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MerryChristmas,AmeliaBedelia

PeggyParish

[pictureAmeliaBedeliaisopeningthedoor,Mrs.

Rogersiscominginwithbothhandsfullof

packages]

"AmeliaBedelia,","Christmas

isjustaroundthecorner."

"Isit?"saidAmeliaBedelia."Whichcorner?"

laughedandsaid,"Imeantomorrow

isChristmasDay."

"Iknowthat,"saidAmeliaBedelia.

[ishangingher

coatonahangertoputintheclot,AmeliaBedelia

isholdingthepackages]

"There'sstillsomuchtodo,".

"We'llneverfinish!"

"We'llmakeit,"saidAmeliaBedelia."Justtell

mewhattodo."

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[pictureonpage7saidAmeliaBedeliaisleaving

theroom]

"First,""

lotsofdatesinit."

"Allright,"rtedto

thekitchen.

[handingAmelia

Bedeliaasmallbag]

"Wait,"."Putthenutsinthe

cake,too."

ShegaveAmeliaBedeliaabagofnuts.

"Anythingel?"saidAmeliaBedelia.

"Dopopsomecorn,"."Iwant

tomakepopcornballs."

"HowmuchshouldIpop?"saidAmeliaBedelia.

"I'llneedsixcups,".

[Pictureonpage10AmeliaBedeliawalkingand

tossingthebagofnuts]

AmeliaBedeliawenttothekitchen."Inever

heardtellofdatecake,:shesaid."ButI'lltrymyhand

atit."

[pictureonpage11AmeliaBedeliaisinthe

kitchen,sheisstirringsomethinginabowl,withlots

ofingredientsaroundher]

AmeliaBedeliaputsomeofthisandalittleof

thatintoabowl.

Shemixedandshemixed.

Soonherbatterwasready.

[pictureonpage13AmeliaBedeliaiscuttingup

acalendar,lettingthenumbersfallintothebatter]

"Now,"shesaid,"Ineedlotsofdates.'Amelia

Bedeliathoughtaboutthis."Acalendar!"shesaid

"That'shaslotsofdates."AmeliaBedeliagota

pedthem

intothecake.

[pictureonpage14AmeliaBedeliaisdumping

thebagofnutsintothebatter]

"Nowforthenuts,"

pedthemintothe

e

putthecakeintheoven.

Thensheputthecakeintheoven.

"I'llmakeaspicecake,too,"shesaid."Idolove

spicecake."

SoAmeliaBedeliamadeaspicecake.

"Nowforthepopcorn."Shesaid.

[pictureonpage16/17AmeliaBedeliaisinthe

kitchenwith8pansfilledwithpoppedpopcorn]

AmeliaBedeliameasuredsixcupsofcorn.

Thenshepoppedandshepoppedandshe

popped.

"mustlovepopcornballs,"said

AmeliaBedelia.

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[pictureonpage18AmeliaBedeliaisanswering

thebackdoor,alittlegirlwithahatandscarfandher

dogareoutside]

Amycametothebackdoor.

"AmeliaBedelia,"shecalled."SantaClausis

comingtonight."

"He'scominghere?"saidAmeliaBedelia.

"Yes,:"saidAmy.

[pictureonpage19Amyandherdogiswalking

awayfromthehou]

"Thankyoufortellingme,"saidAmeliaBedelia.

"I'."

Amywentonherway.

[pictureonpage20/21backinthekitchen,

thepopcorn

shepopped]

"Thatcakesmellsgood,".

Shecameintothekitchen.

Shestopped.

"AmeliaBedelia!"shesaid."whydidyoupopso

muchcorn?Ionlyneedsixcups"

"AndIonlypoppedsixcups,"saidAmelia

Bedelia.

"Imeantsixcupsofpoppedcorn,"saidMrs.

Rogers.

"Thenyoushouldhavesaidso,"saidAmelia

Bedelia.

'Iknow,".

[pictureonpage22/andAmelia

Bedeliatalkingtoeachotherinthekitchen]

"AmysaidSantaClausiscomingtonight,"said

AmeliaBedelia."Didyouknowthat?"

"Oh,yes!"."Hecomevery

'tyourememberhim?

"Youmeanthemanintheredsuit?"saidAmelia

Bedelia."Theonewhocomesdownchimneys?

[pictureonpage24AmeliaBedeliaislookingup

thechimney]

"That'sright,".

"Oh,my,"saidAmeliaBedelia."Thatchimneyis

asight.I'llhavetocleanit."

laughedandsaid,"Don'tbother.

SantaClauswillmanage."

[pictureonpage25AmeliaBedeliaispullingout

acakefromtheoven]thetelephonerang.

"I'llgetit,".

"I'lletomycakes,"

openedtheoven.

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"Justright,"shesaid."I'lltthemouttocool."

