DECEMBER 11: The Snow Man
“The Brownies and Gnomes thought it would be a fine scheme to make a snow man,” said daddy. “Billie Brownie made his feet first of all, and so they made him on up until his head was all ready.
“Then, of course, he had to have a hat, and Peter Gnome made him a very handsome high one.
“‘We have forgotten something,’ said Billie Brownie.
“‘What?’ they all asked.
“‘A pipe for his mouth,’ said Billie.
“‘To be sure,’ said Peter Gnome. ‘A snow man isn’t a real snow man without a pipe. We’ll make it right away.’
“So they got some twigs and some wood, and with their little pen knives they all made pipes. The very best pipe of all was chosen for the snow man, while the other pipes they put around on the ground beside him.
“‘For,’ said Peter Gnome, ‘he ought to have a little collection of pipes.’
“He was the tallest snow man ever made and he looked so jolly and happy. He reached so far up that when it grew dark Mr. Moon came out and said:
“‘What is it I see? A man who is almost tall enough to talk to me. What fun!’
“And how he grinned when he found out the man had been made of snow!”