Santa was feeling ill but curious when he called out for visitors to enter. A little girl named Emma came in first, giving Santa her teddy bear to keep him company while he was sick. Next, a boy named Paul entered with a quilt his family had knitted to keep Santa warm, as they knew he was ill. One by one, other children came to visit Santa with their own gifts to wish him well as he recovered from his illness.

1. “Come in!” Santa called out, for he was
extremely curious.

2. In came a little girl, hugging something soft
in her arms.

3. “I heard that you were sick, Mr. Santa,” she
began.

4. “So I’m giving you my teddy bear, to keep
you company.”

5. “Why, thank you little Emma!” said Santa, for
he knew every child by name.

6. Then entered a young boy with a red
package in his arms.

7. “We knew that you were ill, Papa Santa,” he
said.

8. “So my family knitted this quilt for you, to
keep you warm in the winter days.”

9. “Why, what a wonderful thought Paul!”
beamed Santa, patting him on the head.

10. And one by one the children came in through
Santa’s door, each with a special gift to wish
Santa well.