Assignment: A Miserable Merry Christmas

As students of English, we have to learn a lot about English and American cultures.
Reading stories is a fun and easy way to access the cultures and people of the English world.
Before the holiday season begins, I would like to pick up some interesting and surprising stories for you to read. One of them is "A Miserable Merry Christmas."
Read the story quickly and find out how the boy changes from miserable to merry.
You are required to write a review by using the form provided
Download.
Or you may post your answer to the following questions:
1. Where and when did the story happen?
2. Who are the main character?
3. What is the story about? (Its plotline).
4. What do you think of the story or the boy?
The story link:
Story -Click at words with notes (有錄音，點字現出註解,不用查字典)