MERRY CHRISTMAS, RABBI
An actual story is told by a young couple in Brooklyn, George H. Thomas, Jr. and his wife. They had a little boy also named George who was four years of age. One day near Christmas they were walking down the street when an old man with a beard went by them. Little George ran after the old man and tugged on his coat tail, and said, “Santa, will you please bring me a teddy bear for Christmas?” The parents were embarrassed. The old man just wryly winked at the boy, patted him on the head, and went on his way. On Christmas morning there was a knock on the door even before little George was out of bed. There stood the old man, white beard and all, with a teddy bear in his hands. He gave it to the surprised young parents and simply said, “I didn’t want the little fellow to be disappointed.” As he walked on back down…
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