Died From Systemic Vasculitis

Who better than a child can give you a Merry Christmas!

It was Christmas Eve in the small town of Gevinia.
The snow was falling in flakes, Mr. Severino was returning home laden with packages, when it collided with a child in the collision and fell all the presents.
"What are you doing, little one? Look what you've done! " Mr. Severino said.
The child, dressed in poor clothes, looked to the ground as if looking for something. Mr. Severino is listening not getting angry and said: "It's not polite! What's your name? What are you doing? "The child looked up and said," My name is Angel, I lost the Christmas spirit and I'm looking for. " Mr. Severino said, stammering: "The spi-spi-na-na-Christmas spirit ... that?"
Angelo looked surprised and replied: "Do not you know what? The great always know everything ... "stammered still
Severino said," But we-we-sure I know what it is! Find all the gifts I bought, "The child does not
listen to his words, Severino then went on to say: "I am at home I have the most beautiful tree of the whole city is covered with thousands of lights and decorations of precious."
Angel looked at him with a strange expression in his eyes and said: "I think you should try it ... you too." Severino
annoyed by that statement picked up his pack and went. When he came down the street, he heard the child coughing, turned around and saw that the wind shook all the snow and the wet. The tenderness and he came back. He put his gifts to the ground, took off his coat and wrapped up Angelo expensive that hardly stand on his feet, picked him up and said, "Come with me, I'll take the heat in my house. " He tried to pick up his precious package but could not carry everything, so he decided to leave them there. His house was one block away, in front of the church and the orphanage. The two arrived exhausted. Severino put the child on the sofa in front of a roaring fire, prepared a hot chocolate and lots of sweets for Angelo and began to tell him when he was little and waited for Santa Claus with his family.
They fell asleep like that, arm in arm. Severino The next morning he awoke to the sound of bells, but Angel was not there. He looked and saw the tree hangs a simple wooden angel painted by hand with a note that said: Thanks
Severino,
you welcomed me and listened when no one wanted to do
,
You have found the Christmas spirit.

gifts do not count if you do not have a true friend

to share a hot chocolate. Your

Severino Angelo went to Mass and then brought all the children of the orphanage in his splendid mansion, prepared sweets and chocolate and gave them all the precious ornaments of his tree. He kept only his little angel that now carries in his pocket wherever he goes.

Andrea Giarduz
class IV
Primary School "College Dimesse"
Udine