Caity's Best Christmas
Breylyyn Colonel, grade four, Assumption School
Once upon a time, on a cold Christmas morning, there was a girl named Caity. Caity knew that it was going to be the best Christmas ever. She was sure of it.
When she woke up she zoomed downstairs like a rocket, then she glided on the smooth wooden floor with her socks on. She ran over to the Christmas tree and kneeled down on her knees and her eyes shimmered when she saw all the gifts tucked under the Christmas tree.
Then her mom came in when she heard the noise of Caity running. Her mom spoke up.
"Caity? Is that you?" her mom called out. "Why are you awake? It's only 5:30."
"Ummmm," Caity said. "I was just too excited to go back to sleep since it's Christmas morning.”
"Well Caity,” her mom said. "You'll have to try to sleep. You can't be up while everybody is sleeping, you know.”
"Fine," Caity said. "I'll go back to sleep."
Caity went to her room and went back to sleep. When she woke up she felt more energized. She checked the time and she was surprised.
"I've been sleeping for three hours?" she said.
Then she shrugged and walked downstairs. She barged into her mom’s room.
"MOM!" Caity yelled.
“Shhhhhh," her mom said. "You're gonna wake your brother.”
"Oh," Caity whispered quietly. "Can we open gifts now?"
"Sure," her mom said.
A little while later her brother woke up. They opened their gifts together and they had the best Christmas ever!
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The Christmas Tree
Violet Burton, Grade four Kelly Creek Community School
It was Christmas Eve and Lisa and Piper were setting up the Christmas tree and putting yummy treats and presents under it. Lisa heard a stomping noise on the roof and told her mom, but she didn't believe her. So, she told her dad, but he didn't believe her.
Lisa had a plan to prove it to her parents. So, she got a voice recorder, set it up and went to bed. When she woke up, the voice recorder was gone. She looked all around the house, but she could not find it. Then she remembered she put it on the shelf, and it could have fallen on the floor.
She checked on the ground and there it was. Lisa was so happy she could not breathe. She went and showed her mom, and she finally believed her. Then, Lisa showed her dad, and he also believed her.
She also forgot to tell her sister. So, she marched up the stairs, but her sister was not there. So, she went to her mom's room, but she was not there.
"Where could she be?" thought Lisa.
So, Lisa went up to the roof to clear her head. Ther suddenly, Lisa saw her sister. She thought, "could it have been my sister all this time? What could she be doing up here?"
Piper came over to Lisa and told her that she was setting up the lights!
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The Christmas Ninja
Mia Clarke, grade four, Edgehill Elementary School
Puerto Rico, December 24, 2004, Christmas Eve
One night a ninja jumped stealthy and nimbly. But tonight is no ordinary night, tonight is Christmas Eve!
As she jumped she strung lights on the houses of the village, for she was the Christmas ninja! She brings happiness and joy to people on the joyful day she also brings presents to the family's that could not afford them. She delivers presents like Santa. The name of the ninja was Phay.
As she silently leaped, she slipped down the chimneys. Luckily all the houses had chimneys. She filled the stockings with toys, put presents under the trees and lit the fireplace in all the houses.
Chapter two: The Elf
She slipped down another house, she noticed an elf sitting on a shelf crying.
"Why are you crying?" she said in a soft voice. (Sniff)
"My little girl has run away! (starts to cry hard)
“Elves should be at the north pole by now”
"Don't worry I will try to get her back."
"Y-y-you would do that?"
"Yes."
"Oh thank you so much!"
"You are welcome."
So she set out and when she was on the second roof, she noticed a little pink thing behind a tree. She jumped down and ran to it and the girl was sitting on the ground.
"Hi," she said. "I need to take you home."
"Okay."
So she went to the house, and they lived happily ever after.
The end.
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The Creation of Christmas
Mitchell Stainton, grade four, James Thomson Elementary School
Before Santa existed, there were wild elves. There were North Pole elves and South Pole elves. Every December, the elves would do little pranks...tearing your books or throwing your math into the fire.
But one time, an elf was about to prank somebody, when he saw something strange. Saint Nick was going to every house and giving an orange to everyone John was watching. He was surprised! They usually play pranks on people, but he's helping them?!
He floated over to Saint Nick and said, "What're you doing?"
Saint Nick jumped and said, "Who are you?"
John said in a squeaky voice, I’m an elf!"
Saint Nick was curious about their magic. He wondered, "Can I look at your camp?"
The elf was surprised that he knew this. They were very tiny and hard to see. He said, "Uhh, I have to go and ask my friends...”
He ran to the commander.
"This isn't good. A man named Saint Nick might know our location."
The leader was surprised and said, "Nonsense, our camp is whiter than snow. Nobody will find it."
The elves whispered, "Did you hear that? A guy named Saint Nick might be watching us!"
The leader said, “Back to work everybody. We have a night of pranking!"
But Jingle and Belle believed John. They looked for Saint Nick, but they couldn't find him. When they found his house, Jingle said in a squeaky voice, "Hello? Anyone home?"
Saint Nick came from his room and said, Yes'
To be continued.
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