2. It was Christmas Eve, and Santa was in a jolly mood. โJingle bells, Jingle bells Jingle all the way!โ sang Santa noisily, as he loaded all the toys on to the sleigh. โSHHH, SANTA,โ whispered the reindeer. "You have to be quiet tonight. You mustnโt wake the children!โ โ Iโll try not to,โ said Santa, โBut I do like singing!โ
3. Over the moonlit world they sped, towards the sleeping children. Santa was so excited that he forgot to land on the roof of the first house!
4. โโ Busy, Busy, Busy Bee!โโ roared Santa, coming down to land in the garden and meeting a friendly cat . โโHappy Christmas, Cat!โโ The cat the cat waved her tail in the air. โโSHHH,SANTA,โโ she whispered back .โโyou mustnโt wake the children!โโ โโOf course I wonโt,โโ said Santa, jumping out of the sleigh.
5. All the house was sleeping, as Santa threw the sack over his shoulder and tiptoed along the garden path towards the back door. Only the snowman was awake.
6. โ OOH, OOH, OOH-OOPS!โ cried Santa, sliding on a patch of ice and crashing to the ground. โ SHHH,SANTA,โ whispered the snowman. โYou mustnโt wake the children!โ โ Sorry,โ said Santa picking himself up and bouncing indoors. โBut Christmas
7. When we reached the christmas tree Santa stopped bouncing ,and pulled some presents from his sack. A jack-in-the-box burst open, and made Santa jump in surprise.
8. โ Hee,Hee,Hee,Hee,Hee,Hee,Hee!โlaughed Santa , clapping his hands . โSHHH,SANTA,โ whispered the family,s dog, who was watching the fun.โYou mustnโt wake the children!โ.โMustnโt wake the childrenโ, agreed Santa. He put his finger to his lips, and crept across the roomโฆ
9. โฆ but he didnโt notice the tinsel, trailing all over the floor-until it was too late. โโ BUMPITY, BUMPITY, BUMPโโ boomed Santa, landing on a roller skate. He skidded across the carpet, and fell headfirst into the fireplace . It was a good job the fire was out!
10. โโ AAH, AAH, AAH-TISHOO!โโsneezed Santa, rubbing the soot from his nose. โSHHH, SANTA,โ said the kitten sleepily from an armchair by the hearrth. โYou mustnโt wake the children !โ. โYes,we must be quiet,โ whispered Santa, scrambling to his feet.
11. Santa picked up his sack and hurried back to his sleigh. There were lots more visits to make before Christmas Day, but at last his sack was empty. Santa rubbed his eyes sleepily and called, โHome, Reindeer!โ And with a toss of their heads and a jingle of bells, the reindeer leapt into the sky.
12. โ HO, HO, HO!โ shouted Santa loudly. โ Here we are, home at last!โ โ SSHHH, SANTA,โ he added quietly to himself. โ I know , I mustnโt wake the children!โ It had been a busy night, and Santa felt very tired. He made himself a cup of hot cocoa, put on his slippers, lay back in his armchair and fell fast asleepโฆ
13. โ ZZZZZZ,โ snored Santa . โMUNCH, MUNCH, CRUNCH!โ went the reindeer, as they tucked into their supper.โSHHH!โ squeaked Santaโs little mouse. โ YOU MUSTNโT WAKE SANTA!โ
