One day in winter, when I was five , my mother told me a story about Santa Claus. I told my mother I wanted a Barbie doll as a Christmas present. Mother said that if I could be a good girl Santa Claus will give me a present. “ but how can I be a good girl?” I asked. My mother answered : “ It is simple , if you can say to your parents good morning loudly everyday, if you can say to your neighbor good morning loudly on your way to children’s garden , if you can say to your teacher good morning and say goodbye after school, if you can say good night then you will gain the present.” “ But why loudly?” I asked surprise, My mother answered : “ So that the Santa Claus can hear you.”

I kept doing that for long time. On Christmas Eve , after I said goodnight to my parents , I went to bed. Suddenly, I found a beautiful doll under the quilt, blond and blue eye dress , white wedding dress just as same as what I saw in the shop. I was so excited that shouted, my mother came up and said : “ you see Santa Claus love the most polite girl, to be a good girl forever.” I nodded hard.

　　　Now I’m a pupil , people say I’m a polite girl.

　　我五岁那年的冬天，妈妈给我讲了圣诞老人的故事。我告诉妈妈，在圣诞节时希望圣诞老人能送给我一个我最想要的礼物——芭比娃娃。妈妈说只要我能坚持做一个好孩子，圣诞老人肯定会满足我的愿望。“那怎么能做一个好孩子？”我不解地问。妈妈笑着说：“很简单，只要你每天早上大声地问候爸爸妈妈早上好，出门后大声问候对门老奶奶早上好，到了幼儿园大声问候老师早上好，放学后说再见，晚上问候爸爸妈妈晚安，圣诞节时就能得到想要的礼物了。”“那为什么要大声说？”我好奇地问。“那是为了让圣诞老人听到你的问候呀。”妈妈笑眯眯地解释。

　　我按照妈妈的要求坚持了很久。到了圣诞夜，当我对爸爸妈妈说了晚安钻进被窝后，我突然发现被子里躺者一个漂亮的芭比娃娃，金黄的头发、蓝蓝的眼睛还穿着白色的婚纱就和商店里的一模一样。我高兴地大叫起来。妈妈过来对我说：“你看，圣诞老人最喜欢有礼貌的孩子。我们以后继续做一个有礼貌的孩子，好吗？”我用力地点点头。

　　现在，我已经是一个小学生了。大家都称赞我是一个有礼貌的好孩子。

  ——海桐小学 一（1）班 胡馨兰