A Surprise for Mr. Sneeze is a story from the 1982 Annual.
Plot[]
As you may know, Mr. Sneeze lives in Coldland; where it snows or freezes everyday without a break. On Christmas Eve, Mr. Sneeze was warming himself by the fire suffering from another bad cold. All Mr. Sneeze wanted from Father Christmas that year was to be warm so he wouldn't catch colds. He even wrote his wish on his stocking for good measure.
The next morning, Mr. Sneeze woke up and sneezed to find a long parcel inside his Christmas stocking. Mr. Sneeze opened the parcel to find an umbrella inside. Mr. Sneeze did not understand how an umbrella was to keep him warm. That is, until he read the card. The card read, "Open this for a nice surprise. Lots of Love, Father Christmas." Mr. Sneeze went outside and opened his umbrella. To Mr. Sneeze's surprise, the umbrella was full of sunshine! Mr. Sneeze felt warm and toasty in no time, and his cold was completely gone.
Mr. Sneeze went for a walk with his umbrella full of sunshine. Everywhere Mr. Sneeze went, the snow melted, flowers sprung up, and wished Mr. Sneeze, "Merry Christmas." And it was a Happy Christmas for Mr. Sneeze indeed!
List of Characters[]
- Mr. Sneeze
- Father Christmas (mentioned)