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Auntie Glenda was there when Jamie got home from school. He liked her; she was his favourite Aunt. It was nearly Christmas and he saw she had brought a parcel, wrapped in bright paper with a tinsel bow. He managed to look at the label when his mummy and auntie Glenda were talking and not watching him. It said, To Jamie, Happy Christmas. Love from Auntie Glenda. He looked at it carefully; it was very flat, sort of narrow and longish. He couldnŐt think what it could be. Christmas Day came at last, Jamie had a lovely time opening his presents, the construction blocks he wanted, the jig-saw puzzle, books, paints, of course there were gloves and socks, which he looked at quickly and put to one side, not really interested. Then he saw Auntie Glenda's and opened it eagerly, but he was so sad when he saw a scarf, not even a bright, nice scarf, but very plain and dull. It was dark red, with a white fringe. Jamie sighed and put it with the gloves and socks. Auntie Glenda always had given him such lovely exciting presents, one year it was a big shell and he could hear the sea when he put it to his ear. Once it was a packet of seeds and he watched them grow into lovely flowers, everyone a different colour, but a scar!!! What could he do with a scarf? Later that day when they had eaten their Christmas dinner, daddy said he and Jamie would go for a walk. Mummy said it was a good idea, but it was cold and Jamie must wrap up warm and put on his new scarf. They went down the lane towards the river, Jamie felt lovely and warm in his new scarf. He listened to the birds in the trees, but they were not tweeting or chirruping. Hear could hear them talking! A robin said, "I wish I had a scarf like that", "so do I" said a sparrow. By now they were near the river and Jamie looked in the water to see the fish, one swam up to the surface and said, "hello Jamie, I do like your scarf, is it new?" "Yes" replied Jamie; "Auntie Glenda gave it to me for Christmas". He suddenly felt very warm, so he took off the scarf and put it in his pocket. He looked back into the river, but the fish had gone. So he started climbing back up the bank where his dad was waiting, on the way home were the two birds on a branch, so Jamie stopped and called to them, but they didn't answer, just tweeted and flew away. He tried to talk to a pigeon but it cooed at him. He started to feel a bit colder so Jamie put his new scarf back on. As Jamie and his dad walked along the lane a little voice said "hey! Look where you're going, you nearly stepped on my tail!" Jamie looked down and saw a squirrel, he looked up at his dad, but he didn't seem to have heard anything. They had arrived at their garden gate and Jamie's cat was coming towards them down the path, "Oh Jamie" she purred, "I'm so glad you're back, you are the only one that remembers my milk at tea time!" Jamie's mummy let them in at the door and helped him take off his coat and scarf. The cat only meowed, but Jamie knew that when he put his scarf on again she would talk to him, as would the birds and the fish and any other animals he might meet. Auntie Glenda had not let him down; it was the most wonderful Christmas present ever.
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