MD 2006 She went out into the woods to look for a Next, Tante made lots of cookies to hang on . She chose a beautiful tall, straight the tree. tree and took it back to her house to decorate. It was time to get Then she made ready for Christmas. special presents for Tante cleaned her her friends, for her house, taking great pets and for all the care to sweep all the animals in the barn. spiders’ webs and Everyone was cobwebs out from all remembered except the corners of her the spiders, for they cottage. had been swept away.

Tante invited the animals and all the village As Tante fell asleep that night she made a The spiders wanted to see the tree and the Huge spiders, tiny spiders, smooth spiders, hairy children into her cottage to celebrate special Christmas wish that something magical presents. As passed by they asked spiders, spotted spiders, brown and black and . The children were excited and might happen. if he would open the door for them. yellow spiders and the palest of see through were wondering what presents Christkind spiders all came creeping, When she was would bring them. All the children came to see crawling, sneaking asleep all the Tante’s tree – it was so beautiful! softly,scurrying, spiders hurrying, quickly, lightly, He let the spiders in! gathered zigging, zagging, weaving outside her and wobbling into the door. They old woman’s cottage . wanted to be part of The curious spiders crept Christmas too. closer to the tree…………..

And, before When Tante woke up she was Christkind could She had worked so amazed! Her Christmas wish had This story is based on The Spiders Christmas by Shirley stop them they had hard to clean her been granted. Climo. Another version is The Little and the spiders cottage ready for scampered from From that time by Jan Peters. branch to branch, Christmas. onwards Tante leaving a trail of So Christkind turned always left the webs cobwebs behind the spiders webs into in the corners of her Christkindl/Kristkindl/Christkindel/Christkindle - there seem them. Christkind silver and gold cottage so that the to be several spellings! was horrified – threads of sparkling spiders could share what would Tante ! her Christmas. say? On her tree she hung silver and gold tinsel to remind her of that magical Christmas Eve.

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