ti whre ly dhfdhniut gt hed prfphrf air tof vgsgt. Ohvgek

tofl ùst drip ge wiucd mhusf princfls toht Gl eit rfhdy

ti ahmf.

Nut G rfhccy affc toht togs gs tof tglf ti gevgtf ofr, sof

shgd sciwcy, moiisgek ofr wirds hs nfst sof miucd. Gt affcs

cgbf Kid gs cfhdgek lf ti togs. G affc gt striekcy ge ly ofhrt,

Dhvgd. Gl eit ùst lhbgek togs dfmgsgie cgkotcy. Gts milgek

aril tof vfry dfptos ia ly siuc.

Gl tii tgrfd ti dgsmuss togs eiw, Bhtgf. Of yhwefd.

Tof stirf whs nusy hcc dhy ciek, hed Gl rfhdy ti rfhd tof

Ngncf hed rfchx. [fcc ki sff ly smowfsmodfrge tof sprgek.Tohts gt. Gts dfmgdfd. Of stiid. Togs dgsmussgie gs ivfr. Of

sthrtfd air tof diir.

[hgt. Bhtorye stiid hed tiib h dffp nrfhto. Gl eit

agegsofd.

Turegek, of rhgsfd ogs fyfnriws.

Wiu rfhd tof cfttfr, sof shgd. Heeh Lhf hed Bfcchehrf fxpfmtgek tofgr agrst mogcd. Tofy whet ti rfnugcd tofgr


42/43

44

Hly Mcgpstie

rfchtgiesogp wgto tof ahlgcy air tof mogcds shbf. ]of stfppfd

ivfr ti ogl. ]urfcy yiu mhe uedfrsthed toht.

Of ariwefd. Gvf hcrfhdy ticd yiu toht wfcc vgsgt ofr ge

tof sprgek. Wiu effd ti cft togs ki. H Morgstlhs vgsgt gs eit h

kiid gdfh. Tofrfs eitogek fcsf ti dgsmuss.

Nut Dhvgd

Of krglhmfd. Tofrfs eitogek fcsf ti dgsmuss, Bhtorye.

Of turefd hed mrissfd tof riil, hed Bhtoryes rfsfetlfet

sgllfrfd ge ofr siuc.

Kciwfrgek, sof sehtmofd tof kchssfs aril tof thncf hedwhsofd tofl. Dhvgd ohd h behmb air dfmgdgek wofe h dgsmus-

sgie whs ivfr, woftofr sof whs agegsofd lhbgek ofr mhsf ir

eit. Dhvgd ohd ei princfl whcbgek hwhy wofe tofyd ohd h

ofhtfd dfnhtf. Of wiucd cft gt ki, eit dgsmussgek gt hey aur-

tofr. Of wiucd prinhncy nf rftgmfet tof rfst ia tof fvfegek,

nut ny tilirriw ofd nf phst gt, hmtgek hs ga tof dgshkrfflfet

ohd efvfr ohppfefd. Oiwfvfr, Bhtorye wiucd ohek ieti ofr

rfsfetlfet, luccgek tof princfl ivfr hed ivfr hkhge ge ofr

lged hed togebgek ia fvfrytogek sof soiucdvf shgd ti ogl

ti lhbf ofr mhsf.

]of befw tiegkot wiucd nf ief ia toisf egkots wofe

sofd ki ti nfd hed cgf hwhbf air oiurs, prinhncy list ia

tof egkot. [ogcf drygek tof kchssfs, sof mietflpchtfd HeehLhf. Bhtoryes ofhrt ohd swfccfd ht tof siued ia Heeh Lhfs

vigmf. ]of ohd siuedfd si oipfauc ie tof poief, si dfspfrhtf

ti nf rfuegtfd wgto ofr ahlgcy.

Oiw miucd h ahlgcy rfuegie ht Morgstlhstglf nf wriek9

[hset toht tof nfst tglf ia yfhr air h ahlgcy ti wirb iut gs-

sufs hed nfmilf ief hkhge9 Nfsgdfs, Heeh Lhf whs nugcdgeknrgdkfs air ofr uenire mogcd. ]urfcy Dhvgd uedfrstiid toht!


43/43


Dhvgds miemfre rfkhrdgek ogs ahtofrs tflpfr whs vhcgd.

Ofery Nfgcfr whs h strgmt ngsoip woi stumb ti tof rucfs hed

fxpfmtfd tof dgstrgmt, fspfmghccy ogs ahlgcy, ti aicciw sugt.

[ogcf Ofery whs h stgmbcfr air tof Hlgso why, of hcsi

ohd h ngk ofhrt. ]ofd sffe ogl drip wohtfvfr of whs digek

ti ofcp h ahlgcy ge effd. Ofd irkhegzfd lirf tohe ief nhre

rhgsgek, hed of ohd hcsi spfet ciek oiurs ofcpgek Bhtoryes

ahtofr hed nritofrs rfnugcd tof auregturf stirf hatfr gt nurefd

diwe. Bhtorye civfd hed rfspfmtfd ofr ahtofr-ge-chw, hed

sof nfcgfvfd toht dffp diwe of lgssfd ogs yiuekfst dhukotfrhed wiucd nf ivfr`iyfd ti sff ofr milf nhmb ht Morgstlhs.

[oy miucdet Dhvgd sff toht9

Bhtorye pchmfd tof mcfhe kchssfs geti tof mhngeft hed

squffzfd ofr fyfs sout. ]of wgsofd sof befw tof rgkot

heswfr. [hs gevgtgek Heeh Lhf ti Morgstlhs hkhgest ofr

ousnheds wgsofs h lgsthbf9 [hs gt h sge ti lhbf tof pches

nfoged ofr ousnheds nhmb9 Ia miursf gt whs, sgemf sofd ohvf

ti cgf ti Dhvgd ge irdfr ti hrrhekf air Heeh Lhf ti milf.

Cygek whs hcwhys h sge.

Nut whs eit rfvfhcgek tof woicf truto h cgf9

]of runnfd ofr tflpcfs. Ia miursf gt whs h cgf. ]ofd pue-

gsofd ofr mogcdrfe lirf tohe iemf air cfhvgek iut glpirthet

dfthgcs ge tofgr stirgfs, tfccgek tofl tofyd cgfd.Bhtorye aicdfd ofr oheds. ]of effdfd h sgke. ]of effdfd

Kid ti rfvfhc tof rgkot heswfr ti ofr.

Kehwgek ofr ciwfr cgp, sof sfet up h sgcfet prhyfr ti Kid,

hsbgek ei pcfhdgek wgto Ogl air h sgke, h mcfhr-mut sgke,

toht gevgtgek Heeh Lhf whs tof rgkot dfmgsgie air tof Nfgcfr

A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston, Excerpt

Documents

Transcript of A Plain and Simple Christmas by Amy Clipston, Excerpt