A Calf for Christmas
The Bäckhult magistrate was on his way into town and he drove past Johan who was standing there watching the sleigh as it disappeared into the distance. Johan was thinking about the awful thing that had happened yesterday: their one and only cow had eaten herself to death, swallowing a nail! Little did he know that the Bäckhult magistrate was going to bring something with him from town, something good…Translator: Polly Lawson
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