小学英语演讲作文小故事(通用20篇)

1. There were some fruit trees on the farm.(改为一般疑问句)

Were there any fruit trees on the farm?

2、Can I watch TV now? (肯定回答)

Yes, you can.

3、Does your sister come home now?(否定回答)

No, she doesn’t.

4、It means ‘Danger’. (改为一般疑问句 )

Does it mean ‘Danger’.

5. He asks Ben some questions about public signs. (转为现在进行时)

He is asking Ben some questions about public signs.

6.That sign means Keep off the grass(改为同义句)

That sign means we should keep off the grass.

7. They mean different things.(改为一般疑问句)

Do they mean different things?

8. He sees some public signs in the park.(改为否定句)

He doesn’t see any public signs in the park.

9. It means Danger!(对划线部分提问)

What does it mean?

10. They are watching TV now.(用every Sunday代替now)

They watch TV every Sunday.

11.Today is Saturday. (对画线部分提问)

What day is it today?

12.He always has a lot of questions. (改为一般疑问句)

Does he always have a lot of questions?

13.Can I go in? (改为肯定句)

I can go in.

14.He can see some public signs in the park. (对画线部分提问)

What can he see in the park?

15.There are a lot of signs here. (改为一般疑问句)

Are there a lot of signs here?

16.The sign means ‘Be quiet’ ! (改为否定句)

The sign doesn’t mean ‘ Be quiet’.

17.Mr Smith is taking a walk in the park. (对画线部分提问)

What is Mr Smith doing in the park?

18.You should come. (改为否定句)

You shouldn’t come.

19.There is no one nearby. (同义句改写)

There is nobody nearby.

20.There is someone nearby. (改为否定句)

There isn’t anyone nearby.

21.I would like a yo-yo as a New Year’s present. (对画线部分提问)

What would you like as a New Year’s present?

22.It is the second of January. (对画线部分提问)

What is the date?

23.My grandfather’s birthday is on the fifth of November. (对画线部分提问)

When is your grandfather’s birthday?

24.Ben lives in China now. (改为一般疑问句，并作否定回答)

Does Ben live in China now?

25. There were a lot of oranges on the farm.(改为否定句)

There weren’t a lot of oranges on the farm.

26.We are talking about Helen’s birthday party. (改为一般疑问句，并作肯定回

答)

Are you talking about Helen’s birthday party? Yes, we are.

27.My birthday is in August. (对画线部分提问)

When’s your birthday?

28.He would like to come. (改为一般疑问句)

Would he like to come?

29.I’d like to go there. (对画线部分提问)

What would you like to do?

30.My mother’d like to give me a candle. (改为否定句)

My mother would not like to give me a candle.

31.Today Ben is visiting Jim. (对画线部分提问)

What is Ben doing today?

32.I was here a moment ago. (改为否定句)

I wasn’t here a moment ago.

33.He was there. (改为一般疑问句)

Was he there?

34.The bag was on the desk. (改为复数形式)

The bags were on the desk.

35.The boy runs. (用now改写句子)

The boy is running now.

36.They are in the classroom. (对画线部分提问)

Where are they?

37.The films are on the ground. (用a moment ago改写句子)

The films were on the ground a moment ago.

38.He writes a diary everyday. (改为复数形式)

They write some diaries everyday.

39 Kick it to me.( 改为否定句)

Don’t kick it to me.

40. Mr. Green cooked a lot of food. (划线提问)

What did Mr Green do?

41.What date is it today? (同义句改写)

What’s the date today?

42.Would you like to have a VCD? (作肯定回答)

Yes, I’d like to.

43. LinTao’s grandpa showed us his stamp. (改为同义句)

LinTao’s grandpa showed his stamp to us.

44. You can pick them up for me.(一般疑问句)

Can you pick them up for me?

45. Ben and Jim often go home together after school.(一般疑问句)

Do Ben and Jim often go home together after school?

46. Mr. Green cooked a lot of food on Wednesday.(改为一般疑问句)

Did Mr. Green cook a lot of food on Wednesday?

47. We played games and planted flowers.(改为否定句)

We didn’t play games and plant flowers

48、It means ‘No Parking’.(划线部分提问)

What does it mean?

Most children don’t like to go to school, and they just want to enjoy

freedom and hang out for fun all the time. But when I see some kids studying so

hard and their special skills help them to win applause, I realize that I need

to learn some skills so as to win more freedom in the future.

