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HOW CHIISTMAS CARNE TO JuPITER

People on Earth consider Jupiter a windy huge

hunk of nothing with no life. Well they’re wrong! °

Life on Jupiter existed long before Earth. We
even have many Earth customs, such as Christ-
mas. There is no snow on Jupiter so we have to
make it. But at winter it is not too cold, as on:
Earth, because we have huge heaters put here
and there. Our legendary Santa Clause is named
Samtsirch. Anyway, let me tell you about our
first Christmas.

One boring day (days were always boring back
then) a saucer took off (You know, those funny
UFO’s as Earthpeople call them). Well, anyway,
this saucer was going to study Earthling customs
When it entered the atmosphere, he headed
straight for Canada, because the man inside
knew that Canada had a lot of snow. He landed
in a desolate place because he did not want any-
one to see him. He collected some snow for
sampling. Then he heard something. At least he
thought he heard something. Then he was sure
-he heard something. Some people came over the
hill singing Christmas carols. He immediately
took off. They didn’t even see him. As soon as
he got back to Jupiter, he reported everything to
the ambassador. He thought about this awhile
then said “‘Let’s try it!”

“Try what Sire?” asked le Ses
“Let? s try hate that.
“Celebration?” asked the pilot,” rr

“Ves, yes.’ said the ambassador, “The one they
call Christmas! [ll report it immediately.”

Honorable Mention
wm. SPANISH CHRISTMAS

gi seme:

Aa ‘the’ year. 1950, ule ‘decided ‘fo, ‘50. to Spain for
‘Christmas with my Aunt Madre,

We arrived at Nochebaen: (Christmas Eve) just
as the lights were lit in the little town of Malaga.
As we were walking we heared the sound of
church bells ringing. We decided to go to church.
After church’ we went to my aunt’s friends’

house. My’ aunt’s friends were helping some kids

get ready for a play in the village. They were
dressed in red, white and black. They made
tambourines and maracas with lace.

At last morning came. We woke up with Joy. I
woke up my aunt and we went to the play.
There were danceing girls and best of all was the
play. It was so good that I can’t explain how
good it was.

by Charlette Coates, Cassiar, B.C. Grade 5

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‘Here are the winners of our ’Stuff and Such’:

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Christmas story contest. We wouldslike to thank
all those children who sent in entries. It was ex-
tremely difficult choosing the winners - in some

cases we couldn’t and so we have two. Also while
. some didn’t win they certainly deserve an honour-

able mention. Art work is by courtesy of the

Grade 2/3 class at the Cassiar Elementary School.

Honorable Mention:
Once upon a time, in outer space, there were lit-
tle green people. There’s also some other crea-
tures. Some people from earth wanted to take
pictures of the creatures. So the people went in-
to the space airport and payed to go up to the
moon. A little child wanted to go with his mo-
ther. His mother said “Of course, you can go as
long as you don’t touch anything.” When he
promised they got in and sat down. AT last they
reached the moon but the child forgot his pro-
mise to. his mother and he touched a button.
Then a door opened and he fell out. He landed
in a creature’s hand. The creature looked so ugly
that he screamed but nobody heard him. The
creature was so ugly the boy fainted. Nobody

else went up into space because they already had —
pictures of the creatures. So the boy had to get.

rid of the creatures. Christmas was in one more -
night so he thought that he had to stay there fo
for Christmas. The creatures said, “of course,
you have to stay”. . It was Christmas. He got
strange presents. After Christmas he prayed to
God. A month later the creatures still didn’t

know what:they should.do to him.'So ‘they de-"°

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cided to send him back to his mother and so

_ they did.

by Janice Rosen Grade 2, Cassiar, B.C. Grade 3

In outer space on Mars, :Santa Clause is green..

Space ships pull him in a rocket.

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In space it is very nice especially when you float.

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I. was stranded on Jupiter and it was the: day. sy

before Christmas. It was a good thing that I
brought a Christmas tree and some Christmas

stuff a shovel it was a hard time for me to diga —
hole for the Christmas tree.

The plantet was
hard and rocky and I had to spend the Christmas
with funny little green men who had flying sau-
cers for cars and Romes. There two towns
on Jupiter and both®towns were filled with
funny little green men. They got their goods
from Mars. The Christmas presents were nice

_ that they gave to me. It was a lot of fun spend-

ing Christmas with the little green men on Jupi-
ter. The little green men helped me get my rock-
et going. Then I went back to Earth. The towns-
people asked me what took me so long and I
said if I told you you would never believe me.

by Robbie McPhee, Dease Lake, B.C. Grade 3 .

Honorable Mention

“Last Christmas I spent it in space. I saw a three

eyed monster. I got my space gun and shot it.

We had it for a Christmas dinner. It was far far

away on another planet far from earth. I chad.
brought my dad and my friends and we had _

lots and lots of fun up in space, |

Beery, Conese F

Grade BO wiata

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‘SANTA AND HIs. TEAM OF BEARS
Once upon a time old St. Nicholas was getting
ready to go to Christmas. Mrs. Santa came in the
door and said “I got your bears ready”.

““Good”’, said old St. Nicholas. He got ready and
as he walked out the door he tripped on the step
He got, his suit dirty, “I want.to, wear my, black

“Suit $6’ the ‘Children won’t see me in the dark”.

The bears were waiting in the dark to see their
master. One of the bears said “what is taking
-him so long?”

As the bears were talking they saw their master
come out the door. Then they stopped talking.
Santa said, “Are you ready?” “Yes” said the

bears. Santa said “‘you’re not ready. you need

your black suits on.” The bears went to get their
black suits on. Donner was wearing purple. Cup-
id was wearing orange. Dasher was wearing red.
Dixon was wearing blue. Comit was wearing
green. Rudolph was wearing brown with red
spots. They all lost their black suits. Santa said
“Tam going to paint you black.”

