Santa's Christmas: Learn English (UK) with subtitles - Story for Children "BookBox.com"

________________________________________________________________________________________________ Santa has fallen ill. He is worried the children will not get gifts but a surprise awaits him. Santa’s Christmas By Lavina Tien It was a beautiful December day, with clear blue skies and snow-covered treetops. Christmas was in the air! But up in Santa&lodge, all was quiet. The usual hustle and bustle of preparing Christmas presents was missing for Santa had fallen ill. “Oh dear! What will the children say when they don’t receive presents this year?” Santa wondered sadly, as he lay in his bed. Suddenly, he heard a noise from outside. He looked out of the window and saw his four reindeer standing patiently as usual. But they seemed quite out of breath, as if they had just finished a long trip. And as Santa took a closer look, he could not believe what he saw. For, behind the reindeer was a long train of sleds, carrying little children dressed in all sorts of colours. One by one, they hopped out onto the snow and headed towards Santa&lodge. Soon came a knock on the door. “Come in!” Santa called out, for he was extremely curious. In came a little girl, hugging something soft in her arms. “I heard that you were sick, Mr. Santa,” she began. “So I’m giving you my teddy bear, to keep you company.” “Why, thank you, little Emma!” said Santa, for he knew every child by name. Then entered a young boy with a red package in his arms. “We knew that...