Alice Hale Burnett

“ Then, as the sled with Mike lying flat on it shot past them, they greeted him with a shout.
"Hello," returned Mike, his face all aglow with joy, "look at what I got for Christmas."
"Bet you're glad now that you gave it to him," said Reddy as the two boys reached the top of the hill. "Let me go down with you the first trip?"
"You bet!" Toad assented.
"Merry Christmas," Reddy shouted, giving the sled a push from behind. "One, two, three, we're off," and down they flew.
"She's speedy, all right," he declared as the cold north wind stung his cheeks.
"And she steers like a bird," echoed Toad. ”

“ Chuck, who by this time had a whole candy apple in his mouth, could only nod his head in reply.
"Let's hurry up and dress so we can go down to see the tree," proposed Toad. "I'll bet there will be lots more things for us down there," and this the boys hastened to do. ”