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PearlS.Buck
Heawokesuddenlyawasfouro’clock，thehouratwhichhisfatherhadalwayscalledhimtogetupahemilking.Strahehabitsofhisyouthstill!Fiftyyearsago，andhisfatherhadbeehirtyyears，afouro’theHehadtraiurnotosleep，butthism，becauseitwasChristmas，hedidnottry.Yetwhatwasthemagiasnow?Hisrownupandgoalohhiswife.Yesterdayshehadsaid，“Let’snottrimthetreeuntiltomorrow，Robert.I’mtired.”
Heagreed，areeremaiiry.
Whydidhefeelsoawaketonight?Foritwasstillarry.Nomoon，ofcourse，butthestarswereextraordinary!Nowthathethoughtofit，thestarsseemedalwayslargerandclearerbeforethedawnofChristmasDay.Therewasoarnowthatwaslylargerahanahers.Heimagimoving，asithadseemedtohimtomoveolongago.
Hewas15yearsoldandstillonhisfather’sfarHelovedhisfather.HehadnotknownituntilonedayafewdaysbeforeChristmas，whenhehadoverheardwhathisfatherwassayingtohismother.
“Mary，IhatetocallRobinthems.He’sgrowingsofastandheneedshissleep.IfyoucouldseehowhesleepswhenIgointo!IwishIanagealone.”
“Well，you’t，Ada”
Hismother’svoicewasbrisk.“Besides，heisn’taymore.It’stimeforhimtotakehisturn.”
“Yes，”
hisfathersaidslowly.“ButIsuredohatetowakehi”
Whehesewords，somethinginhimawoke:hisfatherlovedhim!Therewouldbeeringinthemsandhavingtobecalledagaiupafterthat，stumblingblindwithsleepandpulledonhisclothes，hiseyestightshut，aup.
AhenightbeforeChristmas，thatyearwhenhewas15，helaythinkingabouttheday.
Hewishedhehadabetterpresentforhisfather.Asusual，hehadgostoreandboughtatieforhisfather.Ithadseemedilhelaythinking，ahathehadheardhisfatheraalkingintimeforhimtosaveforsomethier.
Helayonhisside，hisheadsupportedbyhiselbow，aofhisattidow.Thestarswerebright，muchbrighterthanheeverrememberedseeingthem，aarinparticularwasshtthathewowerereallytheStarofBethlehe
“Dad，”
hehadonceaskedwhenhewasalittleboy，“Whatisastable?”
“It’sjustabarn，”
hisfatherhadreplied，“likeours.”
ThenJesushadbeenborninabarn，andtoabarntheshepherdsandtheWiseMenhade，brimasgifts!
&struckhiWhyshouldheheraspecialgift，too，outthereinthebarn?Hecouldgetupearly，earlierthanfouro’dtetallthemilkingdoalone，milkandclearup，andtheherwenttostartthemilking，he’dseenitalldone.Andhehohaddo.
Helaughedtohimselfashegazedatthestars.Itoulddo，asleeptoosoundly.
&haveawakeimes，sgamatcheachtimetolookathisoldwatight，andhalfpastohentwoo’clock.
Ataquartertotupandputonhisclothes.Hestairs，carefulofthecreakyboards，ahimselfout.Thebigstarhuhebarnrold.Thecowslookedathim，sleepyandsurprised.Itwasearlyforthemtoo.
&ehayforeadthengotthemilkingpailandthebigmilks.
Hesmiled，thinkingabouthisfather，aeadily，twsteamsrushingintothepail，frothingandfragraaskwehanhehadeverknownittobefore.Milkingforoachore.Itwassomethitohisfather，wholovedhiHefiwomilkswerefull，ahemahemilkhousedoorcarefullymakihelatch.Heputthestoolinitsplacebythedupthemilkpail.Theofthebarnahedoorbehindhi
Bahisroomhehadonlyamiopulloffhisthedarknessaobed，forheheardhisfatherup.Heputthecoversoverhisheadtosilencehisquickbreathing.Thedooropeill.
“Rob!”
hisfathercalled.“Wehavetogetup，soisChristmas.”
“Aw-right，”
hesaidsleepily.
“I’llgoonout，”
hisfathersaid.“I’llgetthingsstarted.”
Thedoordhelaystill，laughingtohimself.Injustafewmiherwouldknow.
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