It was Christmas time. A mother was busy cleaning her house for Christmas. All the spiders ran to the attic. When the cleaning was over, the spiders slowly crept downstairs to see the Christmas tree. They excitedly ran up the tree and along the branches. They were very happy to see the tree. But sadly, due to their presence, the tree was completely covered with cobwebs. When Jesus saw the tree covered with cobwebs, He smiled as He saw how happy the spiders were, but He knew how heartbroken the mother would be if she saw the tree covered with the dusty cobwebs. So, He turned the webs to silver and gold. Now, the tree shone and glittered and looked more beautiful than before. From then on, every tree has to have a Christmas spider in its branches!
The Spider and the Christmas Tree
