Scrooge was lying in his bed looking at the window. A bright light shinned on the window and then the first of three, the ghost of Christmas past came. The ghost told scrooge who he was. Then the ghosts said take my hand. At first scrooge was shocked and scared but then he got hold of the ghosts’ hand and they went into the past when Scrooge was a little boy. They were on a road where boys were going past in carriages. Scrooge looked at the boys and said ‘I know these boys they were my friends’. The ghost then took scrooge to his old school. At the time only scrooge was in the classroom, the ghost asked Scrooge why he was in the classroom and not celebrating Christmas, Scrooge said his dad didn’t want him even though his sister was begging his dad to let him come home. The ghost then took Scrooge one year forward. Scrooge was sitting there again on Christmas Eve not wanted, but then his little sister came into the classroom and said dad wants you to come for Christmas come on lets go we’ve got a carriage waiting outside. The ghost then took Scrooge a couple of years forward to a place where Scrooge used to work. There was a man there singing Christmas songs and Scrooge said I know that man he was my boss. The man then said stop working and start partying because it was Christmas Eve.
The ghost then took Scrooge outside and Scrooge was there with his girlfriend. They were having a conversation and his girlfriend said something but Scrooge wouldn’t do what she wanted to do so she walked away. Scrooge was sitting on the bench looking at his girlfriend walk away. Scrooge then started saying ‘go after her go after her’ but he didn’t. The ghost asked what happened, Scrooge told him and said ‘I never saw her after that’. The ghost then said its time for me to leave. The next ghost will visit you. The ghost of Christmas present.
Scrooge was back on his bed, and there was a light coming from the other room. Scrooge went in there and saw a man sitting on a chair surrounded by food. Scrooge said you must be the ghost of Christmas present. Yes said the ghost I … lets just get this over and done with, touch my robe then said the ghost. Scrooge touched his robe and they were outside Bob Crachits house. The ghost went around sprinkling water over people, Scrooge asked what are you doing. I am giving these people my blessings. Where are we asked scrooge, we are outside Bob Crachits house. They went in and saw Crachits family all sitting there in a merry mood waiting for Bob Crachit to get home. The house was prepared for Christmas.
When Bob Crachit got home he was happy to see all his family, especially Tiny Tim. When the Christmas dinner was ready they all sat around the table waiting for the turkey to come. Everyone was banging the table shouting ‘TURKEY TURKEY TURKEY’! When it arrived Crachit was so pleased to see it. Everyone only got a bit to eat because Scrooge only paid Crachit fifteen shillings a week. After looking at how much they got to eat Scrooge felt a bit sorry for them. After they ate their dinner and pudding they all wanted to make a toast. They all started thanking god for they have got, they were about to drink but Crachit interrupted and said ‘I want to make a toast to Mr Scrooge’. Crachits wife feels anger when she heard the word ‘SCROOGE’ ‘Mr scrooge I’ll give you Mr Scrooge a hideous hard feeling man as Mr Scrooge. Then the ghost took Scrooge to when Tiny Tim was dying. Scrooge felt sorry for Tiny Tim. Scrooge feels angry after he heard and saw this so they went to his nephew’s house. At his nephew’s house everybody was having a good time. They are all having a Christmas dinner, singing and playing. Scrooge feels like joining in and gets happy. His nephew and niece pity him they say ‘his affiances carry their own punishments and I have nothing to say against him’ ‘I think he loves some pleasant moments, which could do him no harm’. After hearing all this he realises he has affected other people’s lives. Scrooge is very unhappy. Everyone’s opinion about him is bad, therefor he feels bad. They were now outside and the ghost started walking away. Scrooge ran after him and said where are you going. The ghost of Christmas future will visit you, then the ghost of Christmas present vanished.
Scrooge was standing there, on his own in the middle of the road. He turned around and saw the third ghost. The ghost of Christmas future, it was wearing a big black cloak and you could only see its eyes. The ghost pointed in a direction, scrooge said do you want me to go that way, the ghost nodded and walked away. Scrooge started following him. The ghost took scrooge to a place where men were. Scrooge knew theses men. They were talking about scrooge’s death. One man said ‘his death should have been quicker’ and another man said ‘I though he’d never die’ the workers wanted to know what would happen to Scrooge’s money. The men then started asking each other ‘are you going to Scrooges funeral’ the men said if the there is food and water we would come. Scrooge felt angry when he heard the men say all this. Next the spirit shows Scrooge a dead body. The spirit did this to show Scrooge that the person dies in a horrible way. Scrooge reacts in a devastated way.
Then the spirit shows Scrooge his grave stone with his name on it. When he sees his grave he reacts as a frightened man. He shouts to the spirit saying ‘ I am not the man I was’ he says this because he doesn’t want to be who he used to be. He wants to change into a good man. Scrooges grave opens and scrooge falls in. he lands on top of his dead body and starts shouting. Scrooge then wakes up and finds himself in bed.
When scrooge wakes up he says ‘I will live in the past, the present and the future! The spirits all three shall strive within me.’ What he meant by this was that all the lessons the spirits have taught me would remain within me. The memories will remain with him to remind him who he is. Scrooge is now willing to change into a better man so he could live a better life I the present and future.
I think the story gives a good message to everyone who doesn’t like Christmas. It teaches them to treat other people well and not to be selfish.
BY
REHMAN
AHMED
10 H