A Great Tree

"A Great Tree" by Zona Gale follows Calliope Marsh, a quietly determined woman in Friendship Village who grows restless with the way Christmas is parcelled out — into separate churches, private families, and competing ward schools. Driven by a vision of something larger, she persuades shopkeepers to close early, coaxes rival Sunday-school superintendents to cooperate, and rallies her neighbours around an ancient cedar tree in the Market Square. What unfolds on Christmas Eve — lit lanterns, blended choirs, and a song no one can sing alone — tests whether a whole town can feel, just for one night, that it belongs to itself.Become a supporter of this podcast: https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/ririro-com-short-stories--6577582/support.