Her Christmas Present: A True Incident

"Her Christmas Present" is a short poem by Edith M. Thomas in which a small girl walks into a courtroom clutching her doll, tears streaming, to beg a judge to release her mother from jail. Her mother was arrested for selling apples without a license and cannot pay the fine. The child's desperate love and innocent plea move the judge deeply, and what unfolds becomes one of the most tender acts of mercy imaginable — with the little girl explaining it all in her own unforgettable way.

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