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They sémething fei about his test spirit him away to an work, 4 Christmas Carol. This isnot enchanted cavera where tho frst ime Mr. Dickens has wit- he views holiday snes ‘tenabout time travel and how it of extreme poverty and changes the traveler. Who among extreme wealth youcaa recall anealerstory in Yes the book is The Which aband of goblins conffonts Pichi Papers, andthe anilbtempered grvedigger _raveiger is Gabriel Gru Imaginary Story Change Lives! Allbeemse of Chrismas Com sent presa each ea ad * abome fr dbl cron bled chien in ame sad assed hos ing te mane of * 1 tory omer bear losing ono th character int bok itcmyewyCuimmad -GeleDatennad be, | sing tateytwal as book at hinds of chnty | fA reacts Ebenezer Eben-ezoria a Biblical place ame fram {Sarvel (7:12). ‘There it means “Hideto hath the Lord belpe! us” a meaning tha seems not oft Scrooge at all—nil Be end of testo. employees funetons and raised money to the queen of Norvay vas so ‘lp people in need | inspired by the book tat she Study Guide | 28 |T Novel Noté a “A Christmas Carol, Stave One —— Insider’s Report: The Workhouse eae Spec Corponden: lve vet cae ioe nyor bate into pace inthe wold woe than he Wetbose inom 1 rege toned ‘Stayed therefor ie gears Alt ces ed neig ‘is adten ht yeu soo witha esd wi os forks. They mae ws wear tna Gre iy nits sd tee vas tre cough ext Tey sent ota wack | A Gras Crd like saves and beat us if they thought we did't work hard enough. People say that it used tobe even worse—Hke a peso I've beard vistors say tat ifthe workouses are too sce then we will get lazy and want to stay thee al Twenty-four bours—no, thre hous!—in the paces I stayed ‘would have cured them forever of tat idea. Fuilies—mothers, fhe, chiren—all had to separate. Ifyou ded there and nobody claimed your body, they would seit tothe dissec! ‘Me? {finaly ran avy, but there more about the Workhouse in Oliver ‘Tost the novel about me writen by Mr Charles Dickens, who by te way, lived fra while in he Workhouse hrself when be was twelve. That was something he never forgot. Don’r Brame Ir ALL on ScRooGE ‘The newspapers Scrooge ead with + People shouldn't be slowed to his dinner may have been party to have children until hey can sup blame for his unfeeling atinne, port them. Some harsh ideas were popular in + Starvation, disease, and war will ‘Victorian England: resulif people are alowed to have + your family doesn’t support yoo as many children as they like. ‘oF you don't do useful werk, you fhe Ciy—finacial center, trent met stp device; loc inlet part of London prisoners were fered walk 02 Victorian Vocabulary 'Change—eving pce for &forsinhors st atime a forthe” banked lawyer inthe City; Union workbowses—pblicly enaly lotta rane: sx Of he Royal Exchange" suppred intfutora where the cf Betheben countinghouse—busnes office por the sick, andthe eerly vay > worked for food and shelter 28 | A Christmas Caro! Cong © by Hat, Reb and Wirt, A ighis ese © e; A Christmas Carol, Stave Two BELPr wanTeD APPRENTICESHIPS AVAILABLE—APPLY NOW Pavcata, bring a bey to Dabiby and Sons, and w'lltake him off your hands and teach him a trade hat wil last his lifetime and yours, ‘Watchfil mater; beatings only as necessary, separate cot; meat once ‘week. Ful 7 years equied no early release fom contract ‘Boya ig) aod up wanted atthe Hide and Halr Tannery. ‘Lowest nil fes in London; sit raining; meat once a month. Bay fee at 21—sooner in event of death, + PERSONAL EDITIONS + 5) inat They Were Reading A ‘What ithe mast popular autor in Crusoe, of Tork, Mariner rite by ‘Victorian England like to read?’ isl Iwan’ writen by himself, Personal Editions mows and tell, of couse, but Defoe based it nthe Dickens loved th cassie writers, acount ofa eal sailor, Alexander specially Daniel Defoe. One of Sek For four and a half years, Defoe bestknownnovels was a fir lke ied alone onan island in vorite with young men, Robinson the Pacifc. Robinson Crass CChove o Tea and Sponge story of independence, courage, Surprising Adventures of Robinson and adventure. How much an