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1、THEBIRDS'CHRISTMASCAROLTHEBIRDS'CHRISTMASCAROLBYKATEDOUGLASWIGGINToTheThreeDearestChildrenintheWorld,BERTHA,LUCY,ANDHORATIO."Olittleones,yecannotknowThepowerwithwhichyeplead,Norwhy,asonthroughlifewego,Thelittlechilddothlead."1THEBIRDS'CHRISTMASCAROLI.ALI
2、TTLESNOWBIRD.ItwasveryearlyChristmasmorning,andinthestillnessofthedawn,withthesoftsnowfallingonthehousetops,alittlechildwasbornintheBirdhousehold.TheyhadintendedtonamethebabyLucy,ifitwereagirl;buttheyhadn'texpectedheronChristmasmorning,andarealChristmasb
3、abywasnottobelightlynamed--thewholefamilyagreedinthat.Theywereconsultingaboutitinthenursery.Mr.Birdsaidthathehadassistedinnamingthethreeboys,andthatheshouldleavethismatterentirelytoMrs.Bird;Donaldwantedthechildcalled"Maud,"afteraprettylittlecurly-hairedg
4、irlwhosatnexthiminschool;Paulchose"Luella,"forLuellawasthenursewhohadbeenwithhimduringhiswholebabyhood,uptothetimeofhisfirsttrousers,andthenamesuggestedallsortsofcomfortablethings.UncleJacksaidthatthefirstgirlshouldalwaysbenamedforhermother,nomatterhowhi
5、deousthenamehappenedtobe.Grandmasaidthatshewouldprefernottotakeanypartinthediscussion,andeverybodysuddenlyrememberedthatMrs.BirdhadthoughtofnamingthebabyLucy,forGrandmaherself;and,whileitwouldbeindelicateforhertofavorthatname,itwouldbeagainsthumannaturef
6、orhertosuggestanyother,underthecircumstances.Hugh,the"hithertobaby,"ifthatisapossibleterm,satinonecornerandsaidnothing,butfelt,insomemysteriousway,thathisnosewasoutofjoint;fortherewasanewerbabynow,apossibilityhehadnevertakenintoconsideration;andthe"first
7、girl,"too,astillhigherdevelopmentoftreason,whichmadehimactuallygreenwithjealousy.Butitwastooprofoundasubjecttobesettledthenandthere,onthespot;besides,Mamahadnotbeenasked,andeverybodyfeltitratherabsurd,afterall,toforestalladecreethatwascertaintobeabsolute
8、lywise,justandperfect.ThereasonthatthesubjecthadbeenbroughtupatallsoearlyinthedaylayinthefactthatMrs.Birdneverallowedherbabiestogoovernightunnamed.Shewasapersonofsogreatdecisionofcharacterthatshewouldhaveblushedatsuchathin
