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Mumtima mwa tawuni, malo ogulitsira a Thompson, malo ogulitsira ang'onoang'ono okhala ndi khomo lofiira, anali abozz ndi ntchito. Ndi Khrisimasi pafupi ndi ngodya, Matenda a Thompson anali atakhala otanganidwa kukonzekera tchuthi cha pachaka.
Mwa zina zabwino zomwe zimapangitsa kuti zisakhale zigule zake zikhale matumba amtundu wa anthu, aliyense wokongoletsedwa ndi mapangidwe a Santa Claus, matalala, ndi reindeer. Macheke akuluakuluwa, osinthika anali angwiro pa tchuthi cha tchuthi, zogulitsa, kapenanso bulangeti la coznic picnic.
Akazi a Thompson adanyadira kwambiri popereka chithandizo kwa makasitomala ake. Ndikumwetulira mwachikondi, adalonjera mlendo aliyense ku shopu yake, ofunitsitsa kuwathandiza kupeza mphatso zangwiro kwa okondedwa awo.
Limodzi Lachisanu masana, Sarah, mayi wachichepere wokhala ndi ana awiri amphamvu, adalowa m'sitolo kukafunana mphatso za Khrisimasi. Ndi khutu lomwe linali m'maso mwake, adasemphana ndi mizere ya matumba okhala ndi mphatso, poganiza chisangalalo chomwe angabweretse kwa abale ndi abwenzi.
"Awa ndi angwiro!" Sara anati, Kutola thumba lokongoletsedwa ndi chipale chofewa. "Ndipo yang'anani kukula kwa malo okhala! Nditha kuchitira ulemu wina ndi uthenga waluso kwa okondedwa athu."
Akazi a Thompson adagwedezeka mogwirizana, maso ake akuwoneka osangalatsa. "Zowonadi, matumba amtundu wamatumba amtunduwu amagwira ntchito mosiyanasiyana," anatero. "Sizongothandiza komanso zimawonjezera chidwi chokondana ndi mphatso iliyonse."
Ndi thandizo la Akazi a Thompson, Sarah adasankha matumba osiyanasiyana mphatso, aliyense amasankhidwa mosamala kuti agwirizane ndi umunthu wa wolandirayo ndi kukoma. Kuchokera pamachitidwe oseweretsa kwa anawo kwa zozizwitsa zokongola kwa makolo ake, Sarah amadziwa kuti matumba amtunduwu amapangitsa mphatso zake kukhala yosaiwalika.
Pamene sarah akamachoka ku shopu, manja ake amakhala ndi matumba odzaza ndi chuma, sakanatha kumveketsa bwino komanso kuthokoza. M'dziko lodzaza ndi chiwopsezo, Matenda a Mphatso ya Aspspson anali matsenga a tchuthi, pomwe chinthu chilichonse chimasankhidwa ndi chisamaliro ndipo kasitomala aliyense amachitiridwa ngati banja.