That was my grandmother's first Christmas without Grandfather. When my parents and I arrived at her little house ,we found she had waited up all night for us. Grandfather had always said that the Christmas tree was the most important decoration of all. So first we took out the beautiful tree that was stored in the closet . But the star was _ . It was my grandmother's favorite part of the tree. "Why? It must be somewhere in the closet," my grandmother said. As we opened up boxes one by one and found no star, my grandmother's eyes were full of tears. Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together. But on her first Christmas without him, the star was gone. The next morning, my family sat down together to open the presents. "The last gift is to Grandmother from Grandfather," Father said, in a strange voice. "From whom?" There was surprise in my grandmother's voice. "I found this gift in Grandfather's closet when we got the tree down," Mother explained. My grandmother opened the box. There was a shinning golden star and a note in it: Don't be angry with me, dear. I broke your star while putting away the decorations, and I couldn't bear to tell you. I hope it brings you as much happiness as the first one. Merry Christmas! Love, Bryant ,A, B, C, D,. (10)
Who is experiencing something for the first time?
Which holiday is it?
What is significant about it?
Did she come to her children’s house?
Did they go there?
What had she done the night before?
What did they start to do?
What were they looking for?
Why?
What did he think of it?
Were they able to find it?
Was that okay?
Why not?
Did she start to cry?
Who gave her a present the next day?
Who handed it to her?
Was his voice normal?
Was it the first one?
Where was it found?
Was it the old one?
grandmother
grandmother's
Christmas
Christmas
first Christmas without Grandfather
 first Christmas without Grandfather
No
arrived at her little house
Yes
When my parents and I arrived at her little house
waited up
waited up
decorate the Christmas tree Christmas tree
e Christmas tree 
star
star
Grandfather had given it to her
Grandfather had given it to her 
unknown
unknown
No
the star was gone
No
grandmother's eyes were full of tears
Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together
Grandfather had given it to her some fifty years ago, on their first Christmas together
yes
grandmother's eyes were full of tears
Grandfather
Grandfather
Father
Father
No
strange voice
No
 a shinning golden star
Grandfather's closet
 Grandfather's closet
No
 shinning golden star