A CHRISTMAS STORY

The Teacher asked young Patrick Murphy:
"What do you do at Christmas time?"
Patrick addressed the class:
"Well Ms. Jones, me and my twelve brothers
and sisters go to midnight Mass and we sing
hymns; then we come home very late and we
put mince pies by the back door; then we hang
up our stockings. Then all excited, we go to bed
and wait for Father Christmas to come with all
our toys."
"Very nice Patrick", she said. "Now Jimmy Brown,
what do you do at Christmas?"
"Well, Ms. Jones, me and my sister also go to Church
with Mum and Dad, and we sing caroles, and we get
home ever so late. We put cookies and milk by the
chimney and we hang up our stockings. We hardly
sleep, waiting for Santa Claus to bring our presents."
Realizing there was a Jewish boy in the class and
not wanting to leave him out of the discussion,
she asked,
"Now, Isaac Cohen, what do you do at Christmas?"
Isaac said, "Well, it's the same thing every year....
Dad comes home from the office. We all pile into
the Rolls Royce; then we drive to Dad's toy factory.

When we get inside, we look at all the empty
shelves... and begin to sing:
'What a Friend We have in Jesus'.
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