CBSE Class 8 English Honeydew The Best Christmas
Present in the World Summary
The Best Christmas Present in the World is written by Michael Morpurgo. The story
starts with the author making a decision to buy an old roll-top desk. He spotted one
in a junk shop in Bridport. It was in bad condition but was reasonable. So, he thought
that he could restore it and bring it home. He started working on it on the eve of
Christmas. He pulled out the drawers and found them in a damaged condition. The
last drawer stuck fast, and the author had to apply more force to open it.
Finally, the drawer opened, and he found a shallow space inside. Inside the drawer,
there was another small drawer. On it, there was a piece of lined note paper, and it
was written: “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915. To be buried with me when
the time comes”. Inside the box, he found an envelope, and the address mentioned
on it was “Mrs Jim Macpherson, 12 Copper Beeches, Bridport, Dorset.” He took out
the letter and unfolded it. It was written in pencil with a date at the top — “December
26, 1914”.
He found an envelope in that secret drawer. The author read the letter. The letter
had been written by a German Captain whose name was Jim Macpherson. He had
written the letter to his wife, Connie. Jim Macpherson narrated a wonderful
experience in this letter that had happened on the battlefield on Christmas Eve.
The British and Germans were at war. Both armies were standing in their trenches
on Christmas morning. Someone from the German side was waving off the white
flag. Then, they were calling out to the British soldiers. They were wishing Happy
Christmas to the British soldiers, who wished them back in return. Surprisingly, some
German soldiers started moving towards them. The Captain was alarmed as he
thought that they might attack them. But it turned out that they brought German wine
and canned meat along with them. They hugged one another and celebrated
Christmas Eve. There were no guns between them. In the middle of the war, they
were trying to make peace.
A German officer moved towards Macpherson. He shook hands and introduced
himself as Hans Wolf Dusseldorf. He said that he loved to play the cello in the
orchestra and greeted Macpherson for Christmas. In return, Macpherson also
introduced himself as a school teacher of Dorset. Hans Wolf smiled and said he
knew about Dorset. Although he had never visited Dorset or been to England either,
he knew about England from school as he had read books in English. His favourite
writer was Thomas Hardy, and his favourite book was “Far from the Madding
Present in the World Summary
The Best Christmas Present in the World is written by Michael Morpurgo. The story
starts with the author making a decision to buy an old roll-top desk. He spotted one
in a junk shop in Bridport. It was in bad condition but was reasonable. So, he thought
that he could restore it and bring it home. He started working on it on the eve of
Christmas. He pulled out the drawers and found them in a damaged condition. The
last drawer stuck fast, and the author had to apply more force to open it.
Finally, the drawer opened, and he found a shallow space inside. Inside the drawer,
there was another small drawer. On it, there was a piece of lined note paper, and it
was written: “Jim’s last letter, received January 25, 1915. To be buried with me when
the time comes”. Inside the box, he found an envelope, and the address mentioned
on it was “Mrs Jim Macpherson, 12 Copper Beeches, Bridport, Dorset.” He took out
the letter and unfolded it. It was written in pencil with a date at the top — “December
26, 1914”.
He found an envelope in that secret drawer. The author read the letter. The letter
had been written by a German Captain whose name was Jim Macpherson. He had
written the letter to his wife, Connie. Jim Macpherson narrated a wonderful
experience in this letter that had happened on the battlefield on Christmas Eve.
The British and Germans were at war. Both armies were standing in their trenches
on Christmas morning. Someone from the German side was waving off the white
flag. Then, they were calling out to the British soldiers. They were wishing Happy
Christmas to the British soldiers, who wished them back in return. Surprisingly, some
German soldiers started moving towards them. The Captain was alarmed as he
thought that they might attack them. But it turned out that they brought German wine
and canned meat along with them. They hugged one another and celebrated
Christmas Eve. There were no guns between them. In the middle of the war, they
were trying to make peace.
A German officer moved towards Macpherson. He shook hands and introduced
himself as Hans Wolf Dusseldorf. He said that he loved to play the cello in the
orchestra and greeted Macpherson for Christmas. In return, Macpherson also
introduced himself as a school teacher of Dorset. Hans Wolf smiled and said he
knew about Dorset. Although he had never visited Dorset or been to England either,
he knew about England from school as he had read books in English. His favourite
writer was Thomas Hardy, and his favourite book was “Far from the Madding
