(Everyone sits in a circle, holding his gift.  Someone reads the story below, READING SLOWLY ENOUGH FOR GIFTS TO BE PASSED). Every time the word "Right" is read, everybody passes the gift they are holding to the right.  Every time the word "Left" is read, everybody passes their gift to the left.  The gift each person is holding when the story ends is the gift they keep.)

  Christmas was almost here, and Mother RIGHT was finishing the Christmas baking.  Father RIGHT, Sue RIGHT, and Billy RIGHT returned from the last-minute Christmas errands they had LEFT to do.

  There's not much LEFT to be done, said Father RIGHT as he comes into the kitchen. 

  Did you leave the basket of food at the church? asked Mother RIGHT.

  I LEFT it RIGHT where you told me to, said Father RIGHT.

  I'm glad my shopping is done, said Billy RIGHT.  I don't have any money LEFT. 

  The hall telephone rang, and Susan RIGHT LEFT to answer it.  She rushed back and told the family, Aunt Tillie RIGHT LEFT a package for us RIGHT on Grandma RIGHT's porch.  I'll go over there RIGHT now and get it, she said she LEFT in a rush.

   Father RIGHT LEFThe kitchen and brought in the Christmas tree.  It was just the RIGHT tree for the RIGHT family.

  By the time Susan RIGHT returned, Mother RIGHT, Father RIGHT,  and Billy RIGHT had begun trimming the tree.  The entire  RIGHT family sang carols as they finished the decorating.  Then they LEFT all the presents arranged under the tree and went to bed, hoping they had selected the RIGHT gifts for their family?

  Now I hope you have the RIGHT present for yourself, beause that's all that's LEFT of our story ... except to wish you a Merry Christmas ... Isn't that RIGHT?