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pennsylvania dutch night before christmas
this retelling of the christmas classic by clement c. moore blends santa claus with the traditional pennsylvania dutch figure of the belsnickel a thin cantankerous old man who visits children before christmas and rewards or punishes them based on their behavior . the fun begins christmas eve when the belsnickel arrives on an old fashioned plow pulled by cows and steers . havoc and humor erupt when the yuletide load proves a little too heavy for the farmers roof the distinctive pennsylvania dutch dialect and the hilarious antics of the crotchety old belsnickel will make this new addition to pelicans regional night before christmas series a holiday favorite your family will enjoy reading aloud again and again . also available
an adaptation of the famous poem about a christmas eve visitor set in the pennsylvania dutch country includes a pie recipe and information about belsnickel and the pennsylvania dutch dialect .