ore peson sHect tha hapoiess cf someone else? As you ead Stave Two, note how at st ‘wo characters contrbvte to the happnes or urhapp ess of ther characte. Another Way Saying Money ‘These are some of he cols Sroge was ia the habit ofkecping forhimselt + sovereign = 20 shilings (pound, ora guid) ‘half sovereign = UO shillings crown 5 shillings half crown = 22 shillings fori =2 shillings (ebod) ssixpence = 6 pence ‘vopence = 2 pence Atupence) penny = 1 pence {acopper) ‘halfpeny = 12 pence ‘apne fathing— Ui pence suey ute | a7ious fens diy of Adam and Eve, families trought fir tres im their homes and decorated them with ap- ‘ls to symbolize the Garden of Eden, The Germans called hese tres Paradis tees; late, thy aed candles and tied wafer onto the branches. By the sixteenth xaury, the Paradis tree and the Ciara Pyramid had merged nt the ‘rational Christmas te. -Rtook almost two hundred years forte Crises tee to tel fom (Germacy to England. I came inthe aty 1800s, along with Queen ‘Victorias German-born busbend, Prince Albert What's Cookin’ PUDDING! Ws pudding time again, Blood pudding, kidoey pudding, black pudding, ‘marrow pudding, suet puding bread and buter pudding, bater pudding, ond "oly: poly pudding ae fine for terest ofthe year, but tthe end of December, we Londoners want our plum pudding! ‘This yea uke it cay fr yousele Why sult Your ground meat and spices it pork intestines win you can wrap your pudding in a clots? Don't have ‘tm oven? No problem—you can bol or stem this pudding over your ow fie. Add some sugar and cried fruit to your meat mix, pack ith, wrap it ‘in acto, cook itil its done, and you have amos utitious dese! ‘makes pun using Bob Crtchit’s nome and the name of sco. Io England a bob was slang fora shilling Since Serooge pays (Catch the smal alr of Fteen shiliogsa week, the naratorob- Serves at “Bob had bu fieen Bob’ a wek himself he pocketed ‘on Saturdays but fifteen copies of his Chistian name, rene = That's Punny A po is ply on te mail ranng oF ord ach he Brkt dog andthe bark te) ron 40 word at ean Ske bt hve dite mewings (sh sa sl) Dickens A Ohaisimas Carol, Holds se times to celdbatel As FOR RENT ‘SINGLE ROOMIN EASTEND— ‘Space fora faily. One room with replace and grate will accommodate exing seeping, ‘vbking. Top fot location; sturway and hiding space valle for vistors. HOUSE FOR RENT Smal four-ro0r house com- plete with kitchen, dining room-patlor, and wo bed- rooms. Water neatby. © opm © by Ht, shart and Winston Al igh ened e—_——_—_ ‘A Christmas Carol, Staves Four & Five This Season's Wearables FOR THE GENTLEMAN Foreshadowing is these of due hints to sngest vets that wl occur ater inasioyin Sine Fox, the Ghost of Chstmas Yet 1 Come gies Scooge ‘sever ints abo the Bscpery that awa him attheend ofthe vt. Note these dues 35. you spot them. hy des Scooge fel torecopize them as auiy as you do? + Your wool frock cot in basic black is never out of se, The right engi jut othe knee. Add color with a bright sik cr vat (sects) and waistcoat (ves) over a shirt of cextfinelinen, «+ Your glows canbe colored forthe street, but whit for dinner partis and black for faneras i stil he rle. + Walking tots must be practical unl our city finds way to lep its streets fee of garbage and filthy wate. + Accessorie with cane or an umbels, nd your out is complete and fit for most ‘occasions daily lf wil oer. + Some gertlemen ae inquiring about the new fasion in beards. Yes, our soldiers ae returning from the Crimean War with more whiskers than we ae accustomed to seeing on the streets of London. If you want hi however indulge yourelf na longish cut, but lett stay on your ead, not on your face. A close, clan shave willbe correct a far into the fur as we can predict. oe Taocodu During the Trojan Grek, Laocoa and his 0 War Laon, priest of ancient sons were che to death bya Trysunsocesfilytedto warn pi of ea erent is countrymen tha he wooden he thy found ouside te sy pep” wed or uP yay as ied wih ener, Hi roses were co | efectasiet ce Gree oldie. As punishment lected in poplar oke ook @ | an - from he gods favoring the study Gude | 29 Copy © by Hot, Rosh and Wesan. Ligh eed.