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speak at the same time and their father could not understand a word they were
saying. "Just a minute, let me take my coat off and warm up." He took his coat off
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and hung it up and Sarah raced to bring him a pair of nice warm slippers to put
on. "Now children, tell me one at a time what you were saying." Abraham said,
"Oh daddy, today we put up decorations in our classroom, and Mrs. Short
brought a Christmas tree and we decorated it with lights and lots of pretty things -
- can we have a Christmas tree, please daddy, please!"
Their father sat himself down in the chair near the fire and told them, "Children,
when we came to England, we noticed that lots of things were different from back
home. We are Muslims and Christmas is a Christian celebration and we don't
celebrate it." "But daddy!" Abraham protested, "its the birthday of Prophet Jesus,
why can't we celebrate it and have a Christmas tree?" "No, Abraham, Christians
say it is the birthday of Prophet Jesus, but it is not." "But daddy, Mrs. Short at
saying. "Just a minute, let me take my coat off and warm up." He took his coat off
3
and hung it up and Sarah raced to bring him a pair of nice warm slippers to put
on. "Now children, tell me one at a time what you were saying." Abraham said,
"Oh daddy, today we put up decorations in our classroom, and Mrs. Short
brought a Christmas tree and we decorated it with lights and lots of pretty things -
- can we have a Christmas tree, please daddy, please!"
Their father sat himself down in the chair near the fire and told them, "Children,
when we came to England, we noticed that lots of things were different from back
home. We are Muslims and Christmas is a Christian celebration and we don't
celebrate it." "But daddy!" Abraham protested, "its the birthday of Prophet Jesus,
why can't we celebrate it and have a Christmas tree?" "No, Abraham, Christians
say it is the birthday of Prophet Jesus, but it is not." "But daddy, Mrs. Short at