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Merry Christmas to All !
Cheers…..
Hohohoho…………………………………………
I found this song and video very cute, so decided to share with you, since Christmas is around the corner …
Hope you like it
JJJThis story is adapted from “chicken soup for the kids soul”.
Edna Mae was one of Sandra’s best friends.
When it was Edna Mae’s birthday, she invited all the girls in her class. Sandra wrapped her gift, put on her best party dress and waited for her mother to say time to go. She went early because she got to help to place the cups all around the table.
When they had finished, Edna Mae and Sandra sat on the front porch of the house to wait for the guests.
They waited and waited and waited….. but there was no sign of her friends.
Edna Mae began to cry. Finally, her mother announced that the party shall began. Sandra and Edna Mae played many games and they really had good time together.
When Sandra’s mother came to pick her up, Sandra asked her mother why none of the girls attended the party. Her mother told her that the others did not come because Edna Mae was black. The people are afraid of those who are different from them.
Sandra said that she will never be prejudiced. Sandra’s mother said she’s glad that Edna Mae has a good friend like Sandra.
From this story, I learned not to judge anyone whether he or she is different from us. JJJ
This story is adapted from ‘Chicken soup for the kids Soul’.
When Patty was in the seventh grade she got hooked on salami.
Salami is a type of salty, spicy sausage. Patty’s mother wouldn’t buy any salami for Patty because she said that salami was too expensive and unhealthy. To prove her emerging independence, she decided to go ahead and eat whatever she wanted.
One day, Patty bought some salami. She didn’t want her mother to see it, so she hid it under her bed.
A couple of weeks later, she suddenly remembered the salami. When she peered under her bed, she saw a green hairy object instead. The salami had grown about an inch of hair ! Being a picky eater, Patty was not interested in consuming that hairy object.
Sometime later, Patty’s mother decided to have spring cleaning . When she was cleaning under Patty’s bed, she screamed !!!. “Ahhhhh…..ahhhhh…..ahhhhhh!” Finally, gathering up her courage, she used the handle of the broom and poked at the green hairy object, thinking that it was alive. But it didn’t move. Patty wanted to laugh out but she controlled herself.
As her mother continue to push the object harder, Patty could not stand it any longer and exploded into laughter. Patty told her mother that the green hairy object was actually salami she bought some times back. Patty thought that her mother was going scold her and then the miracle happened. Patty’s mother started laughing too. Both mother and daughter laughed till tears rolled down their cheeks and Patty thought that she would pee her pants.
When they finally stopped laughing, Patty’s mother told her to clean it up. Patty had no idea how to clean it up. So she asked her little sister to help her. Patty and her little sister managed to roll it into the evening newspaper and Patty discarded it. She asked her sister to help her to remove the remaining fuzz from the carpet and Patty ended up owing her little sister her two week allowance……
I like this story as it is very funny and make me laugh. Hope you enjoy it, too! 
This story is adapted from ‘chicken soup for the kid’s soul’.
A girl named Amy Hagadorn was in the third grade in South Wayne elementary school. She was teased everyday because of the way she talks, run and walk.
One day, her mother told her that there was a Christmas wish contest on the radio station. All she had to do was just write a letter to Santa Claus and she might win a prize. Amy decided to take part in the contest so she started writing. This was what she wrote:
Dear Santa Claus,
My name is Amy. I am nine years old. I have a problem at school. Can you help me? Kids laugh at me because of the way I walk, run and talk. I have cerebral palsy. I just wish one day where no one would laugh or makes fun of me.
Love,
Amy.
At the radio station WJLT Fort Wayne, Indiana, letters poured in for the Christmas wish contest. When Amy’s letter arrived at the radio station, manager, Lee Tobin read the letter carefully. He knew cerebral palsy was a muscle disorder that might confuse Amy’s classmates who did’nt understand her disability. He thought it might be good for the people in Fort Wayne to hear about this special third-grader and her unusual wish. Mr. Tobin called up the local newspaper.
The next day, a picture of Amy and her letter to Santa was in the front page of News Sentinel. All across the country, newspapers, radio stations and television station stations reported that the little girl, Amy in Fort, Indiana who asked for a simple yet remarkable gift.
During that unforgettable Christmas season, two thousand over people sent Amy letters of friendship and support.
Amy finally got her wish. J
This is an interesting Chinese folk tale. Many Chinese people may have heard of this story.
A giant named Pan Gu made the earth. The light air became the blue sky and the dark heavy air became the ground. Fearing that the sky and ground would mix together, Pan Gu raised the sky with his hands.
