'Mr Scrooge,' said the gentleman. 'I have come to ask for your help because it is Christmas. I want money to help the poor people who have no money and no homes.'
'Aren't there any prisons?' asked Scrooge. 'Aren't there any workhouses? Put these people in prisons and workhouses.'
'But prisons and workhouses are very unpleasant places. I am sure you want people to have a merry Christmas,' replied the gentleman.
'I don't have a merry Christmas,' said Scrooge.
'Christmas is nonsense. It's humbug! I don't believe in Christmas. I'm not giving money to anyone else so they can have a merry Christmas.'
'Aren't there any prisons?' asked Scrooge. 'Aren't there any workhouses? Put these people in prisons and workhouses.'
'But prisons and workhouses are very unpleasant places. I am sure you want people to have a merry Christmas,' replied the gentleman.
'I don't have a merry Christmas,' said Scrooge.
'Christmas is nonsense. It's humbug! I don't believe in Christmas. I'm not giving money to anyone else so they can have a merry Christmas.'
A Note About the Author 4
A Note About Life in England in the Nineteenth Century 5
1 Ebenezer Scrooge 6
2 Visitors for Scrooge 7
3 Marley's Ghost 12
4 News for Scrooge 15
5 The Ghost if Christmas Past 19
6 Scrooge as a Boy 22
7 Christmas with the Fezziwigs 25
8 The Girl Who Loved Scrooge 28
9 The Ghost if Christmas Present 31
10 Christmas with the Cratchits 35
11 A Merrt Christmas Everywhere 39
12 The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 45
13 Tiny Tim 50
14 A Changed Man 54
Points for Understanding 59
List if titles at Elementary Level 63
A Note About Life in England in the Nineteenth Century 5
1 Ebenezer Scrooge 6
2 Visitors for Scrooge 7
3 Marley's Ghost 12
4 News for Scrooge 15
5 The Ghost if Christmas Past 19
6 Scrooge as a Boy 22
7 Christmas with the Fezziwigs 25
8 The Girl Who Loved Scrooge 28
9 The Ghost if Christmas Present 31
10 Christmas with the Cratchits 35
11 A Merrt Christmas Everywhere 39
12 The Ghost of Christmas Yet to Come 45
13 Tiny Tim 50
14 A Changed Man 54
Points for Understanding 59
List if titles at Elementary Level 63
關鍵字詞: Charles Dickens|Christmas|Classical literature|Fiction