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Show PINGREE SCHOOL 4 4 In keeping with the season, the children chil-dren of the Pingree school have been reading, writing and dramatizing Christmas stories and poems. The following little original stories were written by the sixth grade pupils. JOHNNY JOM.SIN 1)1 1 KM li Kit I Johnny Jooes was a mischief maker in November, but in December he was la "perfect angel." Tho last day of November he tore off a sheet of the calendar. The next day ho washed the dlshe9. swept the floor, made tho bed, cleaned clean-ed tho yard, brought In the coal and wood, combed his hair und went to j bed when he was told. I His mother said, "Johnnie is a good boy in December." HARVEY THOMAS (6-Aj LITTDE GBOKCiK "What would you do if Santa didn't come?" asked George's mother. "Well." said George, "I wouldn't mind it a bit, because if ho didn't I would never, never come back to this house 1 would go to Aunt Mary's 1 house. Sho has four children and maybe she would make her childr. 1 give me some of their toys." George said it so determinedly thai his mother thought he was going n then. ' But what If I should back you 'in the closet. What would you do .said his mother. "And what if you didn't, too!" I passed back George. j "Hero comes grandfather. I will see what he says." said his mother. I In came grandmother: She stam H I her feet on the floor. I "Now what's up '" she asked. She I could tell by George's face that some- 'thing was wrong. "Ho has been wanting to know what he is going to ret for Christmas." Grandmother said that disagreeab boys didn't need to worry' about Christmas. She talked like she meant H The next day George's face was H washed and his hair was carefu'l-combed. carefu'l-combed. He was acting very nice for lie really wanted a nice new wagon for Christmas. He had on his ne H suit, and u hie bow tie that stayed 1 tied all day. He looked very nice in H his white collar. He was so good that wings started growing on him. We hope he got his wagon. ' XRIj I'HtLLIP C6-A) I PAUL PAYNE fo-Bl |