Comic Geekspeak Presents

Christmas Every Day, a short story by William Dean Howells.

The little girl came into her papa's study, as she always did Saturday morning before breakfast, and asked for a story.

He tried to beg off that morning, for he was very busy, but she would not let him. So he began,

well, once there was a little pig, she stopped him at the word. She said she had heard

little pig stories till she was perfectly sick of them. Well, what kind of story shall I tell

then? About Christmas, it's getting to be the season. Well, her papa roused himself,

then I'll tell you about the little girl that wanted it Christmas every day in the year. How would you

like that? First rate, said the little girl, and she nestled into comfortable shape in his lap,

ready for listening.

"'Very well, then, this little pig—' "'Oh, what are you pounding me for?

"'Because you said little pig instead of little girl.

"'I should like to know what's the difference between a little pig

"'and a little girl that wanted it Christmas every day.'

"'Papa,' said the little girl, warningly.. At this, her papa began to tell the story.

Once there was a little girl who liked Christmas so much that she wanted it to be Christmas

every day in the year, and as soon as Thanksgiving was over, she began to send postcards to the old

Christmas fairy to ask if she mightn't have it.

But the old fairy never answered, and after a while the little girl found out that the fairy

wouldn't notice anything but real letters sealed outside with a monogram, or your initial anyway.

So then she began to send letters, and just the day before Christmas, she got a letter from the fairy, saying she might have it Christmas every day for a year, and then they would see about having it longer.

The little girl was excited already, preparing for the old-fashioned once-a-year Christmas that was coming the next day.

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