He is dressed in red with white fur, and rides a
large horse. The streets are crowded with boys and girls to see all
this. They have Santa Claus cakes, and gingerbread made like chairs
and tables and fishes and horses and many other things.
At night Santa Claus rides on the roofs of the houses, and drops nice
things down the chimneys for good children. And the boys and girls
leave their shoes near the fireplace for the things to drop in.
But they do not find many toys in their shoes, for Santa likes better
to give them cakes and money. The Dutch boys and girls have not many
toys, but they play for hours with their shoes. They use them for
boats, baskets, dishes, or beds for their dolls.
They have fine schools in Holland, and the boys and girls go to school
and learn the same things that we learn in our schools.
Some Dutch girls go to market to sell milk or cheese. They have
donkeys to carry the milk or cheese. Sometimes, the girls ride on the
donkeys' backs.
Some Dutch girls also go to market to sell fruit. They carry the fruit
on a pole across the back of their shoulders. A basket of fruit hangs
from each end of the pole, as you see in the picture.
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