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Schroder 1: A Personal Narrative-A Christmas

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Schroder 1 The Christmas As a mind of a seven year old, bigger is better. That reminded me of the time I had gotten a small white box for Christmas. I also had to share this box with my brothers. A type of Christmas that was a quest. I also had ended up scavenging for my present. This one Christmas I will keep it in mind. There it was, just a small white box. As a seven year old, I thought this was a joke. The top of the box was clear, you could see right through it. Inside was a note from the elves. My small brain was confused. The note said that Santa 's elves dropped a present somewhere around my house. I look at the box scared even frightened. So I open other presents. I got some underwear like always. I also had gotten

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