9 “It’s the first Sunday in Advent: we’re going to start setting up the Nativity scene. And this year, you can choose your own special figurine. That way, it will be as though you’re at the manger yourself, waiting for the birth of Jesus!” Timothy gulped down his breakfast. The big box was ready for him on the living-room table. He lifted the cover—it was like a fluffy cloud inside. He gently dipped his fingers into it: it was so soft. Each figurine was carefully wrapped in cotton and had to be taken out one by one. He felt he was meeting old friends again. And he could choose whichever one he wanted! His mom had prepared the scene with cardboard rocks and stars. Timothy began: the first was a figurine carrying loaves of bread over his shoulder. “That’s the baker”, Mom said. “He gets up very early to bake the bread for everyone in the village. But here he is, stopping everything to go see Jesus. He’s bringing nice white bread, fresh from the oven, as his gift.”
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