DearHugo, Ernest, and Rusty,

Christmasis a very happy but busy time for us.Wallyand Victor are making toys. Billy and Zach are wrapping gifts. Thereindeer are running from house to house, bringing everyonegifts. And I'm reading letters and see if boys and girls are beinggood for the year. There are too many gifts, and we have too littletime! So you threeplease come and help this Sunday. Hugo, you are comingback fromJapan, and there are many new cellphones in Akihabara near yourplace. Please buy three Sonie cellphones. Terry Chu, Jamie Lin andHelen Lee will be happy to havethemin their stockings. Ernest, please bring back some lebkuchen.LittleHenry Franklinwantto haveit with milk.We do not know how to make it, and only you can get it in your place,Hamburg, Germany. Rusty, there are Formosan black bears in Taiwan.Can you help take some pictures of the bears? Grace White is studyinganimals, and she likes the bears very much. Shewants some pictures of them. Oh,there are so many things to do! See you on Sunday.

Santa