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In the 4th century, there was a man called Saint Nicholas in Myra. He was very rich and 1 to help others. He also cared for the 2 very much. He often 3 many kinds of gifts, money and other 4 things to the houses of the poor. He did this at night 5so that no one knew, because he wanted no 6 . He just wanted to help others. At that time, there were three poor 7 in his town. Both of their parents died. They could hardly 8 enough money to make a living. Nicholas felt sorry for them and 9 to do something to 10 them. On Christmas Eve, when everyone was11 , Nicholas walked through the streets to the house where the three sisters lived. Quietly, he 12 onto the roof and dropped three bags of 13 into the chimney. It so happened that the three sisters had 14 their stockings before they went to bed. The stockings had been 15 by the fire to dry. When Nicholas dropped the gold, each bag fell into a stocking. The three sisters were surprised and 16 to find the three bags of gold in their stockings the next morning. Now they didn't have to worry about their 17 as they could use the gold to get food. Soon, the story began to get around. Other 18 began to hang up stockings on Christmas Eve 19 finding bags of gold when they woke up the next morning.
Over the years, Saint Nicholas became associated (有联系的)with Christmas. The 20 of hanging stockings up by the chimney on Christmas Eve is known all over the world. And Santa Claus, famous for the red cape (斗篷)and the white beard, became the most popular guest to children on Christmas.
