Jan Romero Stevens

When he sees the results of not following his father's instructions on the proper way to plant corn, a young boy tries to make things right.

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.

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