Christmas is coming, and Danny's father is away digging of gold. So Danny writes him a letter:" Dear Pa, I wish you would come home for Christmas." But the snow is so depp that no one wansts to carry the mail---no one except Snowshoe Thompson. "You can count on me," he says," I can make it." Many people think he's crzay to attempt such a trip---but Danny knows better:You can count on Snowshoe Thompson!