Papa Panovs Special Christmas by Leonard Tolstoy

Papa Panov's Special Christmas is a short children's story by Leo Tolstoy with heavy Christian themes. Leo Tolstoy, a literature giant, is known for his lengthy novels such as War and Peace and Anna Karenina. But his expert use of symbolism and way with words is not lost on shorter texts, such as this children's tale.

Synopsis
Papa Panov is an elderly cobbler who lives by himself in a small Russian village. His wife has passed and his children are all grown up. Alone on Christmas Eve in his shop, Papa Panov decides to open the old family Bible and reads the Christmas story about the birth of Jesus.