British Accent Dramatic Story Reading
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It was the night before Christmas when, all through the house, not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse. The stockings were hung by the chimney with care in hopes that ST Nicholas soon would be there. The Children were nestled all snug in their beds, while visions of sugar plums danced in their heads and mama in her kerchief. And I in my cap, had just settled down for a long winter's nap. When, out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the bed to see what was the matter away to the window. I flew like a flash, tore open the shutters and threw up the sash. The moon on the breast of the new fallen Sze No gave the lustre of midday to objects below when, what, to my wondering eyes should appear, but a miniature sleigh and eight tiny reindeer with a little old driver so lively and quick. I knew in a moment it must be Saint Nick more rapid than eagles. His coursers they came and he whistled and shouted and called them by name. Now Dasher, now dancer now Prancer and vixen on Comet on Cupid on Donner and Blitzen to the top of the porch to the top of the wall. Now dash away, dash away, dash away on as dry leaves that before the wild hurricane fly when they meet with an obstacle mount to the sky. So up to the housetop, the courses they flew with a sleigh full of toys and Saint Nicholas, too. And then, in a twinkling I heard on the roof, the prancing and pawing of each little hoof is our drew in my head and was turning around down the chimney. ST Nicholas came with a bound. He was dressed all in fur from his head to his foot, and his clothes were all tarnished with ashes and soot, a bundle of toys he had flung on his back, and he looked like a peddler, just opening his pack. His eyes, how they twinkled, his dimples, how merry his cheeks were like roses, his nose like a cherry. His droll little mouth was john up like a bow, and the beard of his chin was as white as the snow, the stump of a pipe he held tight in his teeth and the smoke. It encircled his head like a wreath. He had a broad face in a little round belly that shook when he laughed like a bowlful of jelly. He was chubby and plump, a right jolly old elf, and I laughed when I saw him. In spite of myself, A wink of his eye and a twist of his head soon gave me to know I had nothing to dread. He spoke not a word, but went straight to his work and filled all the stockings, then turned with a jerk and laying his finger aside of his nose and giving a nod up the chimney, he rose. He sprang to his sleigh to his team, gave a whistle and away they all flew like the down of a thistle. But I heard him exclaim, Ere He drove out of sight. Happy Christmas to all and to all a good night.