A four-year-old boy named Jordan went to the company Christmas party with his mom. He was excited at the prospect and he was not at all disappointed once the party had begun. There were many children there, who all played together and had great fun.
The big moment, though, was when Santa arrived and gave every child a gift. Jordan’s gift was a bright Yellow Hummer with a wired remote control. He could barely wait to get it home and play with it.
Jordan lived with his mother and grandmother. When he got home, he unwrapped his present completely, but needed help getting it free from the packaging. Luckily Grandma had a pair of scissors and popped the car right out. However, when she got to the last twist tie that was holding the remote control in place, she accidentally cut the wire for the remote — now where did she leave her glasses?
Jordan took his ruined car — the best gift he’d ever gotten — to his room where he cried himself to sleep. Grandma had apologized and promised to get him a new one, but he was upset.
When Jordan awoke from his nap, he picked up his yellow Hummer and looked at it for a long time, then went searching for Grandma. Uh-oh, Grandma, you’re in big trouble now! Jordan saw Granny sitting by the fire and he rushed to her, climbed onto her lap, and she held and rocked him.
The little boy then told his grandmother that the car was okay, he could still play with it. “…Grandma realized that Jordan had forgiven her. Jordan had discovered that his grandmother was more important than the gift he loved so much. Grandma was very proud of him.”
The message of this story, people are more important than things, is a fine one. However, Graham-Morgan rushes the moral in order to end the story.
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