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forget the special Christ-mas when she longed to own the candyheart she had admired for such a long timein Miss Tillie's shop.That was the yearwhen she and Miss Tillie were faced withthe problem of providing gifts for the WiseMen to carry.That was also the year Katiehoped there might be a miracle in the Christ-mas Eve pageant-a real Baby in the manger—if she believed in it with all her heart.Hermiracle did come about in an unexpectedway,and though it was over in a fleetingsecond,the memory was something shewould always cherish-much longer,sherealized,than an actual possession.  \nDorothy Maas has re-created a time oftraditional pleasures and with humor andsimplicity has told of a child's joy in bring-ing to life the true spirit of Christmas.  \nIllustrated by the author  \nHARCOURT,BRACE &W D,Inc.757 Third Avenue,New York N.Y.10017  \n8o-I20  \n# THIS BOOK口AS p\"R DISCARDELBY WALLA WALLA PuBLIC LIBRAR\n\nOFFICIALLY NOTED  \nDigitized by the Internet Archivein 2021 with funding 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