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A penguin whose grand Christmas dance keeps ending in a flop, a penguin who makes her friend a song from the sounds of home, and a penguin who hides in a gift box with his feet sticking out. Three gentle Christmas stories, free to read and hear tonight.
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Pogo’s grand Christmas dance keeps ending in a flop. When Mallow joins in, the two friends find a sillier dance to share.
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“Beside the Christmas tree, Pogo tucked in his red scarf. He had planned a grand dance just f…”
Tula makes Otis a Christmas song from squeaky snow, scarf swishes, and waves. He adds a deep hum—and a sleepy last note.
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“Christmas was coming. Tula, a blue penguin in a yellow scarf, sat beside a little tree. What…”
Crispin hides in a Christmas gift box, with his beak and feet in plain sight. Vesper’s silly guesses turn his surprise into a game for two.
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“Crispin loved an entrance. On Christmas morning, he placed an enormous open gift box beside…”
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Pogo’s five-page dance, for about four, ends with giggles and a request for an encore. Tula’s song, for six and seven, slows into a duet and ends with her friend asleep—the calmest of the three. Crispin’s guessing game, for seven and eight, stays playful to its last whisper.
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