Christmas story for you:
'Joe's mum coming back into the room with a cup of tea for her guest (Call me Edward, not Mr Starz he had said) was startled to find him with her Christmas list in one hand and the snowstorm in the other. "Just happened to pick it up and then I couldn't help seeing the List and little Joe, of course well he must have a proper Christmas -" Edward kept going despite his embarrassment at reading the list - "and well, I think I can help you here."
Edward searched in his outside pockets, and then to Joe's delight a secret inside pocket and finally brought out a small business card.
"My friend Emily Bunting you know, she is the Manager of the Toy Department and adores children and will gladly see to your every need - and Joe's too of course. I shall telephone her right away - and. if it wouldn't be presumptuous, I would be more than happy to escort you both!" Presenting the card to Joe's mum, Edward replaced the List under the snowstorm and smiled happily.
The Card read:
In the bedroom, with ears standing on end, Neddy rocked forward so hard he nearly tripped himself over. Whoever this Edward Starz was, and he certainly reminded Neddy of someone he knew from the Returns Department, he was definitely part of the magic. "So Joe will have a good Christmas after all," thought Neddy, "and all because of a wish on a star, or was it a star on a wish? Well it was to do with a star - a bright star, and just think of all the wishes out there in the night sky!" and Neddy's heart leapt as he imagined all those glittering pieces of light holding our deepest hopes and shining them back down on us. And he carried on rocking, as soothing rock now, as he remembered things about Christmas and the star which had foretold the biggest return of all.'
Chapter Five, Pages 24 and 25, Joe's Christmas - smashwords.com
Well friends - I think we must be friends by now and I shall call you that for this special time of year - there is a little more to this story - although we have reached the end of Chapter Five, there is an Epilogue - perhaps the magic will stretch to Christmas Eve and the Day itself!! and like Neddy, watch out for that special star and all those who followed it thousands of years ago. big Love Wonka XX
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