The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-01-22
TRAINING LITTLE
CITIZENS
This is one of a series of articles
issued by the National Kinder
garten Association, s w. 4Otfl-
ST., New York city.
(sv Adele r. Woodard.)

Once upon a time there was a poor
little lame boy who had no toys. Tom
knew this was true, for one day, at
the little boys house. Tom asked him
to bring out his toys, and the little
boy answered Il haven't any toys"
Tom could hardly believe that there
was anybody in the world without
even one toy, so ne went home and
told Little Sister about it. and to-
gether they planned to bring the little
boy a toy from the beautiful Land of
Christmas.
Mother was willing for them to go.
so hand in hand, on the day before
Christmas went Tom and Little Sis
ter They did not know the way. so
they asked a feathery snowflake
which came and lighted saucily on the
end of Toms finger:
Pretty snowflake, while you linger
On the tip of my warm finger,
Tell me, where's the Land Of
Christmas2"
And it answered, Oh, so softly:
Little boy and girl, politely
Ask yon tree that shines so brightly
If you seek the Land of Christmas
The children continued their jour-
ney, and at last. they arrived at the
great tree, all shining brightly across
the white snow. When the children
asked the way to Christmas Land, thus
the shining tree responded:
step into my trunk so hollow,
Take a Magic Wand, and follow
The Shining Path to Christmas
Land"
So they stepped into the hollow
trunk, where they found magic wands.
Tom chose a silver wand with a star
at the end of it, and Little Sister a
golden one, with a white dove at its
end.
When the children stepped out of
the tree, they were surprised to find
themselves grow very small indeed.
And this they noticed-if the magic
wands were held aloft, the children
remained small, but if the wands were
lowered, the children grew large
again.
The children knew that in the Land
of Magic they must obey all the
great commands, so they started down
the Shining Path, holding their magic
wands high in the air. They jour-
neyed on and on and at last they
reached great wall, and when they
looked up they saw beautiful lights
which spelled the words christmas
Land" over the tiny gateway!
Tom reached up and pulled the bell
rope, and out upon the frosty air
rang the sweetest chimes you ever
heard. Soon the tiny gates opened
and Tom and Little Sister were glad
that they We're small enough TO slip
| through And oh, such a beautiful
land as it was. Every tree was a
Christmas tree all laden with Christ
mas gifts. The music boxes were
playing, the horns We're footing, the
dolls were saying Mamma" and
Papa" the Jacks-in-th e-box were
jumping out and then hiding again
and everything seemed to be saying
Take me! Take mel" 1t was hard
for the children to select just one toy
/ for their little friend.
| They skipped about for long time
examining the toys. Finally, on the
top branch of one of the taIest trees
there hung box tied with big red
| bow. On one side We're printed the
words Magic Lantern
! The very thingi" said Tom, but
| how could he bring down the box
from the top of the tree so taIl-for
as you remember, the children were
very small. Just then a little breeze
whispered in Toms ear:
Little fairies, tell me why
1 see you sit so still and sigh;
will get the box for you!"
Then the little breeze blew into a
| strong breeze and flew into the top OF
the tree There ,he tugged and pulled
and puffed, until at last the string
had to let go and down fell the box
red bow and all. into soft bank OF
SNOW. The children were overjoyed
uban the hoy contaipjpC Tho ,,,ao,j1