"Santa Squirrel" by Cory Berry in Ms. Mackara' Third Grade

This is the slightly "corrected" version that was published in the elementary school's newsletter.

A long time ago there was a squirrel that, of course, didn't get some presents from Santa Claus. Every Christmas he thought he would get some presents. Every Christmas he was put out by getting nothing for Christmas. He was 7 years old and he was put out by it. He finally wrote a letter to Santa that said, "Please Santa, make a Santa Squirrel or come to my tree!" When the letter got to Santa, he was surprised. "I wonder if I saw a squirrel around here?" He looked here and there, but he couldn't find a squirrel. At last he found a squirrel under a chair. He asked the squirrel, "Would you like to be Santa Squirrel?" The squirrel said, "Yes, that is what I was going to ask you." Well, let's get to it. All summer long Santa Squirrel worked. Finally, on Christmas Eve Santa Squirrel got on the sleigh with Santa. And all the squirrels in the world were satisfied. And on Christmas night Santa Squirrel sits right by Santa Claus and gives squirrels happiness.