CHAPTER XI 

CHRISTMAS IN SMUGGLERS' HOLLOW 

"Merry Christmas!" 

At the sound of Pat's roar the three guests hastily tumbled out of their bunks with answering greetings. A cheerful fire blazed up the chimney and added its flickering light to that of a couple of candles, for the sun was not yet up. Alec was cutting bacon and Pat was mixing flapjack batter. 

"Breakfast will be ready in fifteen minutes, and the one who isn't ready goes hungry," he announced. 

"It won't be yours truly," declared Hal, reaching for his clothes. 

"My tummy, oh, my tummy! It gives me such a pain! I wonder will it ever---- 

"Say, who swiped one of my socks? I can't find but one, and I left 'em together." He began to toss things left and right in search of the missing article. 

Meanwhile Upton was down on his knees fumbling under his bunk. At Hal's complaint he looked up suspiciously. "I can't find one of mine," he sputtered. "Somebody's been putting up a job on us. Hi! What the----" He finished by pointing toward the fireplace. 

Hal looked. There hung his missing sock. Also one of Upton's and one of Sparrer's, all three misshapen and bulging. 

"Ut would not be Christmas an' we did not hang the childer's stockings," announced Pat gravely. 

With a whoop the three boys fell on the stockings. Entering into the spirit of the occasion they seated themselves on the floor in front of the fire and pulled out the contents as gleefully as ever they had emptied Christmas stockings at home in their younger days. The gifts were trifling in themselves, but the better for that very fact. There were little packages of spruce-gum, a carved paper-knife, a tiny birch-bark canoe, whistles made from buck's horn, a rabbit's foot charm, and other knickknacks of the woods. Pat's voice broke into the midst of the babel produced by the discovery of the socks and their contents. "Five minutes for those who want breakfast," he announced. 

Answer the following questions:
1. who was missing a sock ?
2. did he find it ?
3. how many boys fell on the stockings ?
4. how long would breakfast be ready ?
5. name 2 of the gifts
6. the whistles are made from what ?
7. it would not be christmas if they did not do what ?
8. who said that ?
9. whats wrong with his tummy ?
10. at the end, how long would breakfast be ?
11. who said that ?
1. Hal, Upton, and Sparrer
2. yes
3. three
4. fifteen
5. spruce-gum and a carved paper-knife
6. buck's horn
7. hang the childer's stockings
8. Pat
9. it was in pain
10. five
11. Pat
KAPITEL XI KRISTEN I SMUGGLERS HILLA "God jul!" Vid ljudet av Pats dån tumlade de tre gästerna hastigt ut ur sina kojer med besvarande hälsningar. En munter eld flammade upp skorstenen och lade sitt fladdrande ljus till det av ett par ljus, ty solen var ännu inte uppe. Alec klippte bacon och Pat mixade pannkakor. »Breakfast blir färdig om femton minuter, och den, som inte är färdig, går hungrig,» meddelade han. »Det blir inte ditt riktigt», förklarade Hal, i det han sträckte sig efter sina kläder. "Min mage, åh, min mage! Det gör mig så ont! Jag undrar om det någonsin--- "Säg, vem snodde en av mina strumpor? Jag kan inte hitta annat än en, och jag lämnade dem tillsammans." Han började kasta saker åt vänster och höger på jakt efter den saknade artikeln. Under tiden låg Upton på knä och fumlade under sin koj. Vid Hals klagomål såg han misstänksamt upp. "Jag kan inte hitta en av mina", sputtade han. "Någon har lagt upp ett jobb på oss. Hallå! Han avslutade med att peka mot eldstaden. Hal tittade. Där hängde hans saknade strumpa. Även en av Uptons och en av Sparrers, alla tre missöden och utbuktning. "Ut skulle inte vara jul och vi hängde inte barnrumporna", meddelade Pat gravt. Med en knuff föll de tre pojkarna på strumporna. När de trädde in i andan i det tillfälle, satte de sig på golvet framför elden och drog fram innehållet lika glatt som någonsin hade de tömt julstrumpor hemma i sina yngre dagar. Gåvorna var småaktiga i sig själva, men det var bättre för det. Det fanns små paket av grangum, en snidad papperskniv, en liten björkbarkkanot, visslingar gjorda av bockhorn, en kaninfots charm, och andra knyckknackar av skogen. Pats röst bröt sig in mitt i det babal, som frambragts genom upptäckten av strumporna och deras innehåll. "Fem minuter för den som vill ha frukost", meddelade han. Svara på följande frågor: 1. vem saknade en strumpa ? 2. hittade han den ? 3. hur många pojkar föll på strumporna ? 4. Hur länge skulle frukosten vara klar? 5. namn 2 av gåvor 6. visslingar görs av vad ? 7. det skulle inte vara jul om de inte gjorde vad? 8. Vem sa det? 9. Vad är det för fel på hans mage? 10. i slutet, hur lång skulle frukost vara ? 11. vem sa det?
CHAPTER XI CHRISTIAN IN SMUGGLER'S HILLA "Merry Christmas!" At the sound of Pat's roar, the three guests quickly tumbled out of their huts with responding greetings. A cheerful fire blazed up the chimney and added its fluttering light to it by a pair of lights, for the sun was not yet up. Alec cut bacon and Pat mixed pancakes. "Breakfast gets ready in fifteen minutes, and whoever's not finished, goes hungry," he announced. "It won't be your real one," explained Hal, reaching for his clothes. "My stomach, oh, my stomach! It hurts me so much! I wonder if it ever-- "Say, who stole one of my socks? I can't find anything but one, and I left them together." He started throwing things to the left and right in search of the missing article. Meanwhile, Upton was on his knees fumbling under his bunk. At Hal's complaint, he looked up suspiciously. "I can't find one of mine," he sped. "Someone's put a job on us. Hey! He concluded by pointing at the fireplace. Hal was watching. There was his missing sock. Also one of Upton's and one of the Sparrers, all three mishaps and bulges. "Out wouldn't be Christmas and we didn't hang the children's butts," Pat said gravely. With a push, the three boys fell on their socks. Entering the spirit of that occasion, they sat on the floor in front of the fire and pulled out the contents as happily as ever had they emptied Christmas stockings at home in their younger days. The gifts were petty in themselves, but it was better for that. There were small packages of sprucegum, a carved paper knife, a small birch bark note, whistles made of fenugreek horn, the charm of a canine, and other knocks of the forest. Pat's voice broke into the middle of the babal, brought forth by the discovery of the socks and their contents. "Five minutes for anyone who wants breakfast," he announced. Answer the following questions: 1. who lacked a sock ? 2. Did he find it? 3. How many boys fell on their socks ? 4. How long would breakfast be ready? 5. Name 2 of gifts 6. whistles are made by what ? 7. It wouldn't be Christmas if they didn't what? 8. Who said that? 9. What is wrong with his stomach? 10. at the end, how long would breakfast be? 11. Who said that?
1. Hal, Upton, och Sparrer 2. ja 3. tre 4. femton 5. gran-gum och en snidad pappers-kniv 6. bucks horn 7. hänga barna-strumporna 8. Pat 9. Det var ont 10. 5 11. Pat
1. Hal, Upton, and Sparrer 2. yes 3. three 4. fifteen 5. spruce-gum and a carved paper-knife 6. dent horn 7. hang the child-strumps 8. Pat 9. It was in pain 10.5 11. Pat