THE COLLIES OF CHRISTMAS

<p><em>Five memorable short stories of collies and the lives they touch at Christmas including: </em></p><p><br></p><p><strong>SEBASTIAN AND THE THREE KINGS </strong>- A compassionate collie teaches a little homeless dog the meaning of Christmas.</p><p><strong>THE SHEPHERD'S GIFT</strong> - In the Highlands of late 19<sup>th</sup> century Scotland a steadfast collie risks his life on Christmas Eve to fulfill a promise to an aging shepherd.</p><p><strong>THE CHRISTMAS DRESS </strong>- In the deep south of 1909 an African American youth faces danger and prejudice when a valuable collie he is pledged to care for is stolen during the Christmas season.</p><p><strong>ALL THE GUNS FELL SILENT</strong> - German and British soldiers on the Western Front declare a temporary truce to come to the aid of a wounded Red Cross dog on Christmas Eve 1914.</p><p><strong>A DREAM FOR CHRISTMAS</strong> - A grandfather tells an ancient story of three collies and the first Christmas.</p><p><br></p>