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The Grinch Who Stole Christmas

Reader1:

EveryWhodowninWho‐villelikedChristmasalot...ButtheGrinch,wholivedjustnorthofWho‐ville,DidNOT!TheGrinchhatedChristmas!Thewhole

Christmasseason!Why?

Reader2:

Itcouldbehisheadwasn'tscrewedonjustright.Itcouldbe,perhaps,thathisshoesweretootight.ButIthinkthatthemostlikelyreasonofallmayhave

beenthathisheartwastwosizestoosmall.

Reader3:

But,whateverthereason,Hisheartorhisshoes,HestoodthereonChristmasEve,hatingtheWhos.HekneweveryWhodowninWho‐villebeneath…was

busynow,hangingamistletoewreath.

Grinch:

Andthey'rehangingtheirstockings!hesnarledwithasneer.TomorrowisChristmas!It'spracticallyhere!

Reader4:

Thenhegrowled,withhisGrinchfingersnervouslydrumming.HeMUSTfindsomewaytostopChristmasfromcoming!

Reader5:

For,tomorrow,heknew...AlltheWhogirlsandboyswouldwakebrightandearly.They'drushfortheirtoys!Andthen!Oh,thenoise!Oh,theNoise!Noise!

Noise!Noise!That'sonethinghehated!theNoise!Noise!Noise!Noise!

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Reader6:

ThentheWho’s,youngandold,wouldsitdowntoafeast.Andthey'dfeast!Andthey'dfeast!Andthey'dFEAST!FEAST!FEAST!FEAST!

Reader7:

TheywouldfeastonWho‐pudding,andrareWho‐roastbeast.WhichwassomethingtheGrinchcouldn'tstandintheleast!

Reader1:

AndTHENthey'ddosomethingHelikedleastofall!

Reader2:

EveryWhodowninWho‐ville,thetallandthesmall,Wouldstandclosetogether,withChristmasbellsringing.They'dstandhand‐in‐hand.Andthe

Whoswouldstartsinging!They'dsing!Andthey'dsing!

Reader3:

Andthey'dSING!SING!SING!SING!AndthemoretheGrinchthoughtofthisWho‐Christmas‐Sing,themoretheGrinchthought

Grinch:

Imuststopthiswholething!Why,forfifty‐threeyearsI'veputupwithitnow!IMUSTstopthisChristmasfromcoming!...ButHOW?

Reader4:

Thenhegotanidea!Anawfulidea!THEGRINCHGOTAWONDERFUL,AWFULIDEA!

Grinch:Iknowwhattodo!!!

Reader5:

TheGrinchlaughedinhisthroat.AndhemadeaquickSantyClaushatandacoat.Andhechuckled,andclucked

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Grinch:

WhatagreatGrinchytrick!Withthiscoatandthishat,IlookjustlikeSaintNick!AllIneedisareindeer...

Reader6:

Sohecalledhisdog,Max.Thenhetooksomeredthread.Andhetiedabighornonthetopofhishead.THENHeloadedsomebagsandsomeoldempty

sacksonaramshacklesleigh

Reader7:

thesleighstarteddowntowardthehomeswheretheWhoslaya‐snoozeintheirtown.Whenhecametothefirstlittlehouseonthesquare.Heclimbedtotheroof,emptybagsinhisfist.Thenhesliddownthechimney.Arathertight

pinch.But,ifSantacoulddoit,thensocouldtheGrinch

Reader1:

Thenheslitheredandslunk,withasmilemostunpleasant,Aroundthewholeroom,andhetookeverypresent!Thenheslunktotheicebox.Hetookthe

Whos'feast!HetooktheWho‐pudding!Hetooktheroastbeast!

Reader2:

Thenhestuffedallthefoodupthechimneywithglee.

Grinch:

AndNOW!Iwillstuffupthetree!

Reader3:

AndtheGrinchgrabbedthetree,andhestartedtoshove.Whenheheardasmallsoundlikethecooofadove.Heturnedaroundfast,andhesawasmallWho!LittleCindy‐LouWho.TheGrinchhadbeencaughtbythistinyWho

daughterwho'dgotoutofbedforacupofcoldwater.

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Grinch:

There'salightonthistreethatwon'tlightononeside.SoI'mtakingithometomyworkshop,mydear.I'llfixitupthere.ThenI'llbringitbackhere.

Reader4:

Thenhepattedherheadandhegotheradrinkandhesenthertobed.AndwhenCindy‐LouWhowenttobedwithhercup,HEwenttothechimneyand

stuffedthetreeup!

Reader5:

ThenHedidthesamethingtotheotherWhos'houses.Itwasquarterpastdawn...AlltheWhos,stilla‐bed,AlltheWhos,stilla‐snooze

Whenhepackeduphissled

Reader6:

Packeditupwiththeirpresents!Theribbons!Thewrappings!Thetags!Andthetinsel!Thetrimmings!Thetrappings!

Grinch:

They'refindingoutnowthatnoChristmasiscoming!They'rejustwakingup!Iknowjustwhatthey'lldo!TheirmouthswillhangopenaminuteortwothentheWhosdowninWho‐villewillallcryBoo‐Hoo!That'sanoise.ThatIsimply

MUSThear!

Reader7:

Sohepaused.AndtheGrinchputhishandtohisear.Andhedidhearasoundrisingoverthesnow.Itstartedinlow.Thenitstartedtogrow...Butthesoundwasn'tsad!Why,thissoundsoundedmerry!

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Reader8:

HestareddownatWho‐ville!TheGrinchpoppedhiseyes!Thenheshook!Whathesawwasashockingsurprise!

EveryWhodowninWho‐ville,thetallandthesmall,wassinging!

Grinch:

Withoutanypresentsatall!

Reader1:

HeHADN'TstoppedChristmasfromcoming!Itcame!Somehoworother,itcamejustthesame!

Grinch:

Howcoulditbeso?Itcamewithoutribbons!Itcamewithouttags!Itcamewithoutpackages,boxesorbags!

Reader2:

Sohepuzzledthreehours,tillhispuzzlerwassore.ThentheGrinchthoughtofsomethinghehadn'tbefore!

Grinch:

MaybeChristmasdoesn'tcomefromastore.MaybeChristmas...perhaps...meansalittlebitmore!

Reader3:

Andwhathappenedthen...?Well...inWho‐villetheysaythattheGrinch'ssmallheartGrewthreesizesthatday!Andtheminutehisheartdidn'tfeelquiteso

tight,hewhizzedwithhisloadthroughthebrightmorninglight.

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Reader4:

hebroughtbackthetoys!

Reader5:

Andthefoodforthefeast!

Reader6:

Andhe...HEHIMSELF...!

Reader7:

TheGrinchcarvedtheroastbeast!