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Texas Christian University Press
November 2008
On Sale: October 30, 2008
48 pages
ISBN: 0875653847
EAN: 9780875653846
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'Of what use is one ugly little tree?' Atop a windswept
hill, a crooked little tree stands alone...until one
Christmas Eve, when an old woman labors up the hill with a
box of ornaments, and tells the tree that he is special. He
is to be the official Christmas tree for all of the
homeless people in the city below!Year after year, colored
balls and garland adorn the tree at Christmastime, but one
year, the woman does not come. Will there be a Christmas
for homeless?This story is based on actual events about a
funny-looking mimosa tree that sits above a busy freeway in
Fort Worth, Texas. A formerly homeless woman decorated the
tree, year after year, so that the homeless would have a
Christmas tree. When she died, neighbors took over the
custom and now decorate it for Easter, Halloween, and other
holidays as well. It can be seen on the north side of
Interstate 30 near the Oakland exit.
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