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Show Animals Share Christmas Joy With Their Masters Charmingly generous customs have arisen in many countries from little gestures of kindness to animals. ani-mals. And some of the most delightful de-lightful have their origin in the Christmas celebration. For instance, the Scandinavians gave extra rations to their cattle. The dogs In Albania were rewarded reward-ed for faithful service with the first wheat cakes of the season. Our bird sanctuaries, too, grew out of a holiday custom. A sheaf of grain, a trophy of- the harvest, was placed on the housetop for the birds. |