| sang and danced in circle: Many ‘years ater. win Cieistmas became | ime of celebration in England the dancing tunes asciated with ‘were ealed earls. ‘Victorian Citas carlers who "Thea, Chrismas carols—as well sang to collect money forthe poor 5 Chrismas eelebrasions—went ¥ Winter Fests: Kwanzaa ¥ (Christmas is one ofthe winter cele ‘bration tat take place arcund the world. Kwanzaa isan Afican ‘led England in the 1608 ferbade ‘ja (wit) ‘eajlchagalla (self determination) ima (collective workand the celta of Crises and Probably, the otro singing. By the ime Dickens Connections word caro is reltez vas bor inthe early 1800s, caro vote word ued ty the aacieat ing had almost disapeared + God King Wencesias Greeks fr fae players who Luckily, some people hd begun | + Christmas Bells Secompasied wontipes as hey tocol the adionl songs. | The Cobbler and ‘ef anima could tak? As you read, think about wring an animal fable of your own, ‘American bold tht isbsered aston "Yauco base your {fom December 26 to January 1 is jen) | for A Oistmas Carol roots go beckto te anciat fint- Sian (eopemtve em80R9) oo ang ofthe Connections fruit harvest celebration in Attica, 8 Purpose) | etn -erjeueen On each day of Kwanzaa, candle is litto honor the Seven Priacipes: imal (fit) Jesus (ceatvin) come up wth ae hat is completely your own. AND THE MORAL IS..- + There's a time for work and atime for play. * Look before you leap. # Akindness is never wasted. ‘+ Honesty is the best policy. “These phrases are probaly as familia to you as your phone number. Many of them began as morals, the insruve ening ofa fb. Fables are part of ok literate, tld ver and over a stories designed to entertain and instruct. Probably the ‘bestow fbuls was Aesop. His sory is also a part of fol iteratue. He may or may not have ben a Greek sive whose fables woa him freedom. In the United States, writers such as George Ade (ables in Slang) acd Jarnes Tauber Fables for (Our Tne) have arid onthe tadton ‘A Ovistmas Carol © ory mr sn MeCopy © by Hol, Rosh and Weston, A Novel Notés ; A Christmas Carol, Connections ares Dicken ion fiscinaon wit te tet beaanealy jin his childhood. He came from a musical family, and his father en- Connections couraged hm ing fo fay and ends He was talented and be ‘wrote, directed, and starred in shows performed in the family living room. + A Christmas Wis ‘As a young man, Dickens attended the theater as often as he could. He also * Serooge, Ghosts, Tiny Tim spent hours every day poihing his performances of comic songs aad skits. amd Patrick Stewart Dickens seriously considered an acing career. He arranged an auton at + Interview with ‘Covent Garden Theatre. Fortunately for readers every, he felt very il Patrick Stewart snd con not atend the auton. Around the same time his carer asa our- tals began takeoff, and an acting carer was no longer hs first choice. ‘Asa novelist, Dickens loved to cooperate in sage adap- tions ofhis work. Asa succesful writer, Dickens often read from his works traveling across Europe and America to perform fr his edmiring pubic. Casting Gall: Readers needed Nose, props or cosumes No need o mem ‘oie you lines. Dn" is ig’ yous {ora Readers Toate presiation of 4 ‘Chrsonae Carl yeu interested, choose a sere fom the novel (eon one af the Connections). Aen some lie th 0p snd dh ie tiv ade Be ready tormake change 8 you price ad cease. 4 Bytes A Tree Grows in Brooklyn _ “vous sist Like the Cratchits, constructed chespy, wih litle con- AS you eadthe review of ‘he Nolan fanly in Betty Smith's cer forthe safety and health ofthe Patick Stewart’ prtarmance novel refises to let poverty stand ia people who live in them, To see Of A Christmas Cart or one the way of happines. Many of her how filmmaker have dramatized ol the other Comectins characters iv in substandard, his world, you may want to view readings, Kep you Readers multifamily housing called either of two excellent films adapt- Log handy Make sore tenements, Tenemenis are often ed fom the novel notes about how you might <= perfor tat secon study Guide | 38