In the southern hemisphere, Christmas comes in the Summer.
It was Christmas during Summer in Australia in December (lucky Aussies) and Luke, Resus, Cleo, my cousin Six and I were outside enjoying the Summer weather. I thought it was such a shame that Australians don't celebrate Christmas in Winter, but Six reassured me that Australia is a Southern hemisphere country, which means Christmas is celebrated in Summer. Once I realised, I ran into the pool with my new Pluto floatie I got for Christmas.
In Australia, it can be really hot sometimes, especially during the Christmas holidays, so our parents applied some suncream zinc onto our faces and arms. The zinc was coloured green and yellow, and we were painted with stripes along our faces, arms and legs. I even put little yellow spots onto my toes, so I looked like an Aboriginal person. Our unicorn and dragon floaties were all ready. I started to relax on my unicorn floatie, but I didn't notice Luke, Resus, Cleo and Six creeping up behind me. I turned over, but suddenly my monster siblings and cousin tipped me over into the water. My eyes were stinging and water was right up my nose. Luckily, Aunt F gave me my favourite green goggles so my eyes won't sting again. Luke, Resus, Cleo and Six were already wearing goggles, so I started to play a cheeky game of 'Tickle Crocodile', which involved swimming under the pool water and tickling the legs of my siblings and cousin.
"Okay, you ready to play catch?" asked Mr Watson, to which we all cheered. Six, Cleo, Luke and Resus each had a turn at catching the beach ball and landing head first into the water of the pool, to which we were greeted by cheers and applause from our family. When my turn came I tried to catch the ball, but I wasn't very quick enough and landed with a thud onto the ground, hitting my head on the hard surface of the side of the pool. "OUCH!" I wailed, and started to cry. Luckily, Aunt F took me inside and wrapped bandages around my head. "There. I think this game is far too dangerous for you. Only big kids can play that game, not you." "Then what can I play instead?" I asked. "I know what you can play." said Aunt F.
Later, I was in the pool with my friends playing Catch with our beach ball. It was great fun, and Luke, Resus and Cleo promised never to be too rough on me again. When we had Christmas dinner of meat pie, roast ham, mash and gravy, vegetables and pavlova, I felt grateful that I had such a loving family to spend the holidays with in the best country ever - Australia. "Isn't it lovely?" I asked, "All of us gathered for a wonderful meal? I think this is my favourite part of Christmas. Don't you think?" I turned to my siblings and cousin.
"Even when your head gets bandaged up!" And we all laughed and laughed and laughed, until we were too weak to laugh anymore.
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