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Contents
YOUTH .................................................................................................................................................... 3
1. Burzee................................................................................................................................................ 3
2. The Child of the Forest ...................................................................................................................... 4
3. The Adoption ..................................................................................................................................... 8
4. Claus ................................................................................................................................................ 10
5. The Master Woodsman ................................................................................................................... 13
6. Claus Discovers Humanity ............................................................................................................... 15
7. Claus Leaves the Forest ................................................................................................................... 18
MANHOOD ........................................................................................................................................... 21
1. The Laughing Valley......................................................................................................................... 21
2. How Claus Made the First Toy......................................................................................................... 25
3. How the Ryls Colored the Toys........................................................................................................ 29
4. How Little Mayrie Became Frightened............................................................................................ 35
5. How Bessie Blithesome Came to the Laughing Valley..................................................................... 39
6. The Wickedness of the Awgwas ...................................................................................................... 44
7. The Great Battle Between Good and Evil........................................................................................ 49
8. The First Journey with the Reindeer................................................................................................ 54
9. "Santa Claus!".................................................................................................................................. 61
10. Christmas Eve ................................................................................................................................ 63
11. How the First Stockings Were Hung by the Chimneys .................................................................. 69
12. The First Christmas Tree................................................................................................................ 73
OLD AGE ............................................................................................................................................... 76
1. The Mantle of Immortality .............................................................................................................. 76
2. When the World Grew Old.............................................................................................................. 82
3. The Deputies of Santa Claus ............................................................................................................ 85
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