The bears ran across the ice. Santa went looking
for them. He only found Rudolph. Rudolph said
“My friends are hiding behind a snowbank.”
Santa said “Which snowbank?” Rudolph said,
“That one.” Santa went to look. They were not
there.

Santa said, ‘““They’re not there.’ Santa stepped
on a piece of ice and went right through. The
bears saved him. But Santa was lucky. There was
another layer of ice under him. Then Santa got
them and painted them black. The children did-
n’t see ‘Santa that Christmas.

by Jason Gay, Grade 3. Cassiar, B.C.

»Cassiar Courier ‘Page 11°

Honorable Mention

A few hundred million years ago on Mars, there
were two little creatures the size of a pin.

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It was December 24, the day before Christmas,
and the two little creatures were walking on
Mars wondering what Christmas was, They won-
dered if Christmas was a person, or if Christmas
was when you go to eet Mars candy.

The day came when a man from earth came
down in his spaceship. The creatures thought
that he was a big giant and so they sort of back-
ed away. Then the creatures had an idea. Their
idea was to ask the man what Christmas was all
‘about. The creatures were tugging on an inch of

_ hair trying to get his attention. The man answer-

ed, ‘‘What is it my little ones?”

The creatures said, ‘‘Wili you tell us about

On Christmas the best is when you can see the Winner

He did. When the Jupiterites did, they discov-
ered how much fun this celebration was and

decided to do-it regularly. And that, folks, is

how Jupiter got Christmas.
Christian Hecomovic, Cassiar, B.C. Grade 5:

Winner.

‘I saw Santa Clause myself the night before
-- Christmas. He laughed, ‘“‘Oi, oi, oi’! I ran into
my bed. The next morning I .went downstairs
and I saw a green doll. I laughed and picked her

up. Then I went back to earth. :
by Sian Jones, Grade 2, Cassiar, B.C, .

‘In Brazil Santa uses goats instead of raindeer
‘because it doesn’t snow very much there. One

night we were eating super, Then we heard a_

knocking at the door. It was Santa then we
started to sing, ‘he is a jolly good fellow’. He

started to give out the presents. I got a beauty.

_ kit with powder and lipstick. I put some on and
went to the bathroom to see how I looked.

* When I went back to the ecliving room ae was

with, you.

Witiner

> A DIFFERENT CHRISTMAS

monsters open their presents and when you can
have your Christmas with us.
our Christmas
come on up and have With us,

by Sheena Billingsley3Cassiar, B.C. Grade 2

We want to have -
So why dona you :

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Once their lived a shepherd. Her name was
Vicki. She kept ten sheep. She lived in the town
called Bethlehem. She was born there. One day
she saw Mary coming. She took the sheep into
the stable and laid down in the hay. Mary saw

her there laying down in the hay. She quickly —
woke her and told her that she was going to have

a.baby. Suddenly Vicki saw God being born.
Vicki smiled and Vicki and Mary said, ‘We will
call this Christmas. Yes we will.’

- gone.

eee bY. Ellen Artico, Cassiar, B.C.

Hon orable Mention

I saw a baby boy born in a stable. I was a shep-
herd. The girl was happy. Jesus was happy too.

and stayed with the aa to protect them. They
prayed for them too.

‘by Darla Creyke, Cassiar, B.C. Grade 3

- Grade-2

J have often wondered how other people live.
_ So this year I-am going to visit Sweden for two «
weeks and two days. When | arrived there I went |.
to stay with some friends. They said Christmas « —
was celebrated on December 13 and that was the ——
next .day. So’they said I could celebrate Christ- »
mas with them: They also called Christmas Saint «*»

Lucia’s ‘Day. That was all they told me, but I

would find ‘out ‘the rest in the morning. So I —

went to bed very puzzled. When I woke up every
thing seemed normal. I was just about to get up
when I heard someone singing the song of Santa
Lucia. Then Ruth the eldest daughter, came in.

candles. She also served me and her family

bredkfast in bed. When we had finished eating -

we opened our presents. Two weeks later I left

for Canada. It was long trip but it was worth it |
It was good to be home. I was to late for Can-~
ada’s Christmas, but I decded that I like Can- —

ada’s Christmas better.

by Nicole Brand, Cassiar. B.C. Grade 5

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by Vicki Brown, Cassiar, B.C, Grade'3

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‘ON THE PLANET, MARS:
I went to the planet Mars. it ‘went “to.see how it
looks. I went to my rocket and: L. tried to start

it and it did not start. So I had to spend a Christ-
mas on Mars. Then suddenly little animals camie

out of the ground. They came to me and said

welcome to plant Mars. We had a fun time. I
went with, the animals. and, I got Tots of toys.
Theré. was space. ‘music and we had a dance. We
had space.chicken and cranberry sauce to eat. ©

by Shauna Constantineau, Dease JE B.C.

Grade 4

Christmas?”

“Sure I will,” answered the man. “Christmas is
when you get a lot of toys from Santa Clause.”

“Who is Santa Clause?” asked the creatures. ©

“Well”, said the man, “Santa Clause is a jolly
old fellow, he has a long white beard, a white
mustache and Oey, cheeks. He also wears a red -
suit”.

The little creatures thought of something that
might work. The creatures asked the man if he
could find something red in his spaceship and in- .
deed he did. After the man found it, he put it on
and looked like Santa Clause.

“Hurray! Hurray!” said the little creatures. They
were really happy now because they saw Santa

Clause and received little tiny presents. -

They all had a great Christmas on another planet,

| by Debrah Hardy, Cassiar, B.C, ‘Grade §