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BIRHBRKCANOE Long ego when the land was still young, there lived a noble native namod MWachange. Even lovod and admlred Wahnabecause ho lied a good heart and ho was a good provider. Ho could go out into the forest and chop enough trocs te, provide the town with firowood and building meterials for their humble huts. He could sing ie exe and etrike down any troc in the foreet with four single blows. Hie nome soon beceme Wachenga the "Striker." Even thougli he was handsome and micc, and could win eny womens' heart, ho would stick te hie job. One day hievwes heding out te cut wood and ho heard semnething. It seunded like eplashing water. Liko the eound ho heard when ho wes near the brook! No matter how hard ho tried te get the seund eut of hie head, ho could net. When ho sterted chopping trocs, eventually the eoumd dissappeared. When ho got beck from cutting wood, ho esked the chieftein what the seund meant. Ho said that a God will grant him a gift and te ho patient. W'achenga did what ho wes teld. Soon enough semething happened. une day Wachanga headed eut te cut some firewood for the village. It was spring, but the niglits still got froety. Ho knew the perfect epot for plenty of firewood. Ho gezed acrose the rippling etreain that wes etill icy cold, and saw a beautiful patch of white birch trocs glitening in the suni. This would make many a fire for those frosty nlghte. Ho carofully weded acrose the streeni, hoping net te get hie axe wct. Thon ho cemne faoe te face with a beautiful gant bircli. Now ho cen p ut hie naine te the test. Four sti\*kes and the troc should ho down. Ho roadied hie axe, eimed and swung with ail hie miglit and ... not oven a chip was in the troc! This heppened twe more times. On hie fourth swing somthing heppenod. Ho hourd a crack and ail of a eudden a huge pieco of bark foul off into the water. Ho tried te reach out and grab the piece of bark fromn the water but ho lest hie balance end feIl. Ho suspocted te ho knocked eut instantly but instead ho didn't oven get wot. Ho foul inte the piece of bark end sterted te, float te the village. By the time ho set up, ho thought ho was on hie way te hoaven. Littlo baye and girls thet wero playing on the bank looked et Wachanga end tarted laughing. Wachanga finaelly realizcd that ho wes alivo and floating in the pioc of bark. AUl the poople in the village carne te sec Wechanga floating on the water. One of the mon through te use it for fishing. Ono woman thought te use it for wasing and the children theuglit te use it for fun. That is how thc Birchbark Cenoe was introduced te the natives. Brout do Smit CoL J.E. Farewell Publie Sohool QSuity RiepacmernVWindo0ws rom Alcan Buildng Producssmet INCRE0113LY LOW INSTALLED PRICESI mý Ca fur a lu ouum, k MGE WINDOW S< E CHRISTMAS TEST It sure feels good te finally be out of that box and on te the Christmas troc. This yoar rmn higher on the troc thonn lest year, because lest year was my firet yoar on the troc. This year Fve eneniyplace. Lot me tell you a stry hatstarte Decomber 9, Hanuklahmy birthday! I was on display et a gift store. "Excuse me, excuse me, someone said, but the person could not ho hoard with ail the noise of peoplo Christmes shopping. "Excuse me!." the person eeid again. "Yos" replied the saleemen "Cen I help you?" "How much je that ornement in ý the window?" the person asked. "Why it's threo dollars"replied the saleemen. The person bought me and that night I wes put on my firet Chrietmes tree. I was at the bottoin of the troc with al the other new ornements. The oldor one wero at the top. hero wes juet one ornamnent tatwes old and et the bottoin of the troc end that wes the tre estend (he's efreid of hoights). That wcek I made some now frionds the Snowman, the Bell, the Senta Claus and the oldest and wiset ornement of ail, the Star. Ho was at the very top of the tree aIse I met my beet friend the blue bail. That week was the ornemnent test, the test which decides if you could move highor on the troc or if you had te etay at the bottoin. This test had three different roquirernents. The firet requiremont was te corne alivo and move. This could only ho donc at midnight and took alot of concentration. The second requiroment was te telk, which takos even more concentration and the third roquiremont (which cen only be done if you could do the second one) je te enswer a surprise question. That day was the big test. My friend the blue bell pessed the firet and second roquirementa with ease. For the third, the wise Star asked nme why I liked te be an ornement. I told hlm because I like te, make people happy. The blue ball's question wes different but ho stilI answered the question. The Star liked both our enswers se much that wo were both moved up on the tree. Now me and the blue bail are both higher on the tree. One yeer I hope te reach the highiet point. les great being a Christmaes The end Michael Panacci St. tee Catholie School SPECIALTY CLINIC at DUNDAS MEDICAL CENTRE wishes to announce the joining of DRM M UMINNAM GRADE 6 ANSWERS TO GRADE 1 LEIERS Dear Sente, Dear Sente, I have been a very g.ba.ehop myinom with tho dhs.Soon 1 am going te save up monoy for Christnlas presents for my main and dad. I will save up my money frein my allowence end workcing around the lieuse. This le my list: Sega gaines. Super Nintonde gaines, end Nintendo gaines and maries. 1 work liard et echeol and I sharo with others in the clees. What je the North Polo 1ke? I will have seinethirig witing for your reindocr. I hope that yeu have e sefe trip. I aise, hope that you have a happy Christmaes end 1 hope that you cen dliver all the prosents by morning. Jeson C. St. Marguerite D'Youville Sehool Dean Jason C. I am one of Sant' e lure. Sente waese busy rneking al the prosents thet ho got ail the elvee toether end aeked us te write hie lotters for hlm. Wo got aIl the letters teday and youre was on top. I amn very pleased you'vo been a geod bey. I talkod te saine ether elves and a lot of other childron asked for the saine thing as you did. Se Ill try te goet you ail your prosente but ne promises. Remember te, save your allowonce for your mom and dad's presents. Ralph the cif TillE BEST CH1USTMAS PRESENT EVEBI One day a little boy wanted te, have the beet Christmas present over. Hie naine wes Tommy. It coste 89.99. Ho asked hie ded but hie dad seid, "No way Tommy. It ceets tee, mudli!" O.k. dad nI ask my mot, Pin sure shell eey yes.,' Se ho asked hie mom and hie moin seid "No Tommy it ceets tee, mudli." Tommy was very sad. Ho wented thet present since Jenuary lst. Tommy wishee ho had that prosent. Hoeid te, hiiseif I wish my main or my dad would buy me that present." "Tomorrow le Christmaes day." 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