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"My Christmas Wish"
was created especially for
Risako Sakai
at the age of 7
Merry Christmas from
Mommy and Daddy
December 24,2002 |
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"Oh what a busy, busy time
of year. Christmas is
coming, and I have so many
things to do,"said Risa to
Misaki, who had come to
play. "I have gifts to
make and cookies to bake,
but that's not all. We'll
get a tall tree, hang
stockings three, four, or
maybe more." |
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Later, Risa and Misaki
were talking about Santa
Claus. They could picture
Santa's jolly, round face
with his big smile that was
nearly hidden by his long,
white, bushy beard. |
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"I have a great idea,"
said Risa. "Let's get our
crayons and pencils and
each make a list and call
it "My Christmas Wish."
This list will be special.
We'll pretend we can go to
the North Pole and see how
Santa and Mrs. Claus get
ready for Christmas." |
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All of the elves work so
hard in Santa's toy shop,
that Mrs.Claus bakes them
lots of cookies for snacks.
Some have red icing, some
chocolate, and some green.
"Ummm, I really like
cookies," said Risa, "I
wish I could be there to
share some with the elves." |
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Running here, running
there…Santa's elves are
very busy.
"I wish I could be
there to help feed the
reindeer and polish all the
brass bells," said Misaki. |
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Risa thought of
another wish, "I wish
Santa could bring Rudolph
to Tokyo. It would make
the whole town happy." |
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"I just thought of a
bigger wish," said Risa.
"I wish Santa Claus would
come with ALL his reindeer
and take me for a ride.
Up, up, and away we would
fly. I would wear a green
suit to match the color of
Santa's green sleigh. As I
fly by, I might even shake
a bell or two myself." |
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"Well, I have a
bigger, bigger, BIGGER
wish," cried Misaki. "I
can't write it down, it is
so BIG. I wish all the
children in Tokyo, could
take turn flying around
with Santa Claus. I can
just see the BIG smiles." |
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Risa and Misaki were
enjoying this pretend game
very much. They started
wishing they could go to
see where Santa and Mrs.
Claus lived. They had been
told that the walk way to
the front door was lined
with candy canes! |
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All of a sudden, they
found themselves sitting at
Santa's table. Santa was
reading through his very
long list of names of
children who had been very
good. Risa and Misaki
hoped their names were on
the list. |
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"Welcome to our home
Risa. Would you and your
friend like some cookies,"
asked Mrs.Claus. "Santa
and I will sing you some
Christmas songs. How about
Silent Night, or Jingle
Bells? Yes, Jingle Bells,"
and they began to sing. |
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The music could be
heard in the workshop where
the elves were working very
hard. One elf was painting
some finishing touches on
the roof of a doll house.
"I wonder if one of the
elves made that little
doll," said Risa, "I would
like to have that as a gift
for myself." |
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Risa saw an elf pick
up a colorful book telling
about the real meaning of
Christmas. She thought it
seemed like a good idea to
add the book to her Wish
list. |
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"This has been a very
exciting adventure to visit
Santa and Mrs.Claus and to
see how hard all the elves
work to get ready for
Christmas," said Risa. |
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As Risa and Misaki
watched Santa load his
sleigh, they realized that
it was time to say
good-bye. "Before we go,"
said Risa, "we have just
one last wish.... |
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"Peace on Earth and Good Will
to all the Children of the World."
Christmas
December 24,2002 |
