THE TWIGMAN FAMILY SAVES CHRISTMAS

THE TWIGMAN FAMILY WAS SITTING AT THEIR DINING TABLE AND TALKING ABOUT THE FINE CHRISTMAS PARTY THE VILLAGE WOULD BE HAVING SOON. TWIGMAN HAD CHOSEN A FINE CHRISTMAS TREE TO CUT AND SET UP IN THE VILLAGE SQUARE. IT WOULD BE DECORATED BY THE VILLAGE PEOPLE AND EVERYONE WOULD SING CHRISTAMS CAROLS, EAT LOTS OF GOODIES AND EXCHANGE GIFTS ON CHRISTMAS EVE. A KNOCK CAME ON THE DOOR.

THE MAYOR OF THE VILLAGE HAD BAD NEWS. SOMEONE HAD STOLEN THE TREE FROM THE VILLAGE SQUARE. IT WAS TOO LATE TO CUT ANOTHER. THE FOREST WAS BURIED IN SNOW. IT SEEMS WE WILL HAVE TO CANCEL CHRISTMAS FOR THE VILLAGE.

AFTER THE MAYOR WENT BACK TO THE VILLAGE THE TWIGMAN FAMILY STOOD IN THEIR FRONT YARD AND TALKED SOME MORE ABOUT THE PARTY. MAMA LEAFY TWIG SAID, "THIS IS A HORRIBLE TRAGEDY. I WISH THERE WAS SOMETHING WE COULD DO." SISTER FUZZY TWIG SAID, "WE JUST CAN'T CANCEL THE PARTY. ALL THE CHILDREN WILL CRY." THORNY TWIG SAID, "WE WILL JUST HAVE TO BE BRAVE AND WAIT FOR NEXT YEAR." KNOBBY TWIG DID NOT AGREE, "WE MUST THINK OF SOMETHING TO USE FOR A SUBSTITUTE AND HAVE THE PARTY ANYWAY." TWIGMAN SAID IT MIGHT WORK BUT IT WOULDN'T BE THE SAME. MAMA LEAFY SAID, "MMMMM, SUBSTITUTE, I THINK I HAVE AN IDEA." THEY ALL CRIED OUT, "TELL US MAMMA, TELL US!" MAMMA SAID, "LET'S ALL GO TO THE VILLAGE SQUARE.

WHEN THEY GOT TO THE SQUARE MAMA TOLD THEM ABOUT HER IDEA. HER AND TWIGMAN WOULD STAND SIDE BY SIDE, THORNY AND KNOBBY WOULD STAND ON THEIR SHOULDERS AND FUZZY WOULD STAND ON TOP. THE TWIGMAN FAMILY WOULD BE THE CHRISTMAS TREE. EVERYONE SHOUTED HOORAY, HOORAY! WE WILL HAVE A VILLAGE PARTY AFTER ALL.

THE VILLAGE PEOPLE DECORATED THE TWIGMAN FAMILY TREE WITH LIGHTS AND MANY OTHER BEAUTIFUL ORNAMENTS. THEY ALL SANG SONGS AND HAD A GREAT TIME. THE TWIGMAN FAMILY HAD SAVED THE VILLAGE CHRISTMAS.