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Literary
December 25, 1919
The Moorefield Examiner
Moorefield, Hardy County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
A Russian legend recounts the origins of Santa Claus: A noble boy named Klaus, called Saint Klaus for his goodness, inherits gold and secretly gives three bars to a poor father with daughters, refusing thanks and attributing it to God.
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WHERE SANTA WAS BORN
Russian Legend of Saint Klaus and How He Came to Be Known as the Children's Friend.
Very many years ago there lived in Russia a nobleman and his wife, who had a little son named Klaus. He was such a good boy that everyone used to call him Saint Klaus. In course of time his parents died and left him a large fortune, not the least part of which was three large bars of gold. Saint Klaus one day happened to be passing a house, and overheard a father telling his daughters that he had lost all his money, and that he didn't even know how he was going to buy food for them. This worried Saint Klaus very much, and he wondered how he could help them. So that night he took one of the bars of gold and threw it through the window. The next night he threw the second bar, and crept quietly away, but on the third night when he was about to throw the third bar, the man who had lost all his money came out and caught him. He tried to thank Saint Klaus for his goodness to him and his daughters, but Saint Klaus told him to pay his thanks to God, whose servant he was. And there, boys and girls, you have the story of Saint Klaus (or Santa Claus as we call him).
Russian Legend of Saint Klaus and How He Came to Be Known as the Children's Friend.
Very many years ago there lived in Russia a nobleman and his wife, who had a little son named Klaus. He was such a good boy that everyone used to call him Saint Klaus. In course of time his parents died and left him a large fortune, not the least part of which was three large bars of gold. Saint Klaus one day happened to be passing a house, and overheard a father telling his daughters that he had lost all his money, and that he didn't even know how he was going to buy food for them. This worried Saint Klaus very much, and he wondered how he could help them. So that night he took one of the bars of gold and threw it through the window. The next night he threw the second bar, and crept quietly away, but on the third night when he was about to throw the third bar, the man who had lost all his money came out and caught him. He tried to thank Saint Klaus for his goodness to him and his daughters, but Saint Klaus told him to pay his thanks to God, whose servant he was. And there, boys and girls, you have the story of Saint Klaus (or Santa Claus as we call him).
What sub-type of article is it?
Prose Fiction
Fable
What themes does it cover?
Moral Virtue
Religious
What keywords are associated?
Santa Claus
Saint Klaus
Russian Legend
Charity
Gold Bars
Moral Tale
Literary Details
Title
Where Santa Was Born
Subject
Russian Legend Of Saint Klaus And How He Came To Be Known As The Children's Friend.
Key Lines
And There, Boys And Girls, You Have The Story Of Saint Klaus (Or Santa Claus As We Call Him).