Henry was very sad because all his friends had gifts for Christmas and he didn't. His parents worked all the day, and they didn't have any money to buy gifts for Henry. But Henry had the most beautiful gift that any mom or dad can give - he had the love of his parents. Henry didn't want to see that.

One day he went to the library to read a book, and his Mom said "don't go so far because it's going to rain." Henry passed hours and hours in the library reading a book. When Henry went home his parents weren't there. He was very scared.

When he got out he found his parents in the river, and his parents couldn't breath! In that moment Henry knew that he had to save his parents. He took a rope and saved his Mom and his Dad. After that, he called an ambulance. The ambulance came fast. His parents were in the hospital for 5 days.

When they got home, Henry knew that his parents didn't have to give him any gift or present to say "I love you Henry".

The End

El cielo es hermosa
Las estrellas son maravillosas
La luna es encantadora
Asi es mi madre
Hermosa, maravillosa,
Y encantadora con migo.

TRANSLATION:
The sky is gorgeous
The stars are marvelous
The moon is enchanting
And so is my mother
Gorgeous, marvelous
And enchanting to me

Before we had to move,
I went to school every day -- after giving water to the sun.
There was a flag in front of the school.
We used to pray, and then
We used to start school.

Every day I still keep giving water to the sun.

(Teacher's comment: We have a custom of giving water to the sun - the sun is God.)

He was very poor.

One day somebody told him
He should grow flowers and trees.
So he started planting them
In the sun.

Suddenly,
The flowers and the trees started growing up!

Day by day,
The air got better.

He started selling the flowers in the market.
That way, he was making money.

He became very happy.

Look at the soil containing various
particles.
This makes the mountain.
But when we look at the huge
mountains
Who can say
They are made up of such small
particles.

By joining the small sticks
The nest of a bird is made.
Each movement of a single day makes
history.

Join the tiny bricks.
You can erect a temple.
But even if there is a small hole
You can never expect the teapot to be
full.

People who hate small things
Always remain small.
But people who protect small things
Always remain big.

Peace is white
It sounds like birds chirping
It smells like fresh air up in the mountains
It tastes like fresh water
It looks like a beautiful garden
It makes me feel like reading a book under an Umbrella tree

As I can hear the sea.
People love me.
Driftwood with seaweed floating all over me.
As you see.
So please don't pollute me.
Shipwrecks, treasure chests, sunken in me.
But please! I like to keep the world clean.
I have fish, sea creatures that are diving in and out of me.
Coral colourful and bright living in the depths of the sea.
Divers diving through me.
The sun above me and a slight breeze.
Please look after me.
Don't pollute me.
As I am the deep blue sea.

The Monarch butterflies are spirits
Who announce the coming of the dead people's souls.
They're huge, orange and black.

A few days before the fiesta,
They set off rockets for the "angelitos",
Children who died less than a year ago.

To make them feel welcome, we decorate the doors
Of the house with yellow flowers and set out a basket filled
With cookies, candy, fruit, flowers and a small candle and
On November 1st my mother takes the basket to the cemetery.
I like to help make the wreaths out of wood
And dry grass, then add decorations
Of brightly colored paper.

Day of the Dead is a day of many colors;
The dead joining the living in festivities
And the cemetery becomes a happy place.

"Why do you want me to do that?" the man asked.

"Because I've lost my magical neckless!" the witch said.

"What is so special about your neckless?" the man asked. The old witch answered that she couldn't use her magical power without it. The man asked if he would get a reward for it. She told him that he could get anything he wanted if he returned the neckless.

So he climbed up into the tree. When he reached the top he saw that it was a hollow tree. When he was about to tell this to the witch he fell down inside the tree. There he discovered a long subterranean corridor. He walked into the corridor and discovered three doors.

He opened one of the doors and looked inside. There he saw an open treasure chest with bronze coins in it, and in front of it a horrible dragon was lying.

"Why are you here?" the dragon snorted.

"I'm here because an old witch asked me to look for her magical neckless" the man answered.

"What does she look like?" the dragon asked.

"She is tall, and has a long nose with four pimples on it. And she has a voice that sounds like a mouse," the man said.

"I know that witch" the dragon said.

"From where?" the man asked.

"The witch wanted me to find her magical neckless, I did so and gave it to her. The she asked me where I found it, and I showed her. But suddenly she used her magical neckless and turned me into a dragon. And the spell can only be broken if the neckless is destroyed by a human-being," the dragon said.

"Do you know where I can find the magical neckless?" the man asked.

"Yes, it's in the room next door."

The man went out and opened the 2nd door. There he saw a dragon with two heads lying in the front of a treasure chest filled with silver coins. He went into the room and asked the dragon if he knew where the magical neckless was. The dragon told him that it was in the room next door.

So, the man went out and opened the last door. There he saw a three-headed dragon, which was lying in front of a treasure chest full of gold coins, and the magical neckless! The dragon asked him what he was doing there.

"I'm looking for the magical neckless which is in the treasure chest" the man said.

"Why do you want it?" the dragon asked.

"Because an old witch asked me to get it for her" the man answered. "But if I give it to her she will turn me into a dragon, so I've got to destroy it." the man said.

"Here's the magical neckless." the dragon said.

The man went out and threw the neckless against the wall. A few seconds later he saw three handsome princes coming out the door.

"Come with us to the castle, and we will give you a reward," said one of the princes.

Then they all climbed out of the tree and the man noticed that the witch was gone. They all walked to the castle, and when the village discovered the three missing princes, they told the king that they had returned.

The king came out to the balcony and exclaimed: "Now it's time for the princess to marry one of the princes!"

But the princess wanted to marry the brave man who had rescued the princes. The marriage took place at the castle the next day. And they lived happily ever after!

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