"One Little Tree: A Christmas Card of a Finnish Landscape" by E.M. Almedingen
December 2, 202534m 2s
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“One Little Tree: A Christmas Card of a Finnish Landscape” by E.M. Almedingen is a Finnish story of Christmas during WWI. It follows Arni who promised a Christmas tree to his sister, Kesti. Arni must navigate keeping his promise amid the Soviet blockade of the frontier where the only suitable trees grow. Faithfulness, piety, family, and hope fill the story amid the gloom of deep winter and a long war.
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