7th+period+paragraphs

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Chaz woke up from a nightmare that he was climbing down a chimney with a huge red bag **__of presents__** and got stuck. He was stuck in the chimney for the whole night and the next day, when finally a little boy came to save him. Unfortunately, the little boy turned him in, **__and__** the whole world was mad at him because no one had any presents on Christmas morning. **__Being frightened__** was what woke him up. **__Chaz and Lilly__**, **__his little sister__**, ran downstairs to have their traditional Christmas morning breakfast, **__which was always delicious__**. They loved the **__breakfast__**. **__After they finished eating__**, they heard a loud “BOOM!” in the living room. They walked in to find the tree had fallen over and the ornaments shattered all over the floor. The mess looked like a catastrophe! The next thing they knew their parents were yelling at them downstairs. __**“Whoever did this**__ is in big trouble,” their dad said. Chaz and Lilly were so __**upset**__ because they both knew they had not caused this disaster. “Christmas is ruined,” cried Lilly. As she ran upstairs, Chaz yelled __**“Stop!”**__ They set out on an adventure to find out what had caused the tree __**to fall**__. The __**family**__ had made cookies that night for Santa, but the cookies were still there. When Chaz realized that they were still there it gave __**him**__ an idea. He remembered his dream; __**therefore**__, he decided to tell Lilly about it. Lilly listened patiently until it was finished. It seemed that the story somehow related to their predicament. Lilly __**ran**__ to the chimney and __**looked up**__. __**What she saw**__ was unbelievable. She called for Chaz to take a look, and he saw __**it**__ too. Chaz yelled for his parents, but when they looked they saw nothing. When Chaz and Lilly turned back around disappointed, they noticed that the broken ornaments were cleaned up, and the tree was back in its normal position. They could only believe it had to be __**either**__ a mistake __**or**__ a Christmas miracle. ======

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“__**Get ready and go down stairs!**__” said mom. It was __**cold**__; __**therefore**__, I wore my snuggy. __**Running down stairs**__, I tripped on my dog. __**Although I woke up early**__, I still had tons of energy. My oldest brother, __**who is in college**__, wanted to sleep in. I decided __**to open my stocking first**__. __**Jim, John, and I**__ had the best presents. We all knew __**that this was going to be the best Christmas**__. My sister, __**Julie**__, made a __**cake**__ for us __**on Christmas eve**__. She is the sweetiest __**girl**__ I know. __**Before she made the cake**__, she did not wash her hands. The __**family**__ ate their raw fish. I served __**everyone**__ Christmas breakfast. The fish poptarts __**that are on the table**__ smelled good. Harry hit Sally, __**which made her cry**__. We __**watched**__ my dog chew on his new bone and __**laughed**__. ======

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It is Christmas morning; Mason, Brian, and Lindsey __**woke up and ran**__ downstairs. Mason is ahead of them and trips __**in the dark**__, and busts his lip open. __**After Mason trips**__, he cries and wakes up the adults, __**which are their parents**__. __**Brian and Lindsey**__ laughed hysterically, __**but**__ they were mad because he woke up their parents. Mason gave __**Brian**__ a __**present**__. “__**Don’t do that**__!” says Lindsey. Mason ripped open Brian’s present, which was a PB & J __**that Brian requested from Santa**__. It smelled __**good**__. Mason said the sandwich __**smells**__ good. __**To his room ran Brian**__, after Mason ate his PB & J, seeking his bat. Brian, __**who was in rage**__, smashed all of Mason’s presents. Their parents had __**to go to the store**__; __**however**__, they stayed because Brian had smashed Mason’s presents. The __**family**__ had a very crazy Christmas. Their dad appointed Lindsey the __**leader**__ of cleaning the room __**that was now destroyed**__. ======

Answers for Paragraphs 1, 2, 3: check your answers AFTER completing the paragraph on your own!