Scrooge left with a skip in his step and merry smile. He was on his way to Bob Cratchit’s house. He walked the cobblestone streets. Out of the corner of his eye he saw a beggar sitting on the cold, biting stone. He approached him and gave him half a crown. The beggar looked up at him thankfully. “Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!” Scrooge declared with a smile and walked away continuing his journey to the Cratchit household. As he passed by people he smiled and said “Merry Christmas.” People looked at him with astonishment. He was a whole new person. He was no longer the grumpy old man that everybody avoided. He spotted his business partners and approached them. “Hello a merry Christmas to you!” “My God Scrooge what has happened