For most western countries, Christmas Day is the biggest festival, and all

the people will have the long vacation, just as Spring Festival in China. With

the development of globalization, Christmas Day is celebrated by people around

the world. When the day comes, Christmas trees can be seen in many shops and

some products have the great discounts. One of the main reasons for people to

love Christmas is that they can get the great discounts from some products,

which saves them a lot of money. For American people, Christmas Day is the great

moment for the families to get together and enjoy the family hour, while for

some people they just treat it as the shopping day.

一

i go to the xiangjiang zoo in panyu.with my family.

the zoo is very big and very beautiful , the zoo has a lot of animals , panda,lion,tiger,snake,elephant,fox…

panda is very cute and very fat , but it is not my favourite animal.

lion is very strong , but it isn’t my favourite animal either, because it isn’t very handsome.

tiger is very strong and very handsome , it’s my favourite animal, because it’s very strong and very handsome.

i feel very happy !

二

today is the start of the school holiday. i go to the night zoo in panyu with my mother and father.we see the white tigers, the bears, lions, elephants, pandas, polar bears and the snakes. the pandas are very cute. the snakes are very dire! and the bear are very cute too. www

today is my holiday. on my holiday i’m very happy!

May 16, 2003

Dear Mr. Blake,

Thank you for informing us your new house address. It is fantastic that you have at last a house of your own, which, as explained, is located in a sea site city. I can imaginer that you are now enjoying your life and work, and you can entertain yourselves in such a big house.

When I told the news to Peter Li, James Wang and Nancy Zhang, the girl who always wears a long hair, and went to Beijing with us last year, they all wish you to send us some pictures of your new house. We hope that when we go on errand in America next year, we can pay a visit to your family. Then we are sure to have a nice gathering.

This morning, Peter and I went to an art gallery to pick up an oil painting with a beauty spot of China’s southern part as a token of our hearty congratulations. We hope it can add up to your decorations wherever you like, and we also wish you will like it.

Yours sincerely,

William Fang

"Pursuit of the perfect idol the same time, same time talented idols, the legendary weapons of China want to learn, everything is magic will be cool again." Christmas party in laughter came to a close, just like that. Recall JiYuTong they elaborate scene, in the mind... So, let us together with an endless again! This Christmas is precious, it is beautiful, but also we spent in primary school the last Christmas, meaningful!

In the afternoon, when we all walked into the classroom, having a unique style when everyone excited, when the classroom becomes hot, the "Christmas party" has officially kicked off.

We fight, itch to try. One funny show who is happy, sweet, make us all to my memory. We join together to sing the "inverse fight", "where dad", "I believe" and other songs; The forms of performance respectively, and the most to my favorite one show, is Wu Andi and Qiao Xinran acting funny sketch - many problems. This essay makes us burst into laughter, she classic lines to our delicious, relish!

Such as: Xu Zhao outcrop, audience friends must worry; Xu Zhao two outcrops, crosstalk from the impressive; Xu Zhao 3 outcrop, frighten to death a cow in the field. Xu Zhao four outcrop, the national peoples jump off a building. And learning is not outstanding, literature and art is not outstanding, lumbar shoulder dish outstanding, do not speak in class, the meeting is not speak, flat conductor yan. More online games such as study, dont dine. The college entrance examination examination of six or seven door, lack of a selective college door... Listen to the humorous language, how can not happy? ! And I am the "audience" also turned into "performer". Sang together with Wu Andi, Qiao Xinran and JiYuTong TimeZ "idol same time". Also became the last a finale performance!

翻译：

“追求完美的偶像万万岁，才华洋溢的偶像万万岁，十八般武艺每一样都要学，会变魔术又会耍炫。”圣诞联欢会就这样在欢声笑语中落下了帷幕。回想起冀宇童她们精心布置的场景，历历在目……那么，就让我们再在一起回味无穷吧!

这个圣诞节是珍贵的，是美丽的，更是我们在小学阶段度过的最后一个圣诞节，意义非凡!

