Story

There was a woman named Ellen with 2 kids.  The kids didn't know if they were her real kids, but the younger one was probably.  The younger one was 13 1|2.  She had small hips and was still short.  The older one was named Christina, and she was big and already 26.  Some of her friends were courting boys and playing in the frosty snow outside.  They all gathered around in a warm room with a fireside and sang songs and ate good food.  The young girl, who had always been with her mother, was laying in her bed, with dreams of Christmas.