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This is a story about a man named Ebenezer Scrooge who lives in London. He is a greedy
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and mean-spirited moneylender who despises Christmas. But because it's Christmas Eve,
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he reluctantly gives his clerks, among them Bob Cratchit, the following day off.
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Just as Scrooge is about to enter his home for the evening, he sees the face of his old
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business partner, Marley, in the door knocker. This frightens him, but Scrooge shrugs it
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off and prepares for bed. Later that evening, Scrooge is visited by Marley's ghost, who
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warns him that in order to avoid an afterlife of torment, Scrooge will be visited by three
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ghosts.
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Scrooge can hardly sleep and the first ghost arrives on time. The Ghost of Christmas Past
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takes him to special memories of his childhood and young adult years, where he becomes so
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absorbed with making money that his fiancee leaves him.
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Scrooge is then returned back to his room and is later visited by the second ghost,
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the Ghost of Christmas Present. This jolly ghost takes him to the streets of London and
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shows him how normal people celebrate Christmas, including Scrooge's nephew, Fred, and his
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clerk, Bob Cratchit. The Cratchits, although poor, make the most of what they have and
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are held together by the love of Tiny Tim, a small boy with a crutch.
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This trip to the present seems to revitalize Scrooge's outlook on Christmas. However,
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Scrooge is then visited by the third ghost, the Ghost of Christmas Future. This grim figure
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shows how others react to Scrooge's eventual death and portrays the Cratchits in the aftermath
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of Tiny Tim's death. Because of these signs, Scrooge vows to change and cherish Christmas.
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Scrooge is then returned to his bedroom and finds that it is Christmas morning. He buys
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a giant feast for the Cratchits and visits his nephew to celebrate Christmas.
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In the end, Scrooge becomes generous and loves Christmas.