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3511 John and the Snowman
John and the Snowman
Once upon a time there was a little boy called John. One morning in January he woke up and looked out of the window: "Ah! It's snowing! ", he said. He put on his red jumper and blue jeans, his black boots, his red hat and his coat and ran into the garden.
He wanted to build a snowman. First he made a big snowball for the body, then a small one for the head. He put a scarf around the snowman's neck. He decorated the face with coals and a carrot.
In the evening it was time for bed. But already at eleven o'clock he woke up and got out of bed. John ran to the window and looked out into the garden at his snowman. He was still there. At midnight he woke up again, put on his coat and went to him. "How are you?" the snowman suddenly asked.
John could not believe his ears. "Hello snowman! Come on in!" he said. John led him through the house. "This is the living room and this is the heating". "I don't like hot things," said the snowman. "Then come with me. This is the kitchen and here is the fridge." "I like cold things," said the snowman.
They went upstairs to the bedroom and the snowman got dressed. He put on glasses, a tie, trousers and a hat. Then they ran into the garden, over the snow and suddenly flew high into the air. Then the snowman said, "We have to go back!" They flew back. John went back to sleep and the snowman went to his place in the garden.
When John woke up in the morning, the sun was shining. He looked out of the window into the garden and ...
