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Written by Eric James Illustrated by Robert Dunn and Jerry Pyke Copyright Š Hometown World Ltd 2015 Hometown World Ltd 7 Northumberland Buildings Bath BA1 2JB All rights reserved. www.hometownworld.co.uk
is coming to
Join Santa and his little helper as they fly towards Manchester, and discover who that very special present is for.
MY FIRST Santa
Santa has a very special present to deliver, but will he be able to ďŹ nd it in time?
MY FIRST is coming
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It’s Christmas Eve and Santa Claus is loading up his sleigh.
He’s heading off to Manchester and must be on his way!
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He tugs upon the reindeer reins and shouts, “It’s time to fly!”
The reindeer all start running and they race into the sky. (Come on r ein you can stildeer, make it to l Manchester b midnight!) y
He turns round to his helper elf and says, “Jump in the back!
I’ve got a special present and it’s somewhere in my sack.”
ent! s e r p l cia (A spe onder who I w for?) it’s
“Is this the one?” the elf calls out. “It’s very small and round!”
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Woof!
“That’s for the dog,” laughs Santa Claus, “a ball to throw around!”
er ( Dogs all ov king and e bar r a s e in n n e P the ails!) t ir e h t g in g wag
Woof!
Woof!
“Could this be it?” he asks again, “the box that’s big and blue?” “No, that one’s got bananas in– a present for the zoo!” ( Thos e naug in Che hty mo won’t ster Zoo j nkeys Can y settle do ust ou hea w r themn! ?)
Oo-oo! ! o o Oo-
CHESTER ZOO
“Ah yes, I think I’ve found it now. It’s orange and it’s squishy!”
“I think you’ll find that’s for the cat– that’s why it smells so fishy!”
( The cats in Salford are purring!)
Prrr
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And then the elf finds something and holds it in the air, in ( The squirrelsk Heaton Par t a are chucklingts!) Santa’s pan
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And Santa bellows, “Ho, ho, ho! That’s my spare underwear!”
The elf pulls out a big red box tied with an orange bow.
“Well done!” says Santa. “That’s the one! Now, hold on, down we go!”
(Yay! Santa’sto sleigh made it!) Manchester
The sleigh arrives in Manchester where, quiet as a mouse,
The special gift’s delivered... can you guess where?
for Santa!) y a rr (Hu
To your house!