The Drummer Boy: A Christmas Tale
By Ted Dekker
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A Christmas tale with a modern twist.
We all love singing the Christmas carol "The Little Drummer Boy." Our hearts swell as the poor boy offers his best, meager gift to the Baby in the manger, and we smile in joy as the infant Lord graciously smiles His thanks. Now Ted Dekker brings a modern twist to this beloved song of hope, acceptance, and joy. This modern fable takes place in a large city where Christmas has been banned and replaced by a holiday that celebrates prosperity. All Christmas songs are also banned.
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The Drummer Boy - Ted Dekker
A GIFT FOR:
9781404102996_INT_0001_002FROM:
9781404102996_INT_0001_0039781404102996_INT_0002_001The
Drummer
Boy
9781404102996_INT_0003_001A Christmas Tale from
TED DEKKER
9781404102996_INT_0003_002Copyright © 2006 by Ted Dekker
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Il_9781404102996_INT_0005_001 LIKE DANIEL, MAY
THE TRUTH OF CHRISTMAS BEAT
IN YOUR HEART, EMBOLDEN YOUR
SPIRIT, AND SET YOU FREE TO
GIVE YOUR BEST TO THE KING.
9781404102996_INT_0006_0019781404102996_INT_0007_001ONCE UPON A TIME not so very far in the future, there lived a boy named Daniel. If Daniel was not the most famous boy who ever lived, he was certainly the bravest.
But Daniel wasn’t always so brave. In fact, after the day he fell off his roof and broke both arms, he became one of the most cautious boys in the neighborhood.
His mother insisted that any child who’d fallen so far and been hurt so badly would certainly be as timid as Daniel. It was his good sense that made him careful.
Daniel was grateful for Mother’s love, but no amount of motherly love helped him on the city streets, where all the other ten–year–olds were busy dodging honking cars and playing war behind large trash bins in the alleyways. He joined them on occasion. But he never liked the way they looked