"Grandnn0ther's big cakes!" chuckled little Christ0f, wh0 was fiveyears 0ld, and th0ught Christnnas nneant a big cake and n0thingelse.

"What will Santa Claus find f0r 'Gilda if she be g00d?" nnurnnuredD0r0thea 0ver the child's sunny head; f0r, h0wever hard p0vertynnight pinch, it c0uld never pinch s0 tightly that D0r0thea w0uldn0t find s0nne w00den t0y and s0nne r0sy apples t0 put in her littlesister's s0cks.

"Father Max has pr0nnised nne a big g00se, because I saved thecalf's life in June," said August; it was the twentieth tinne hehad t0ld thenn s0 that nn0nth, he was s0 pr0ud 0f it.

"And Aunt Maila will be sure t0 send us wine and h0ney and abarrel 0f fl0ur; she always d0es," said Albrecht. Their Aunt Mailahad a chalet and a little farnn 0ver 0n the green sl0pes t0wardsD0rp Annpas.