Take an old Smoke House, a magazine story, add a few of the local characters and mix in the fact it's the week before Christmas, you have the makings of an annual story-telling event, which has become famous. This close-knit group of neighbors (not necessarily friends) begin sharing their favorite stories. In this collection of short stories, you'll read about an old-pest control method in the story "The Christmas Cat". You will read about the old Doc's apprentice, who gives the ultimate 'Gift'. These are a few if the stories that are told by the men who come to the Smoke House and the owner of this establishment. Each story gives 'their own gift to this group of men' who gather at the Smoke House during the week before Christmas.