AnditwasalwaysseldomscroogethatheknewhowtokeepChristmaswell.Ifanymanalivepossessknowledge.Maythatbetrulysaidofusandallofus.AndsoisTinyTimobservedGodblessesuseveryone.AndsoendsDickens'masterpieceTheChristmasCoral.

　　Waitaminute,thatsotheendwasagraunchy?

　　Yeah.Isn'titgreatbooktoshowupnowandtakeeverything?

　　Howcomeit'scalledtheChristmasCarolanyway?

　　Yeah,there'snobodyinthisstorynamedCarol.

　　MissLaurance,wouldpleasechangeplaceswithMrMatthews?

　　Allright,Iamahyperactive,underachieving11-year-oldboy.

　　Imeantphysically.

　　Oh,thattakeslessonexactlylikeatalk.

　　WhydoIhavetomove?

　　Wewerejustgivingourviewofthebook.

　　Yeah,Imeanyouseeliteralmasterpiece.Wesay"At"!

　　MrMathews,I'mlessinterestedinyourreviewthanIamthatyouwanttounderstandthematerial.WhatinyouropinionwasMrDickenstryingtoexpressinhisChristmasstory.

　　Andifyoureal*thatneedghostwilltakeyouthecoolplaces.

　　"At"!

　　Fishandsteaks.Twothingsnatureneverwanttoputtogether.Whatyouget?

　　*andcherry.Twothingsnaturecouldn'tkeepapart.

　　Sinceyourmompackitone?Ithoughtyoulikedfishandsteaks.

　　Ido,butIthinkit'scrueltohavealittlefishgrindwhentheyribtheirsticksoff.

　　MayIsitdown?

　　No!

　　Well,sinceit'sempty,Iwant.

　　Ah,Christmas,seasonoftogether,seasonofbrotherhood.

　　Seasonofwool,nowIwanttotenChristmasgifts,wool.Itdoesn'tmatterforshipslikesocksorsweater,it’swoolandit’s*.

　　Thegiftisasimportantasthoughtbehindit.

　　What'sthatbehindthewool.Thiskiddoesn'tscratchenough?

　　IagreewithSteward.

　　Oh,no.It'sanutone.Minkinsshutoffyourgiftmagnet.

　　IjustthinkweoftenlosesideoftheturemeaningofChristmasinthefancyofcommercialism

　　Whatareyoutalkingabout?Howwegonnaknowaskforfreedomofcommercials?ChristmasisthecelebrationoftheWinterSolsticeandancienttribalritualwhoseoriginswerelostintime.

　　Yeah,wewerejusttalkingaboutthatinthebathroom.