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Dec 2024
5m 23s

The Finest Christmas Tree - by John and ...

Bestselling Author - KeriAnne N. Jelinek for Sloth Dreams Books and Publishing
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Every year Farmer Tuttle loads his truck with Christmas trees fresh from his farm and drives down to the city to sell them. Then he picks out a special Christmas hat to bring home to Mrs. Tuttle. But one year, people stopped buying real Christmas trees. Fake ones were more convenient, they said. So Farmer Tuttle had to return home without a hat to give his w ... Show More
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