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The following is from my teacher
Halloween
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0 s/ z; T/ ?% q( R! {After I came to Edmonton, I celebrated Canada Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Halloween and Remembrance Day. All of them are interesting for me, but the most interesting holiday is Halloween.
! C- j8 k2 L0 s, [4 t. f, LMy teacher told me I must prepared candies, and many children would come to my home and ask for them. So, I bought many candies form Zellers and Safeway. When I came home with the candies, my wife told me that there were not enough, so I went to Safeway again and bought more candies.+ M% S: c$ a( E8 l _
My child was shy and didn’t speak mach English, so I taught her how to shout “Trick or Treat”. She was perfect at shouting “Trick or Treat” after two days of training.
2 m W$ X( b6 }( LOctober 31st was Halloween. I got up very early that day. My wife cooked chicken which I was going to bring to class for a potluck. My child was very happy because she had already waited for this day for a long time.
: Q# x5 r n* C; F( P8 J3 TIn the afternoon, we had a potluck in the class. Yuong Sook, a Korean girl, made some sushi which looked very beautiful. Chun Yuan, a Chinese girl, cooked some bouilli which tasted very delicious. Of course my wife cooked the best food because they were clear off.( d5 e1 v) D/ u* f: f3 Y2 ?, @
After lunch, we had a party in the student center. Many students put make up on their faces and wore some strange clothing. They were singing and dancing there. What a happy day!
9 j( ], i, r1 @0 a& O) G. d1 VWhen we arrived home, the sky became dark. My child said, “Dad, may I go out and ask for candies?”# }! n, I; `4 C' |% Y. C$ A
“Yes. Why not?” I said.+ f: D; ^, b0 q* K
My child went out with a bag. My wife and I stayed at home to wait for the children. To my surprise, only three children came to my home, and I was left with many candies.
3 U' b) g! q6 wOne hour later, my child came back with a full bag. “Dad,” She said, “My bag is full. I have many candies now. What an interesting day!”
1 h* G9 X! u6 t5 D8 F“You are right, my child.” I said, “Halloween is the most interesting holiday in Canada, I think.” |
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