The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus
by L. Frank Baum
All of you who believe in the spirit of Christmas, come close to the fire, whether you call him Santa Claus or just say goodwill to people; and listen to the story of Nicholas the Wandering Orphan, Nicholas the Forest Carver, the darling of young children. Keep an eye on him in his early years as a lonely little boy with a mastery for carving games for kids; then a young man engaged in small toys; then as a prosperous, fat, rough old man who overcame all kinds of difficulties to revere, a toy for every child in the village. Find out how he began to ride beautiful sleds painted with reindeer; the first reason why you descended from the chimney; how you fill the first sock; where the first Christmas tree was decorated; and finally, because he was known as "St. Nicholas" and "Santa Claus".
