The Best Christmas Present in the World Class 8 PPT

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Class - 8 Honeydew The Best Christmas Present in the World
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Class - 8 Honeydew The Best Christmas Present in the World About the Story We will see in this chapter that what happens when there are wars in between the 
countries. How during the time of war a festival is celebrated by the soldiers protecting the 
borders of the country. How much valuable presence of a person is to his family members.
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Class - 8 Honeydew The Best Christmas Present in the World About the Story We will see in this chapter that what happens when there are wars in between the 
countries. How during the time of war a festival is celebrated by the soldiers protecting the 
borders of the country. How much valuable presence of a person is to his family members. This story is about a beautiful incident 
that took place during the first world war The author went to a junk shop in 
Bridport, UK, and brought a roll top desk Desk was in bad condition but author 
thought he would be able to repair it On Christmas eve, he began repairing it by 
removing the roll top and pulling out drawers.
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Class - 8 Honeydew The Best Christmas Present in the World About the Story We will see in this chapter that what happens when there are wars in between the 
countries. How during the time of war a festival is celebrated by the soldiers protecting the 
borders of the country. How much valuable presence of a person is to his family members. This story is about a beautiful incident 
that took place during the first world war The author went to a junk shop in 
Bridport, UK, and brought a roll top desk Desk was in bad condition but author 
thought he would be able to repair it On Christmas eve, he began repairing it by 
removing the roll top and pulling out drawers. He found a secret drawer with a small 
black tin box hidden inside The box had a note taped to it. The note 
instructed the finder to bury it with the 
owner of the desk when the time came He found an envelope addressed to Mrs. 
Jim Macpherson of 12 Copper Beeches, 
Bridport, Dorset
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Class - 8 Honeydew The Best Christmas Present in the World About the Story We will see in this chapter that what happens when there are wars in between the 
countries. How during the time of war a festival is celebrated by the soldiers protecting the 
borders of the country. How much valuable presence of a person is to his family members. This story is about a beautiful incident 
that took place during the first world war The author went to a junk shop in 
Bridport, UK, and brought a roll top desk Desk was in bad condition but author 
thought he would be able to repair it On Christmas eve, he began repairing it by 
removing the roll top and pulling out drawers. He found a secret drawer with a small 
black tin box hidden inside The box had a note taped to it. The note 
instructed the finder to bury it with the 
owner of the desk when the time came He found an envelope addressed to Mrs. 
Jim Macpherson of 12 Copper Beeches, 
Bridport, Dorset The author read the letter. It was written by Jim Macpherson, a 
captain of the English army, to his wife 
connie. In the letter, Jim narrated a beautiful 
incident that took place on the battlefield 
on Christmas Day in 1914.