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cried out, "Oh look, a Christmas Tree!" The twins could not understand what all
the excitement was about -- it was funny to have a tree inside!

Mrs. Short placed the tree firmly on a stand. Then she went back to her desk,
opened the other box and took out some tiny lights, brightly colored balls,
ornaments, and more tinsel. The children decorated the tree and Mrs. Short
arranged the tiny lights on its branches. Once they had finished decorating it,
Mrs. Short switched on the tiny lights. The little lights, in all their colors flashed on
and off and everyone clapped. Abraham and Sarah just stood and stared at the
tree, it was the first time they had ever seen a tree decorated like this and it
looked so beautiful.

That afternoon on the way home from school, Sarah and Abraham could not stop
talking about the Christmas tree and decided they were going to ask their parents
if they could have one.

The school bus slowed down outside their house, and the children got off and
turned to wave to their friends on the bus as they ran up the path, kicking the
snow up into the air as they went.