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Rudoloh Let Bio Noue One Christmas Eve Rudolph woke up from bis sleép. Then bis nase fell off. He said,,"Oh deer". tle ran ta tell Santa. As sean as Santa saw bini , Santa fainted. Rudolph said "Santa, Santa wake up". Santa opened bis eyes. She said "what happened". Than Santa tried glueing bis nase on, but that didn't' work. Then Santa mixed a formula. Santa put in soe cranbarries, candy canes, and saine raindear hair. Rudolph drank 'the formula and nothing happgned. But, three hours later bis nase grew back in. Rudolph jumped up with joy. On Christmas Eve Rudolph-s nase was as bright as ever. Justin Aitken Gr. 3, E.A. Fairman TE NIGHT SANTA GOTr STUCK IN THE CMMNEY One night Santa landed'on a bouse. He want out of bis sled and down the cbimmey. Ahl of a suddan he gat stuck, Santa said "help, help." Thon a girl narnad Hillary heard someone say help se Hillary went down stairs and said "Who said that?" I did?" said Santa. Hillary said "whera are you?" I ame in the chimmney!" said Santa. Hillary looked under and pulled him by the boot but they faîl off. Sa she pulled bMm by the Ieg. Ne feli down and he was ahl dirty. Santa gave Hilary bis presants and said thank you and Ieft. The End by Christina Galankis Age 10, Palmerstoni A CRAZY VISIT FROM SANTA CLAUS T'was the night before Christmas When ail through the city flot a creature was stirring flot even a kitty. The tree stood Uph with its little brilght llghts In hope that St. Nicholas W&esnt afraid ofheights The children were nestled, -al snug on the floor While a vision of Santa Claus danced through there door. And Mamma in ber "kcerchief' and Ilin my cap We had just started our brains on a nice winter's rap When out an the Iawn there arase such a rouble I sprang fram my bed ta see what was the trouble Away ta the window ta be very certain Tore open the shutters and threw up the curtain The moon on the breast of the new frozen ice Gave the luster af midday ta objecta like rice When what ta my wondering eyes should show But a miniture sleigh with a giant red jow ,With a little aid driver, se lively and fast I knew in a moment, "It's tume, he just pse. More rapid then -eagles but weighing a ton He whistled and shauted "Hey we just rmiased ana. Now Dasher, naw Dancer, now Prancer, and the one in the middle, naw Cornet, now Cupid, now Donder and Blitzen, Stop! Up to the chimney, under your hoofs, stop, stop, stop, on top of the roof. As dry Leaves that befare the wild hurricane dies When they meet with an obstacle, mount high ta the skies Sa up to the housetap the coursers they landed With the sleigh full af toys and St. Nicholas stranded! And then in a twink]ing, I ses and I hear The ouching and the ohing Santa burnt bis rear! As I watched him run and turn on the tap I naticed no hair underneath bis cap. He was dressed ail in fur from bis boots and higher And bis clothes were ail covered with ashes and fire A bundle of toys he had flung ta the air And he looked like some people just apening a fair His eyes, how they. twinkled! Dimples shaped like a latter, His cheaka were lika rases; we noticed ha was bettar Hia droll little mouth was drawn up likea ahalf moon For ha noticed the pain would ha gona very sean The stump of a pipe ha hald tight in bis lips And the amoka rose over bis head like giant sbipa He had a broad face and a littie round body That shook whan he saw my hot sunshine girl Dotty. Ha was chubby and plump, fatter than a dear And I laiýghad when I saw him taking a bear A wink of Ise eyes and a twist of bis shoes Soon gave me ta know I had notbing ta lase He spoke nat a word, but went straight ta bhis job And filaed al aur stockings with corn-an-tha-cob And laying bis fingar aside of bis eye And giving a twitch he startad ta fly. He sprang to bis sleigh, his teani gave bim a noise And away they ail flew like dreaxns of littla boys But I heard bim exclaim are ha flew out of sight Merry Christmas toalal and toa al a good night. Jason Samaroo Gr. 6. West Lynde SANTA LOSES WEýGHT 'O*xoCoI wife, dear, could'you please bring me, a bottie of pepto bismol? Ithink I ate too m uch for Thaniksgiving dinner!" "WeIl, I guesaseo Santa! You ate the whole turkey, the xnashed potatoes, drank three beérs and to top it off, ate the whole six foot high cake! Get up and weigh yourselfl" "Aaaaaa! I weigh seven hundred, eighty five pounds and orily a little over a month until Christmas! Fm four hundred, ninety two pounds over weight!" "Let me see that scale! AUAN Its true" How in the world will yau ever base that bulk on your belly in time for Christmnas yau fatso? I knowl 'Il pull the siedi" "Yocu can7t fly, yau ding bat!" "Oh ya!" "You are going on a dieti" "Not a diet please!. I need food, it'à my life!". 'Toa bad tubs!" "But, but, but, but!" "No buts abou it. You are going on a diet!" "NO, Fim not!", "Yes you are!" "0k, but I will not enjoy it one bit!" "Who cares if you like it or not!" Chapter 2 - Carrot sticks Monday Decembér 20 "Weil, Santa dear, you have now lost four hundred ninety one and a balf pounds, How didi you do it?" I bave not succeeded yet wifey. I stiil have a half a pound to go, to, be slim!" "Here Santa dear, a carrot stick." "Champ, Champ, Chompi" At that nionent, Santa ate the carrot and began to lase weight immediately. He lost fLfty two pounds and was forty nine and a haif pounds under weight. "rNo problem, Santa dear, we are going to ODonuts and saved Christmas. That was know as the day OMonuts saved Christmas. by Darren Paquin Grade 7 Bellwood Snowman Whiite, fun, merry - MIaiwithlots oflilds rnging lots of joy ta ,children"ý frosty By Michelle Bilode-'a Gr. 4p St. Theresa THE KINDERGARTEN class at Col. annual Christmas concert on Tues- J.E. Farewell gave their rendition of day night Iast week. Fr iPrese photo toy soldiers during the school's The California Raisins Christmas On the day bafora Christmas ail Califarnia Raisins were wrapping their gifta. Then it was Christmas Eve. Santa came too! In the xnorning the Raisins openad their prasents. Thay gat new guitars, saxaphonas, new sunglasses, newe- microphones, shoes and tuxedos. Then they went out aide -and made a snaw man. When they got back in the bouse one of the Raisins said - "Why don't we sing aur sang?"1 Then they sang "l heard it thraugh the grapa vine." The End By Jason Smith B.A. Fairman LESLIE MCFARLANE students collectcd food and toys for donation, through the Salvation Army, to the needy. With some of the donations are student council president Mark Rainey, vice president Leslie Clark and secretary Amy Hepburn. Frcc Prcss photo