下午，当我们每个人都走进这间别具一格的教室时，当每个人都激动万分时，当教室里变得热火朝天时，这个“圣诞联欢会”就正式拉开了帷幕。

大家摩拳擦掌，跃跃欲试。一个个搞笑、动听、令我们心情愉悦的节目都令我记忆犹新。我们共同演唱了《逆战》、《爸爸去哪儿》、《我相信》等歌曲;分别表演了形态各异的节目，而最令我喜爱的一个节目，便是吴安迪与乔欣然表演的搞笑小品——《问题不少》。这个小品令我们哄堂大笑，一句句经典台词令我们回味无穷，津津乐道!

如：徐钊一露头，观众朋友准发愁;徐钊二露头，相声从此没看头;徐钊三露头，吓死田间一头牛;徐钊四露头，全国人民齐跳楼。还有学习不突出，文艺不突出，腰肩盘突出，上课不发言，开会不发言，扁导体发严。更有网游如学习，千万不能偏科。高考中考六七门，缺一难进高校门……听着这些幽默的语言，怎能不欢乐?!

而我这位“观众”也变成了“表演者”。与吴安迪、乔欣然和冀宇童共同演唱了TimeZ的《偶像万万岁》。也成为了最后一个压轴表演!

我最喜欢的小动物小兔，它有一身雪白的皮毛，看戏来很可爱。她的两只眼睛是红色的，看戏来像一对红色的宝石。亮晶晶的。每天早上这只小白兔吃一根胡萝卜，两片菜叶，它就吃饱了。

My favorite little animal rabbit, it has a snow-white fur, very cute to see the play. Her eyes were red, and the play was like a pair of red stones. Glistening. Every morning the rabbit to eat a carrot, two leaves, it is full.

每天我中午放了学，一回到家，它就蹦蹦跳跳地跳到我的面前，好像在说欢迎你回家。我每天看到它，就算我不开心，我一看到他我就很高兴。把那些不开心的的事情全部忘记了。

Every day I studied at noon. As soon as I got home, it bounced up and down in front of me, as if to say, "welcome home.". I see it every day, and even if Im unhappy, Ill be glad to see him. Forget all the unhappy things.

又一次，我的同学来我家做客，它还是像往常那样蹦蹦跳跳的跑向我，我的同学看见了，她说：“你家的小白兔好可爱哦!回家一会我也让我的爸爸给我买一只小兔子。”

Once again, my classmate came to my house, and it ran to me as usual. My classmate saw it and she said, "your little rabbit is so cute!"! When I got home, I asked my father to buy me a rabbit."

就这样，我越来越喜欢我的小兔子，我一定要好好照顾它!

In this way, I like my little rabbit more and more. I must take good care of it!

Be Grateful to Our Parents

Since we were born， many people help us a lot. We should be grateful to their kindness. But the ones we should show our greatest appreciation are our parents. From the first day we appear in their lives， they give us all their love and care， but never expect anything in return. As long as they are there， we do not feel any difficulties， because they are always in front of our shelter， preventing us from difficulties and danger. In order to make our lives better， learn better， they do everything they can to create the best conditions for us， but ignore their own needs. Therefore， we need to cherish parents’ love and repay their upbringing. We should treat them as they treat us.

Spring Festival was my favorite Chinese festival when I was a child. At

that time, I had a great time. Every year at that time I could dress new

clothes, get lucky money from relatives and seldom receive criticism from my

mother. Everything seems such wonderful. However, as I grow up, I find Spring

Festival is less and less interesting. I just feel that as usual. What’s worse,

with the fireworks, I find Spring Festival is a noisy festival. So I don’t like

it any more.

去图书馆看书

The weather of today is very comfortable, though the weather forecast said

it is cloudy, but just a little bit rain, very cool.

今天非常炎热，一大早起床就感觉闷热的难受。吃完早饭妈妈让我陪同她去买菜我也没去。因为实在是太热了，感觉动一下手指头身上都在向外冒汗。

The weather forecast said it is cloudy, and friends about to play

basketball, but unfortunately, in the rain can play. Afternoon after the rain

stopped to help my mother to buy food supermarket. Generally bad mood today.

下午到市图书馆看了一下午的书。因为图书馆有空调可以吹，而且书也比家里的多太多了。顺便查了一下日全食的资料。

Sent away the hot summer, ushered in the cool autumn, autumn, layering make dye, stacked stream of gold, the most beautiful should be the number of orchards.

