Once upon a time, in the North Pole, there was an elf named Sparky. Sparky was tired of making toys for Santa and wanted to do something different for Christmas. So, he decided to decorate the wreath on Santa's door with a shining star.

Santa loved Sparky's creativity and asked him to decorate the entire village. Sparky worked very hard and decorated every house with wreaths, stars, and lights.

On Christmas Eve, Santa hitched his trusty reindeer to his sleigh and set off to deliver presents. But, when he reached the first house, he noticed that the snowman in the front yard was missing its arms. So, Santa went back to ask Sparky for help.

Sparky came up with a brilliant idea and used candy canes as the snowman's arms. Santa laughed and thanked Sparky for his help. From that day on, every snowman in the North Pole had candy cane arms, and it became a tradition.

The end.

Reflections

1. What did Sparky do to make Christmas special?
2. How did Santa react to Sparky's decoration of the village?
3. What was Sparky's idea for the missing snowman arms?
4. Why did the tradition of candy cane arms for snowmen start?