Table Topics 16 December 2021
The Open Alumni Toastmasters Club
Theme : Christmas
Little Match Girl
The Gift of the Magi
A Christmas Carol
The Fir Tree
Christmas aka The Good Fairy
Papa Panov’s Special Christmas
Merry Christmas by Stephen Leacock
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
Little Match Girl
“In the dawn of morning there lay the poor little one, with pale cheeks and smiling mouth, leaning against the wall; she had been frozen to death on the last evening of the year . . .”
Do you think that a tragic, perhaps even morbid, story like the Little Match Girl is suitable for children?
The Gift of the Magi
“Life is made up of sobs, sniffles, and smiles, with sniffles predominating.”
A Christmas Carol
“Every traveler has a home of his own, and he learns to appreciate it the more from his wandering.”
The Fir-Tree
“Rejoice in thy youth,” said the sunbeam; “rejoice in thy fresh growth, and the young life that is in thee.”
Christmas aka The Good Fairy
“And the good fairy said, ‘I won’t leave you money or pretty dresses but I will leave you the spirit to seek your fortune from your own efforts.’ “
Papa Panov’s Special Christmas
“‘I was hungry and you fed me,’ he said. ‘I was naked and you clothed me. I was cold and you warmed me. I came to you today in everyone of those you helped and welcomed.'”
Merry Christmas by Stephen Leacock
Now, the essence, the very spirit of Christmas is that we first make believe a thing is so, and lo, it presently turns out to be so.
Merry Christmas by Stephen Leacock short story.
How the Grinch Stole Christmas!
“Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn’t before! What if Christmas, he thought, doesn’t come from a store. What if Christmas… perhaps… means a little bit more!”