You see, the fruit of the orchard started a game of beauty. The first one is talking orange, it said: "You see, we are all wearing a yellow robe, more prestige Yeah." "Well! We are the most beautiful, we are all purple Yingying, crystal clear in the sun , The more beautiful! "The grape went on. Pomegranate grinned and said with a smile: "My mouth is hidden, but the beautiful ruby Oh!" "We are the most beautiful, wearing red cheongsam." Apple does not convinced, "my pulp with boiled A boiled, but also good for people with diarrhea! We are the most useful. "" My flesh sweet and delicious, many varieties. "Grapefruit bravely said. "Hey, do not leave me, my shape is beautiful, some round, some like a gourd, the fruit is also very good, you can eat directly, you can also and rock sugar stew to eat, cough. I was the most useful "Pear proudly said ... ... fruit in the orchard you squeeze me touch, to show off their own beauty, their own use, calling the fruit growers as soon as possible to pick.

Autumn is a colorful season, I love autumn, more love autumn orchard.

I have a good friend. Her name isSchoolBag. She is a very beautiful girl. Look! There is a picture on her face. Its a picture of a lovely girl. She wears a red coat. There are some books, some copybooks and a pencil case in her stomach. From Monday to Frid

ay, I go to school with her. She helps me a lot. And I like her very much.

I am xxx and I am 12 years old. My favorite sports include basketball， swim and football. One of my favorite stars is Liu Xiang because he is the fastest runner in the world and a pride of our country.

I have love fruits like watermelon， grapes， banana， and so forth. When I have time， I like watching TV， playing games on my computer， surfing the web， and reading. I have a lot of friends and we often play football together.

[小学自我介绍英语作文

人生是花，爱就是花中的蜜。因为，有爱生活才会变得美好。爱就在我们身边，爱有许多种，有在地震中，父母献出儿子，妻子献出丈夫，有老师为了救学生，变成残疾人或牺牲了。这些博大的爱、无私的爱一直在我们的身边，感染着我们的心灵，让我们的心灵变得美好。接下来，让我们听一个感天动地的故事吧！

在中国经历那次四川地震时，有许多人在街道上摆一个在桌子，让人捐款。这时，一位白发苍苍的乞讨老爷爷，他拿着一个破碗，里面装着他乞讨来零零散散的钱，当他知道四川地震了，马上跑到银行，可保安觉得他太脏了，怕引起混乱。因此保安不让他进去，可乞讨老爷爷不停地恳求他，让他进去。保安依然耐心的劝他不要进去，尽管，乞讨老爷爷发誓，不会引起混乱。一位年轻的保安听不下去了，对乞讨老爷爷说：“你这个叫花子，走不走？别以为我不敢打你！”说完，手摸了摸警棍。可乞讨老爷的脚像是被钉子钉住了似的，寸步不离。原来，乞讨老爷爷早已是王八吃了秤砣——铁了心。终于，保安掘不过他，无奈地放他进去了。他忘记了劳累，开心地跑到柜台，换了一张百元大钞。然后，他又跑到捐款处，投了进去。他笑了，笑得那样甜。他满心快乐地走了。

爱可以创造奇迹，爱是无私的。现在，请你们行动起来，四川的人们需要你们爱的双手！因为，有你门的爱，世界会变得更精彩，因为，有你们的爱，四川的人们不再哭泣，以为，有你们的爱，世界一定会因爱而变得更美好！

我曾经阅读过许多书，领略过无数的精彩故事，可是有的故事转眼就忘，有的也只记得大概内容。而有一本书的故事至今让我记忆犹新，书名是《不上补习班的第一名》，这则故事让我改变了许多，让我由原先的娇生惯养的坏习惯转变成了独立不依赖的好习惯。故事的内容是这样的——

故事中的主人公小米总是要让妈妈帮她张罗好所有的事情，也从不让小米分担家事。小米什么事都没尝试过自己做，也没有自己的兴趣，整天懒洋洋地过日子。有一天，班上来了一个新同学韩智律，他跟年迈的奶奶相依为命，所以像个大人似的，什么事情都自己做，而且不用上各类补习班，成绩就是第一名。小米对智律感到非常的好奇，于是开始挖掘他不为人之的秘密……渐渐的小米得到了转变，变成了一个自律的人。