[isholdingalist,

AmeliaBedeliaislookingon]

"Oh,AmeliaBedelia,'."This

isdreadful."

.

"Whatisit?"shesaid.

"goand

gether,".

"Canyoufinisheverything?".

"OfcourIcan,'saidAmeliaBedelia.

"Imadealist,"."Ihopeyou

willunderstandit."

"Don'tyouworry,"saidAmeliaBedelia.

[pictureonpage28AmeliaBedeliaisholding

thelist,isputtingonherhat,andhasher

pur]

"Wewillbebackabouteighto'clock,"saidMrs.

Rogers."

yougreetherwithsome?"

"I'lldomybest,":saidAmeliaBedelia.

[isgoingoutthe

door,andiswavinggoodbye]

Acarhornblew.

"That',".

Shewentouttothecar.

[pictureonpageAmeliaBedeliaissittingina

chairatthetablelookingatthelist]

"Ibettergetbusy,"saidAmeliaBedelia."what

mustIdofirst?"shelookedathelistandread,

"Stuffsixstockingsfortheneighbors'children."

AmeliaBedeliashookherhead.

"Nowthatbeatsall,"shesaid."I'vestuffed

erstuffedstockings."

[pictureonpage32backinthekitchenAmelia

Bedeliahas3pansoutandisholdingandstirringa

bowl]

AmeliaBedeliawenttothekitchen.

"Thatwilltakelotsofstuffing,"shesaid.

Soshemadepansandpansofit.

"thatshoulddoit,"saidAmeliaBedelia.

[pictureonpage33AmeliaBedeliaissittingon

thefloor,withsixsocksand3pansfullofstuffing

oneinherhandandisfillingit]

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shefoundsixstockings.

AndAmeliaBedeliastuffedthem.

[pictureonpage34/35AmeliaBedeliais

standinglookingatthefireplace,shehashungallsix

stuffedsockswithropeontothefireplace,thereare

somerope,nailsandahammeronthefloorinfront

ofthefireplace.]shelookedatherlist.

"Handthestockingsonthemantle."

AmeliaBedeliagotsomerope.

Shehungthostockingsonthemantle.

"Stuffedandhung,"shesaid.

[pictureonpage36AmeliaBedeliahasapairof

scissorsinherhandsandsheiscuttingtheChristmas

tree]

"what'snext?Trimthetree,"AmeliaBedelia

lookedatthetree.

"It'slooksfinetome,'shesaid."Butifshewants

ittrimmed,I'lltrimit."

SoAmeliaBedeliatrimmedthetree.

"Maybeitwastoofat,"Bedelia

lookedatthelist.

"Oh,oh,"ogotothestore."

[pictureonpage38AmeliaBedeliaintering

thehouwith2bagsinherhand]

InabitAmeliaBedeliawasback.

"thelistsaystoputoncoloredballs,"shesaid."I

hopeIbroughtenough."

[pictureonpage39AmeliaBedeliaiskneeling

besidetheChristmastree,hangingabasketballonit]

theballsrolledrightoff."Shoot!"shesaid."I'm

goingtotieyouon."Andshedid.

[pictureonpage41AmeliaBedeliastandingby

thetreewithfootballs,basketballs,andlotsofother

typesofballs,andlightbulbs]

"Stringonlotsoflights,"readAmeliaBedelia.

shestrungotholights."Whatafancytree,"said

AmeliaBedelia."Iwonderwhat'snext?"

[pictureonpage42AmeliaBedeliaisholding

thelistinherhandwithapuzzlelookonherface]

Shelookedatthelist.

"Myword,"shesaid."Putabigstarontopofthe

ndofstardoesshewant?Amoviestar?

Arockstar?Ababallstar?"

[pictureonpageAmeliaBedeliaissittingina

chairholdingthelistwithasmileonherface]

AmeliaBedeliasatdowntothink."Iwouldlike

tobeastar,"shesaid."Iguesverybodywould."

SuddenlyAmeliaBedeliahadanidea."That'sit,"she

said.

[pictureonpage44AmeliaBedeliaislookingat

thetree,shehasaddedasignthatsays,ethestar,

andamirroratthe

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top]

"Everybodycanbeastaronthistree."Amelia

,iton

ditonthetopofthe

Bedelialookedinthemirror."Hurray!:

shesaid."I'mastar."

[pictureonpage46AmeliaBedeliaisinthe

kitchenmakingpopcornballs]

AmeliaBedelialookedatthelist."That'sit,"she

said."I'

won'thavetime."AmeliaBedeliamadedozensof

popcornballs.

[pictureonpage47AmeliaBedeliaislookingat

thetree,shehasaddedthepopcornballs]

"wantedtheforthetree,"

shesaid."I'llputthemon."

ed

themonthetree."Thatdoeslooknice,"shesaid.

