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I just had to share this with you. Its so cute. My niece who is 9 wrote it. At present in Canada. She had to make a class presentation i.e. public speaking. Write her own story and say it. This girl has chosen and written this story by herself. I just edited it for her. She has been chosen among the 10 kids in her class for the final round. She was asked just to improve on her delivery, and was told her contents are very good. Fatima THE CHRISTMAS STORY BY MICHELLE PAIS Can you guess whose birthday is the most popular among all? 75% of the people celebrate it. This also happens to be the most exciting time of the year! Everyone loves it! Good morning Judges, teachers, parents and fellow students. My name is Michelle. Today, I will talk to you about Christmas. So much plays a part of Christmas. Angels, Virgin Mary, Joseph, Baby Jesus, Wise-men. Anyways let me just tell you about it. One day the Angel Gabriel came down from heaven and said to Mary, "Blessed are You, because you will have a Son who will be the most high. You will call him Jesus. He will be God's son and will be the saviour whom people have been waiting for. Mary said, "I am the handmaid of the Lord. Let it be done according to thy will". Then she got married to Joseph, the carpenter. He was a good man. On the twenty-fifth of December, Mary gave birth to baby Jesus in Bethlehem. He was not born in a palace, but in a manger in a cattle shed. He was the king of all kings. After Jesus was born, the three kings who were three wise-men, noticed a bright star in the sky and knew what the meaning of it was. It was a sign that a king was born. They followed the star and found the baby Jesus. They gave him presents of gold, frankincense and myrrh. Herod was the king at the time when Jesus was born in Bethlehem. He was a wicked man. He had asked the three wise men to let him know where the baby king was born, but they returned to their country by another road. Well, this is how Christmas started two thousand and two years ago. It is the day we celebrate Jesus' birthday. *The three wise men represent the people who worship God and also people who exchange gifts on Christmas Day. There is always more joy in giving, than receiving. Christmas brings joy to everyone. It brings families together. It brings smiles to people's faces and makes everyone so happy. People exchange gifts during this season. In my family, it a tradition that we take a Christmas lunch to either a Home for the poor or aged and I always look forward to wishing these lonely people. Christmas is the time you spend with the family. Families usually get together from far and near. Catholics celebrate Christmas by going for mass. It is also that time of the year when Santa makes his appearance with his sack of presents. And when Santa comes around you can see the children are so happy and are smiling. *My best Christmas was infact just this last one, the 2002 Christmas. I spend it in Chicago where my grandmother lives with my uncle. Most of my family gathered there. We went for the midnight mass and as it started snowing just before the mass, the whole place was brightly lit up with the snow. The chapel was very beautifully decorated and the choir sang very nice carols and hymns. After the mass everyone was greeting each other. In the morning, my whole family and me sat beside the Christmas tree and opened our presents. I was so excited to open my presents and all of them were the things I really wanted. My best gift was a telescope given to me by my grandmother. It was the Christmas I will never forget. On Christmas Day people usually have special dinners with Turkey and a lot of food. This year for a change we had Steaks and it was fun!! *I know it is rather too early in the year to wish you a Merry Christmas but I will do so all the same. I hope you and your families have a Very Merry 2003 Christmas and I hope you will always remember the Christmas story and What Christmas really means. Thank you
