Long, long ago there lived a man in a small town. His name was Nicholas. He was a bishop. He usually wore a long red robe with a red hat.
One day, Nicholas heard a sad story of poor old man and his three daughters. That night, Nicholas climbed up to the rooftop of their house, and dropped three bags of gold down the chimney. Each bag fell into one of the stockings by the fireplace.
The next morning, the girls were surprised to find gold coins in their stockings. "We have got a magic gift!"
Soon the story spread across the town. Many people began hanging their stockings by the fireplace. Next morning, they all found gifts in their stockings. Nickolas left these gifts at night! Today, people called him" Santa Claus" or Father Christmas".
