The Christmas Apple

The image is from "Dal Manto Russo"  I have digitally altered the image so that the baby Jesus is leaning out with the apple.

Here is the start of this beautiful Christmas Story, I do hope you will click and continue to read the full story.

THE  CHRISTMAS  APPLE
(Based on a story by Ruth Sawyer)

Once upon a time in GERMANY, there lived a little CLOCK-MAKER named Herman Joseph.  He lived in one little ROOM, furnished with a BENCH for his work and his tools, a CHEST for his wood, a CUPBOARD for his dishes, and a TRUNDLE-BED that SLID under his workbench.  Other than that, there was only a STOOL -- except for the CLOCKS that is.  There were HUNDREDS of clocks -- big clocks and little clocks -- clocks with WOOD faces and clocks with porcelain faces. There were SHELF clocks, grandfather clocks and CUCKOO clocks; clocks with CHIMES and clocks without chimes.  Everywhere you looked, there were clocks.

There was a little WINDOW in the front of Hermann's shop, with a shelf on it...  to continue the story click HERE

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