It was Christmas Day．Tina was alone in the great city house．Her parents went to the hospital because their oldest boy was ill．
"What a boring Christmas!" Tina thought to herself． At that moment，she
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music in the street． She ran to the window and saw a little boy
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．He was singing and beating a drum．Tina saw that he wore no
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"Are you cold?" asked Tina．
The little boy smiled，but she couldn't hear
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he said．So she told him to come in． He was a little nervous，but the carpet (地毯) felt warm to
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poor feet．He told Tina that his name was Guido．And he was
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poor that he had to go singing from house to house for some money to buy his dinner．
"My mama is away，and I am
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a sad Christmas．But I'll try to make it nice
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you，" said Tina．They played games and Guido sang to her．Then they had a big dinner． Guido was very happy．
That night，Tina told her mother， " Now I know something．Whenever you
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sad and lonely，find somebody
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and lonelier than yourself and cheer them up．It will make you feel all right． "
