Show addys wn tr 01 ry y MARY GRAHAM BC 00 coluchi 11 61 fd amru TICK TOCK excitement tick said the first clock twin tock said eald the se coyl clock twin and they talked to each other in the great big old clock in the hall ball the hull hall was just outside the living livila room or rather the living room was just off the hall bull arid and the clocks face was turned so the living room could be seen whenever the door wag waft left open which was waa us usually itally the case now you know t abey h e y talked so bo take tak a look rould could L that others at at T u not understand them very well every other word tick used was tick and every other word tock used was tock they liked to use their names over and over like that and besides it Is the way they have always been I 1 tau taught h to do and the way they roust must do but they said other things too tick would say tick christmas and tock would say bays tock christmas then tick would say tick Is and after tock had spoken tick would say tick coming what lie he was saying if we translated into our language would be christmas to Is coining so they talked but as it would sound very confusing it if we wrote down their talk just as they had it we will leave out all the ticks and the tocks and just put together all the other words they used it if you like you can put in the ticks and tocks when you repeat it to yourself christmas Is coming tick said and of course tock said the same they always perfectly agreed about everything every scar ear I 1 get so eo excited said tock and then we see santa claus when he comes coines said tick lie ile always arkes a look at us said eald to tok k yes said tick and lie he always says 1 I benr me ine dear me I 1 must be off in a hurry V 1 rut but he never says that until lie he has fixed everything and filled the stockings aad put ills his presents about said took tock never until everything Is done agreed tick and then said took tock lie always inkes it a peep nt at the children ile he just juat lias has time little to do it that lint lie always says 1 I wonder onder if when they tire are all allsie alt ting around just before it Is time to so go tt ib be bed on christ in us eve tills evening they know how liard hard it Is for us to k keep eel steady and nut not rush attend ahead said tick father time tillie said once tick add ed that if he hurried up tip for christinas as often people wished him to do flint christmas would be over before anyone realized it it wils was much better this way he said and the excite in e P n t is tun fun said tuck yes but tt it Is h hard a r d to keep steady said tick verv 8 said a I 1 d tock when ca christmas risti Is almost rol rn qt then he filled here said tick the stockings ali ah said tock there comes santa now they went on repeating their names as santa undid its ills great pack and and spread the presents about under tree then he filled the stockings and then just as the tick tock twins had said he looked at the clock and said dear me dear me I 1 must be off la in a hurry burry 1 but he be added 1 1 I just have time to take a peep at the children though he was gone again tick spoke now to ta wait until morning comes oh the excitement the excitement said tock toch and all they could PY from now on WAs waa tl 1 and excitement and the they had 19 ay the IRA word ROW quickly |