The letter to Santa: why is it funny?

Read the explanation of the joke and put the missing words back.

Drag the words into the gaps — or tap a word, then tap a gap. Hover over the dotted words to see their translation.

Why is it funny?At first, it sounds like a Christmas story. Throughout the story, we sympathize with Tommy: his family is , his house is cold and the other kids him. The post office workers are moved by his letter, so they some money and buy him .
But Tommy is not aware of that: he still Santa Claus, so he thinks the presents come from Santa. Unfortunately, the workers only got about eighty dollars, so they couldn't buy the .
In his second letter, Tommy blames the post office workers: he thinks they the gloves! The is a surprise: the kind workers who helped him become “incompetent ”, and the sweet little boy suddenly sounds . That makes us laugh.