Stevens, Jan Romero

Carlos ignores his father's advice about being careful how he spends his money at the carnival, and soon his pockets are empty.

This Southwestern version of the familiar Christmas song features such gifts as ten tamales steaming, six pi?atas swaying, and two prickly pears.

Having ignored his mother's warnings about what will happen if he doesn't bathe after working on his family's New Mexican farm, Carlos awakens one morning to find a squash growing out of his ear.