the poor. "Bah! Are there no prisons for these people?" Scrooge refused to give even a penny.
Then, when it was time to close the office, Bob Cratchit asked for the day off, because it was Christmas. "All right," Scrooge said, "but be here early the next morning!"
That evening Scrooge was sitting in front of his fire at home when, suddenly, he saw a ghost in front of him. "Who are you?" Scrooge asked nervously. "In life, I was Jacob Marley, your partner. I am wearing these chains and I can never be in peace, because when I lived, I only thought about money. But I am here to help you. You have a chance to escape my terrible destiny. Tonight three ghosts will visit you. " Then the ghost of Marley disappeared.
Scrooge went to bed and fell asleep. But in the night he woke up. The figure of a strange old man appeared near his bed. "I am the Ghost of Christmas Past. Of your past," it told Scrooge. The ghost took Scrooge to scenes of Christmases from the past. In one scene Scrooge saw himself as a boy at school. He was reading a book. All the other boys had gone home for Christmas. In another scene Scrooge saw himself as a young man. He was talking to his girlfriend, who he didnt marry because she didnt have any money. Scrooge began to feel sadder and sadder. "Stop! Show me no more!" he cried. Finally the ghost brought him home and Scrooge fell asleep again.
Later that night, Scrooge woke up again. "I am the Ghost of Christmas Present. Look at me!" said the second ghost, laughing. He was a large man with a beard, wearing a green robe. He took Scrooge to the house of Bob Cratchit and his family. It was cold in the house and Bob and his family were sitting aroun
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