看着小米慢慢改变的身影，我不自觉地受到莫名的感动，我会心的一笑，原来的我就是和故事的主角小米一样，一直过着“衣来伸手，饭来张口”的日子，从来不自己干事情。妈妈总是帮我指定一天应该做的事，一向都是妈妈说什么我做什么，不去考虑任何的问题，脑子里总是想：妈妈会帮我安排好一切的，不用我去费心的。读完这则故事我开始自我反省，我要改变我自己，向爸妈大声的宣布“以后我要做个自动自发的人，养成独立不依赖的好习惯”，当然得到了父母的赞同。随着一点一滴地改变，现在的我可以独立完成一些小事了：例如自己整理房间，用电饭锅煮饭，出去买东西等等。而且现在的我会主动设定学习计划，自动自发的学习了，因为我相信自己一定可以和故事中的韩智律做得一样棒！

这故事让我深深领悟到自律的重要性，今后我会更加懂得用功念书，和韩智律一样做一个会自律的孩子，将来成为一个有所作为的人！

五年级:暗香

Dear Liu Qi,

I, the undersigned, am a senior in Peking University. The 2008 Beijing Olympic Games is coming in four years. After watching the 2004 Athens Olympic Games, I can not help writing to you.

First of all, here is my suggestion for the preparation work of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. The construction work of the sports building must be completed in time according to the contract. In Athens, the swimming stadium was not accomplished in time so that the event had to be held in the open air, which has brought negative effect on the performance of athletes. In one word, to protect the international image of China and ensure the Olympic competition, we must finish our preparation work well and in time.

Last but not least important, I want to express my wish to be a volunteer. In the first place, it is the duty of every Chinese to do his bit for the 2008 Olympic Games. In the second place, I have a good command of foreign languages. I can speak English, Russian, and Japanese. Therefore I can be a qualified volunteer.

I am looking forward to your reply

Sincerely Yours

Im ahappyenglish name is you happy? im very happy.i have a good name is cheng xin has a pair of big eyes.i like her.

I like birthday is in november.im a goodgirl.im ten years old.im in class seven grade teachers name is yao hui is a good teacher!i like her.

what color do you like? i like pink and perple.i want a rabbit for my birthday.i like to eat hambuger.i like to go to shool.

I have a good mother.i have a good father.

oh，no!im hugry! "mumy! im hugry!"

good bye!

这是一张于2008年拍的一张全家福。上面有个故事。但因我那时年幼，后来长大了，听长辈说起，我大概知道了这个故事的总体。

这张照片里，是现在分别由我爸爸、我叔叔承担一家之主的家庭。上面第一排从左到右分别是我的：阿姨、叔叔、爸爸、妈妈，第二排的是爷爷和奶奶坐在竹椅上抱着弟弟和我。最下面一排是我的小、大姐姐。

现在分了家，分别是两个家庭，左边是叔叔的家庭，右边是爸爸的家庭。在没分家之前我家一共10人。

在以前，这个现在的大家庭是由爷爷、奶奶奋斗出来的，养育了爸和叔，又养育了我们四兄弟姐妹，于是在最小的弟弟出世没多久，拍下来这张全家福。

这张全家福里一个男孩，那就是我，我手里拿着一瓶牛奶。

这照片里可以看出爷爷、奶奶已经有点老了，身体都有些像被生劳累的消瘦。时间慢慢过去，我现在长大了，可爷爷奶奶却以时间的代价将我们四兄弟姐妹养育成人，头上许多白发，身体一天天虚弱。我渐渐明白，这个家就是希望我们四人长大，将来有一个属于自己的美好家庭。

这就是这张照片故事的一个大概，我认为这里面的东西很多，可能要等我有了自己的家庭才会真正理解。

我觉得我是世界上最幸福的人，我每天都被浓浓的亲情包围着，温暖着。

早晨，我还在睡梦中的时候，妈妈已经早早地起床，打豆浆、煮鸡蛋、做早饭，当我起床时，美味的早餐呈现在我面前。我最该感谢的就是妈妈，是她给了我生命，哺育我成长，多少个不眠之夜，是妈妈陪我度过。小时候的我，白天睡觉，晚上清醒，害得妈妈整天昏昏沉沉的。为了我，妈妈辞掉工作，专心在家照顾我，直到我上幼儿园，她才又出去工作。

