LL-L "Holidays" 2002.12.06 (07) [E]

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From: Global Moose Translations <globalmoose at t-online.de>
Subject: LL-L "Holidays" 2002.12.06 (01) [E]

Tom,

I never claimed that ALL Americans see it that way - how could I, since my
American husband is now living in Germany with me?

When my children were little, even when we were living in the States, we'd
always set out cookies for The Saint, and an apple and a bucket full of
water for the horse - which were all gone in the morning, of course, except
for a few crumbs and the stem of the apple. I also made hoofprints with a
horseshoe I secretly kept for that purpose. Of course, they got suspicious
when they got older. One year, I overheard my five-year-old asking her
sister: "Do you think there really is a Nikolaus, or do you think Mama is
doing this?" My seven-year-old reflected for a moment and then said: "No, I
don't believe it's her. Just think - she could polish off the cookies and
the apple all right, but she'd NEVER be able to drink an entire bucket of
water!".

Cheers,
Gabriele Kahn

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