One Christmas Eve, a boy is lying quietly in his bed, listening for the ringing bells of Santa’s sleigh, despite having been told by a friend that Santa does not exist.
He suddenly hears the sounds of, not Santa’s sleigh, but a train stopping in front of his house. A conductor steps outside and looks at the boy’s window, prompting the boy to put on his bath robe and slippers and go outside.
The conductor explains to him that the train, called the Polar Express, is going to the North Pole. The boy puts out his hand, and he is pulled aboard. The train is filled with children on their way to the North Pole. The train takes the children to Santa. The boy is chosen to receive the first Christmas gift by Santa. He asks for a silver bell from Santa’s sleigh.
Santa immediately gave him one. The Boy slips it into his pocket, but much to his disappointment, the bell just fell through a hole in his pocket. Heartbroken, he returns to his home. In the morning, his little sister finds a small box with the boy’s name on it among the presents. Inside is the silver bell!
‘The Polar Express’ is the classic work of Chris Van Alls-burg in 1985.
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