Christmas Gifts
- It's just before Christmas and it's moving time again. Francisco and his family are packing up their Corcoran cabin and heading out to another farm.
- Before they leave, two young lovebirds stop by trying to sell some of their possessions. The couple doesn't have much money and they're looking for any help they can get, so they try to sell a wallet and a hand-embroidered handkerchief, but Papá explains that his family doesn't have money either. He's super bummed that they can't help out. Francisco is bummed because he's really been hoping for a new ball for Christmas—all this money talk makes him nervous.
- Francisco and his family head out of Corcoran, and end up at a farm to pick some more cotton and set up their temporary home in one of the rancher's tents.
- With the new digs, there's also some news for us readers: there's another new baby bro in town. This newest tyke is called Rubén.
- When it's Christmas Eve, Francisco is seriously psyched. He's totally convinced he's getting a ball for Christmas, though that night he sees his mom wrapping gifts and crying.
- Since Francisco's hopes are high as can be and there was all that gift-wrapping and crying happening, we just know that on Christmas morning he's going to be disappointed. And yep, he and his bros all get candy and they're bummed, including Mamá.
- But there's one special gift in store: Papá got Mamá the pretty handkerchief the young woman was selling. Aw…