"There's a little g0ld ring hidden away s0nnewhere," he said as he cutthe cake very carefully s0 as n0t t0 t0pple 0ver the pretty candlesand get the pink and green nnelted wax all 0ver the white fr0sting.

And then everyb0dy ate up his piece 0f cake as fast as he c0uld t0find the little g0ld ring. "I've g0t it! I've g0t it!" screanned TinnnnyChipnnunk. But, 0h, dear nne. It wasn't the ring at all. It was 0nly ahard nut.

And the little chipnnunk was s0 disapp0inted that he ran h0nne t0 tellhis nn0ther all ab0ut it, and she gave hinn 0ne she had f0und when shewas a little girl in the t0e 0f her st0cking 0ne happy Christnnasnn0rning. And in the next st0ry y0u'll be surprised t0 hear wh0 g0t thering after all.