爸爸沉默寡言，把爱都深深埋在心里，身教胜于言传，他的身上有我学不完的东西：为人诚信，说到做到，做事利落，从不拖拉。爸爸喜欢看书，喜欢边看边画出好的词句。我也耳濡目染，喜欢上了读书，喜欢上了写读书笔记，更喜欢把所见所闻记录下来，有了生活的积累，也就有了写作的源泉。我的好几篇文章发表在了校刊、县报等刊物上。爸爸其实很喜欢我，小的时候和我一块找金蝉，一块去超市，一块去新华书店……。学习上遇到问题，爸爸是我的得力帮手。不过，我有时也发怵。从提问的问题上，爸爸能知道我有没有认真听讲。有好几次，我还挨过训。当时委屈地哭了，现在想来，我确实没有专心听讲。从课堂要效率，我渐渐地尝到了甜头，作业变成了操练场，不再变得枯燥了。

奶奶是我的坚强后盾，有好吃好喝的，奶奶第一个想到的就是我，动不动就说：“给毅毅留着。”

爱，像一张无形的大网把我罩得严严实实的，是那么地温馨，那么地甜蜜。

家风是什么? What is the family style?

家风是山重水复时的柳暗花明;是干涸沙漠中的一丝清泉;是寒冬腊月里的一缕暖阳;是人生道路上的一盏明灯。生命中有家风的陪伴，就注定不再孤单。家风，是一个家庭的良好习惯和优秀品质，是家族中长辈对后辈的默默影响，是我们立身做人的行为准则，是社会和谐的基础……我家就是一个幸福、和谐的家庭。

妈妈告诉我，做人一定要孝顺。

古人云:“百善孝为先”。从小，妈妈就告诉我要学会孝敬长辈。记得两三岁那年吃团圆饭，看着色香味俱全的美味佳肴，我垂涎三尺，忍不住伸出筷子去夹。这时爸爸妈妈立刻制止了我，语重心长地说:“我们要学会尊敬长辈，好吃的东西，一定要等爷爷奶奶他们来才能一起吃!”当时的我似懂非懂地点点头，虽然那时还不明白话中的真正含义，但我还是听了爸爸妈妈的话，坐在旁边安安静静地等长辈们来。从那以后，“孝”的种子深深地埋进了我的心里，并开始生根发芽。

外婆身体不好，行动不便，需要人照顾。只要一有空，妈妈就会带着我去看外婆。由于外婆说话不是清楚，妈妈总是贴近外婆细心聆听，猜测外婆的意思，陪她聊天，耐心地照顾她。妈妈用她的实际行动诠释着“孝”的含义。此时，“孝”的种子已在我心里开花结果。孝敬父母，应从日常的小事做起，从生活的点滴做起，帮父母做一些力所能及的事。

爸爸说，为人处世要讲礼。

“礼”可以体现出一个人的道德修养，可以增进人与人之间的关系。在我很小的时候，我的家人就教育我要讲文明懂礼貌。有一次，爸爸带我出去玩，爸爸对路线不熟。于是，爸爸微笑着向一位叔叔走去，“您好，请问附近的……”那位叔叔看上去比爸爸还年轻呢，爸爸仍用了尊称，最后还不忘说“谢谢”。我看在眼里，记在心里。一个微笑，一句感谢，一件微不足道的小事，就能带给他人温暖和尊重，也能给自己带来快乐。以后不管在家在外，我都会牢记家风，注意礼仪。

奶奶教育我，要勤俭节约，勤劳能干。

奶奶是个勤快的人，每天都会把家收拾得井井有条。以前，我吃饭总是掉饭，奶奶就语重心长地告诉我：“粒粒皆辛苦，不要浪费粮食。”奶奶心灵手巧，总是能修复旧物。被子这里缝缝那里补补便可以继续盖。奶奶还特别有创意，经常旧物改造，废物利用。做衣服剩下的布料可以缝一个小枕套，奶粉罐绑在一起又是一个凳子。从奶奶手中出来的东西既美观又实用。她还叮嘱我们要随手关灯、关风扇、关水龙头，久而久之，我们都养成了节约的好习惯。

家风还体现在很多方面，在家人的言传身教中，我还学会了做人要善良、宽容、诚实等等，我会铭记家风，并将家风发扬光大!

Betty is a lazy girl. She doesnt study hard, and she doesnt help her mother with the housework, either. "What are you going to be when you grow up, Betty?" Mother asks. "Youre too lazy. No job will ever fit you."

"But I know one," says the girl, "Im going to be Father Christmas," "You want to be Father Christmas?" Mother is surprised, "But why?" "Because he works only one day in a whole year."