e_mistle.txt Driver File Contents (ASManager2_6.zip)

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Mistletoe

Some boys and girls think kissing under the mistletoe is a dopey custom. Dumb! Well, the original idea wasn't dumb at all. Read how the custom began. Maybe the original idea has something to offer our world today.

Mistletoe Custom

Long, long ago in Sweden and Norway, mistletoe was the plant of peace. If enemies met under mistletoe, they stopped fighting! They put down their bows and arrows and declared a truce for the day.

Because of its pagan "roots," Christian leaders kept mistletoe out of churches. However, the people began bringing mistletoe into their homes.

What popular custom have you heard about mistletoe?

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Write a paragraph telling what you know or imagine about the custom.

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Name and save this file now.  (Press Ctrl-S, type a name for the file, and press Enter.)

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Here's a little poem with a missing word:

The night was chill.
Outside their home,
Ice froze the windowsills.
Inside, a fire glowed.
Standing near, Tim and Till
Stood beneath the <  >!

You got it! The answer is *m*i*s*t*l*e*t*o*e*

Write your own poem. Here are some good holiday words to rhyme:

Holly
Mistletoe
Ivy
Berry
Green
Bough
Red
Snow
Cold
Ice

My Poem

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Give your poem to someone special. Maybe the person is your writing partner, an outside-of-school friend, or a parent. Maybe it's just someone who needs to read a good poem!

If you haven't done so already, name and save this file now.  (Press Ctrl-S, type a name for the file, and press Enter.)

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