One day, Pan Gu was so exhausted that he collapsed to the ground. Since then, he could never stand up again but the sky and the ground never mixed together again. Many years later, Pan Gu’s limbs turned into mountains and his blood into rivers. His eyes became the sun and the moon, his hair became the stars in the sky and trees and flowers on the ground.
Upon seeing the sight of the new world, a beautiful and kind goddess called Nv Wa saw her own reflection in the yellow river and decided to use mud to make clay dolls. She blew masculine air into the dolls and made them men who were brave and strong. She breathed feminine air into the others and made them women who were kind and beautiful. She soon made lots of clay dolls and set up the marriage system so that men and women could give birth to more children and human beings could live on.
One day, there was a hole in the sky and it caused a flood. Nv Wa saw what had happened and decided to mend the hole immediately. She put 5 colored stones into a huge pot and the stones melted to become dense liquid. Nv Wa used the liquid to mend the hole. Finally, the sky was mended. As she was worried that the sky might fall down and the misfortune would befall on the people again, she caught a 10,000 year old turtle and cut of its legs to use them as pillars to hold the sky. The earth became peaceful and calm again.. J
I have a riddle for you!
“what does a porcupine says to a cactus?”
If you know the answer, please drop it into the commment box below. I’ll tell you the answer next week as i will be away for a short holiday.
Give it a try! (-.
This story is adapted from ‘Chicken soup for the kids soul’
It is about a dog named Monsieur DuPree. Monsieur DuPree’s owner was an old man. The old man had to move to an old-age home and he could not bring Monsieur DuPree along as they do not allow dogs there. He then decided to find a nice new home for Monsieur DuPree. He tied a huge red bow around it’s neck and attached a note to it. The note says “Merry Christmas! My name is Monsieur DuPree. For breakfast I would like bacon and eggs- even corn flakes will do. For dinner, I prefer mashed potatoes and some meat. That’s all. I eat 2 meals a day. In return, I will be your most loyal friend.”They walked a long way until they came upon a victorian house surrounded by tall trees. He said that it would be a nice home for him. He unleashed his dog and asked him to go up the steps of the door and scratch on the door. Reluctantly, it ran up the stairs and scratched at the door.A little boy opened the door and saw Monsieur DuPree and thought that Santa had given him a dog as a present for Christmas. Meanwhile, the old man saw Monsieur DuPree for the last time. Through watery eyes, he whispered “ Merry Christmas, my friend .” And the old man disappeared behind the trees.
This story is about 3 children named Lucy, Hermione and Sam.
Lucy, Hermione and Sam lived in Popcorn island. The dark and rich soil in popcorn island was suitable for growing popcorns. The villagers would gather the crop and then help to load it onto the ship which imported popcorn to America. The captain of the ship was Captain Foster. He owned the ship and was very popular on the island as he always allowed children to come aboard and drink special lemonade he made for them. Captain Foster had a dog named Biscuits, who was also very popular with the children. The children lived a happy and peaceful life until one day a disaster strikes……
While sailing on the ocean, Captain Foster was robbed by pirates. The pirates took all the sacks of popcorns even Biscuit’s dog food! When he returned back to popcorn island, Lucy and Hermione was delighted to see him. He told them that he was robbed by pirates.
The next day, the three children sailed out at sea with the captain. When they saw a pirate’s ship heading towards them, Captain Foster told the children to hide at the back of the wheelhouse under old popcorn sacks as he did not want the children and Biscuit to get into any trouble. Soon, the pirate ship caught up with them and they put a plank over the ship and went onto Captain Foster’s ship. They asked him for money but Captain Foster told him that he did not have much money. Just as the pirates were about to leave the ship, Biscuits started to bark and the pirates found them hiding under the old popcorn sack. Lucy, Hermione and Sam were forced to work for the pirates. Luckily, the children came up with a plan and decided to cook popcorn for the pirates. They cooked the popcorn till it filled the whole room and they locked the room with a key and escaped. The plan turned out successfully. However one of the pirates, Ed saw them. Just then Biscuits leaped out and growled fiercely at Ed. As Ed was about to kick Biscuits, it suddenly latched on his leg. Lucy, Hermione and Sam quickly tied Ed with a rope tightly. Then they sailed the ship to Captain Foster’s ship. The children helped to untie Captain Foster. Then they attached the pirates ship to theirs and sailed back to popcorn island.
The pirates were finally send to jail.
As Christmas is around the corner, i would like to dedicate this song, ‘Last Christmas’ to all of you out there. This song is sang by George Michael , the original singer.
So sit back and enjoy !
