In Lucy Maud Montgomery's "Christmas at Red Butte," young Theodora Prentice lives with her aunt and young cousins who face a potentially giftless Christmas due to poverty. To ensure the children aren't disappointed, selfless Theodora secretly walks miles on the cold Christmas Eve prairie to sell her most precious possession—a locket from her long-lost, presumed-dead brother Donald—to buy presents and a turkey. On her return, she helps rescue an unconscious man found in the snow. The next morning, the children's joy over their gifts is amplified when the rescued stranger arrives and is revealed to be Donald, returned safely and successfully from the Klondike, turning hardship into a heartwarming Christmas miracle of sacrifice, love, and reunion.

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