"NowImustmakesometelephonecalls."

[pictureonpage48AmeliaBedeliaisonthe

telephone,sheisholdingthephoneinherlefthand

andherrighthandisintheair,hermouthisopen]

kedatthe

clock."My,it'sgettinglate,"shesaid."Ineedsome

supper."

[pictureonpage49AmeliaBedeliaisinthe

kitchenbythesink,sheisputtinghercupanddishin

thesink]

it.

Thenshecleanedupthekitchen."Thefolkswillbe

heresoon,"shesaid."I'llwaitupfrontforthem."

[pictureonpage51threechildrenarestandingin

thehallwaywithAmeliaBedelia]

Bedelia

openedthedoor."Comein,"hildren

tandtalkedwithAmeliaBedelia.A

carturnedintothedrive."Heretheyare,"said

AmeliaBedelia."Youknowwhattodo."Thedoor

opened."We'rehere,"ra

camein."Now!"saidAmeliaBedelia.

[pictureonpage52/53the3kidsaresinging,

AmeliaBedelia,,andAunt

Myraaresmilingandwatching]

"Greetings,greetings,greetings,"saidthethree

children.

"What'sthatabout?".

"YousaidtogreetAuntMyrawithCarols,"said

AmeliaBedelia."Here'sCarolLee,CarolGreen,and

CarolLake."

"Whatlovelycarols."SaidAuntMyra."Thank

you."

Thechildrenleft.

[pictureonpage54AuntMyraisstandingin

frontoftheChristmastree.]

sawthetree.

"AmeliaBedelia!"sheshouted."whatdidyoudo

tothattree?"

"Popcornballs!"shoutedAuntMyra."Ilove

popcornballs."

[looking

ateachother]

Sherantothetree

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"Look!"shoutedAuntMyra."I'mastar!"

begantosplutter.

"Don'tbeangry,dear,"."It's

kfulfor

that!"

[pictureonpage56AmeliaBedelia,.

RogersandAuntMyraisstandingaroundthetable,

is

holdingaknife]

"Oh,allright,"."Let'shave

somecake."

"JustwhatIwanted,".

Theyallwenttothekitchen.

"AmeliaBedelia,","whereis

mycake?"

AmeliaBedeliaputthecakeonthetable.

slicedit.

[pictureonpage57theyhavecutthecakeand

piecesofpaperwithnumbersfallout]

"Whatkindofcakeisthis?"hesaid."It'sfullof

paperandrocks."

"Letmeethepaper,"saidAuntMyra.

Shelookedatit.

"Iknow!"shesaid."It'sadatecake."

[pictureonpage58AmeliaBedeliaishanding

apieceofcake]

"Andyourrocksarenuts,'saidAmeliaBedelia.

"Sotheyare,"."Iwasalltfor

somegookcake."

"Hereyouare,"saidAmeliaBedelia.

Shegavehimhercake.

"Spicecake!"saidAuntMyra."AmeliaBedelia,

you'remykindofperson."

[pictureonpageallfourofthemstuffingcakein

theirmouths.]

"Delicious,".

"I'llhaveanotherpiece.".

"sowillI,"saidAuntMyra.

Theyateuntilmostofthecakewasgone.

[pictureonpage60AuntMyrawaswavinggood

bye,arestandingnexttothe

widow,AmeliaBedeliaisholdingatraywith2

glassonit]

"It'spastmybedtime,"saidAuntMyra.

"Weshouldallgotosleep,"

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"Youtoo,AmeliaBedelia,".

"SantaClauswon'tcomeifyourawake."

"Hecanwaitabit,"saidAmeliaBedelia"Ihave

worktodo"

[pictureonpage61AmeliaBedeliaisopening

thedoorandwavingatSantaClau,

andAuntMyraarelookingoutofthewindow]

AmeliaBedeliawashedthedishes.

Sheheardsomethingoutside.

"Whatisthat?"shesaid.

AmeliaBedeliaopenedthedoor.

"SantaClau!"shesaid."WaittillItellthe

folks!"

[pictureonpage62AmeliaBedeliaiswalking

]

"Shhh,"saidSantaClaus."Youshouldbeasleep.

Youshouldn'teme,"

AmeliaBedeliaclodhereyes.

"NowIcan'teyou."Shesaid.'

"Pleagotobed,"saidSantaClau."Ihave

worktodo."

"I'monmyway,"saidAmeliaBedelia."Good

nightSantaClaus,"calledAmeliaBedelia.

[pictureonpage63SantaiswavingtoAmelia

Bedelia,heisstandinginfrontofthefireplace,with

hisbagofprentsonthefloor]

"Goodnight,"calledSantaClaus."AndMerry

ChristmasAmeliaBedelia."