SNIFF, SNIFF at CHRISTMAS （１）

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It was four o'clock in the afternoon on Christmas Eve.

Mother and Dad would be home from work soon.
Travis and Grandmother had been making cookies. They had put them in the oven and had gone into the den to wait for them to bake.

Outside, the sky was dark, and light, powdery snow had begun to fall. The wind was still, and everything was beginning to be covered by the soft film of white.

Sitting beside the fire, they talked about Christmas and the thing they were looking forward to this season.

Travis was eight years old.
He had red hair, freckles, and unusually big hands.
This feature made him able to field a fly ball with ease.
He liked all sports and active games that let him run and shout with his friend.

Grandmother was a small elderly woman.
She wore her white hair piled high on her head to make her look taller.
She walked slowly and sometimes used a cane for support.
She liked to laugh, and Travis was always happy when she came to stay with the family for a while. 

On this snowy December afternoon, they sat and watched the fire and talked of Christmas.
Grandmother was knitting, and Travis lay stretched out on the carpet, his chin resting on his hands.

He felt so good.
It would soon be Christmas.
He and Grandmother were there together. The cookies would soon be done, and he had a warm feeling.

(つづく １/３)  

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