The story begins with the persona reminisce about her ‘little godchild,’ her cheerful, joyous little angel telling about the fairies she befriended with, her magic wand and lots of other things when she was quite well and strong. She just followed the child’s desire and let her as she wished. This includes her two little brothers, where they also could not escape to be influenced by her from being very charming and bewitched. The persona also expressed her thoughts towards Elsbeth, the child that foreshadows that the girl is going to turns into a spirit literally. “…for to me her spirit was like a fair and fragrant road in the midst of which I might walk in peace and joy…” Although she uttered this before the tragedy of losing the child, it seems to give us the idea that the girl is going to die. She was a highly spirit kind of girl. She was really imaginative when she openly asked her godmother and her two little brothers to come along and watch her secret place. “Come with me and I’ll show you my places, my places, my places!” They played, laughed, hugged, kissed each other and leave a blissful memory not to forget.
Then the persona received a letter from Elsbeth’s mother saying that they had lost her forever. The mother kept moan when she recap her conversation with the child that she wanted to stay until after Christmas. She was eager to get her present for that day. She had asked the parents to arrange her life time with God so their Christmas will be merrier and happier with her around. As she knew that her time to go will arrive soon. The mother and father still could not accept the fact that their little girl was gone, forever. They were regret by not buying her the autoharp, the most desired toy she ever wanted due to short of money on last Christmas. During Christmas Eve, the child came in a form of a little ghost wearing a white night gown, but looked sad. She was frustrated of not getting any pile of toys and no stocking were hung for her. Her two little brothers who sneaked out that night saw her figure weeping in the sitting room. Then she went out the house as a candle goes out. The boys were so anxious after seeing this and told their parents. They looked for her the whole house, but found nothing. They waited for several nights wishing she would appear again, but there was no sign of her anymore.
The next year, the godmother went by and wishes to celebrate Christmas with the family. She had helped them decorate and put three stockings and three piles of toys, and the largest one is for Elsbeth. The night before Christmas Eve, she did come back but no one was able to get the chance to meet her, and that the gifts for her were vanished. The persona then went home and that midnight she heard sweet sound of a harp played by a child, and could also heard the echo her laugh, but it seems like she was dreaming. She then said aloud the farewell wish to the ‘little ghost.’
Then the persona received a letter from Elsbeth’s mother saying that they had lost her forever. The mother kept moan when she recap her conversation with the child that she wanted to stay until after Christmas. She was eager to get her present for that day. She had asked the parents to arrange her life time with God so their Christmas will be merrier and happier with her around. As she knew that her time to go will arrive soon. The mother and father still could not accept the fact that their little girl was gone, forever. They were regret by not buying her the autoharp, the most desired toy she ever wanted due to short of money on last Christmas. During Christmas Eve, the child came in a form of a little ghost wearing a white night gown, but looked sad. She was frustrated of not getting any pile of toys and no stocking were hung for her. Her two little brothers who sneaked out that night saw her figure weeping in the sitting room. Then she went out the house as a candle goes out. The boys were so anxious after seeing this and told their parents. They looked for her the whole house, but found nothing. They waited for several nights wishing she would appear again, but there was no sign of her anymore.
The next year, the godmother went by and wishes to celebrate Christmas with the family. She had helped them decorate and put three stockings and three piles of toys, and the largest one is for Elsbeth. The night before Christmas Eve, she did come back but no one was able to get the chance to meet her, and that the gifts for her were vanished. The persona then went home and that midnight she heard sweet sound of a harp played by a child, and could also heard the echo her laugh, but it seems like she was dreaming. She then said aloud the farewell wish to the ‘little ghost.’
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