Christmas Stockings   *~*   *~*   *~*   *~*   *~* The Legend of the First Christmas Stocking! Long ago, in a far country, there lived a little boy whose family was so poor they didn't have a Christmas tree. The boy was worried that Santa Claus wouldn't visit his house, because, in those days, Santa always left his gifts under the tree. Before he went to bed, the little boy washed his stockings as he always did, for he had only one pair to wear. he hung them to dry by the fire and crawled into bed. Soon he was fast asleep. When Santa arrived, he was very surprised to find no tree in the house. Where could he leave the gifts? He knew the little boy had been good all year, so he looked around the house. Then he saw the little boy's stockings hanging up to dry. "Those will do nicely," he chuckled to himself as he stuffed them with toys, and other goodies. When the little boy dressed on Christmas morning, he found his stockings full of surprises. He was so delighted, he ran from his house to tell his friends what had happened. Soon, children all over the countryside had heard the story. And the very next Christmas, many stockings were hung by the fireside in hopes that Santa would fill them. To Return to ... Serendipity  Legends Index