Fourth grade students in Mr. Fahringer's classroom at North Hills Elementary School wrote stories about ... If I Could Give the World One Christmas Gift or If I Could Give the World One Gift. You can see what they had to say by clicking on ...

Fourth-graders in Mr. Jim Fahringer’s class at North Hills Elementary wrote these holiday stories on the topics, “If I Could Give the World One Christmas Gift” or “If I Could Give the World One Gift.”
 
If I Could Give the World A Present
By Cole Bailey
If I could give the world a present it would be a family for every lonely child in the world because children have nothing without a family. Children without family hunt for their own food. When homeless children have a family they would have someone to talk to. A kid without a family could cry a river of tears as fast as an elephant could spray it in because kids without family have to do without very much. They have to fend for themselves. Most homeless and lonely children die quickly. The children die from lack of food, clean water and warmth. If each lonely child had family the children would live longer and enjoy life more than usual.

If I Could Give the World One Christmas Gift
By Molly Bruner
If I could give the world a gift it will be to help the environment so we would have no pollution in the world.  I would ask everyone to go to a beach and clean up trash on the beach and in the water for the animals and us. I would ban plastic bags and put fabric bags in their place. I would do that so sea animals don’t think it is their prey and choke on the plastic bags like a person swallowing a sword. After all that is finished, I would go plant some trees and flowers to make the environment a better place to live and to keep the rivers clean for swimming, fishing and canoeing.  If we don’t throw trash on the beaches and oceans, they will stay clean for our animals and us to swim and build sandcastles on the beach. People should have battery powered cars in place of cars that run on gas so we can see the beautiful clean world.
I don’t know about you, but I would like to live on a clean earth.   

If I Could Give the World One Gift It Would Be ...
By Erin Cabry
Can you guess what I would give the earth if I could give it one gift? If you said a giant plant shop, you are correct. It would be as big as Mt. Everest! It would have elephant ear plants in it. That plant is as big as an elephant’s ear. It would also have the earth’s most rarest plants. I‘ll also raise vegetables and put vegetable oil in the gas tanks of cars.  I would put a whole bunch of plants and trees around the plant shop. The plant shop would be full of gigantic plants and trees like a rainforest. Many of our trees and plants are being chopped down and destroyed and my shop would help us replant all the trees that were chopped down. It would also help replace some of the rare plants that are endangered and almost extinct. I hope the earth likes the present that I would give it because it is a very valuable present that is needed by all the people of the world.

If I Could Give the World a Gift
By Lauryn Carrington
If you love the Earth, well, you better read this! If I could give the world a gift it would be water, air, and clean ground. Because this very minute someone is throwing garbage on the ground. The ground is just like a huge trash can. First, we will talk about the water. People just throw garbage into the water. Some factories that are near the water even dump polluted water into our oceans, bays, and rivers. Now we will talk about the air. People use a lot of cars and the smoke that comes out of the back of the car is polluting our air but that polluted air will disappear because of trees. But if people are cutting down trees and if there are no more trees, we would probably not be living right now. If trees were not here, the trees would not be breathing in the bad air and breathing out the good air. Well, if I could give the world a gift that is what I would do. If you love the Earth so much you should do something good for it too. I think that’s a nice gift to give to the Earth, but what do you think?

If I Could Hive the World One Gift It Would Be
By Timothy B. Completa
If you could give the world one Christmas gift, what would it be? Well, I would give the world peace. There would be no more wars and everybody would be friends. How would I do this you might ask. Well I will talk to all the presidents of the world and make them stop wars. Everyone would be friends. People could rest at night and not fear tomorrow.

My Gift to the World
By Daniel Escobar
If there was one gift that you could give to the world, what would it be? This is the one gift I would give to the world--a house for everyone.               
I would give the people of the world a house so they wouldn’t get wet in the rain and so they wouldn’t get cold in the winter season. Sometimes it is as cold as an iceberg or hot like a volcano. Well, I think everyone should have a house because there are people on the streets who move from one place to another and eventually they get sick and pass out because they get too hungry, cold or they have nothing to drink. So that is the one gift I would give to the world--a house.

If I Could Give the World One Christmas Present!
By Gavin Downey
If I could give the world one present it would be to lower the prices on things because some people are laid off or don’t have that much money or don’t want to wait for the sales to come up. So I would lower the prices for everybody so they wouldn’t have to wait to get more money or wait and wait and wait for the big sales. They really need those supplies immediately sometimes! If prices were lowered, they could get more things that they need and want! The first thing that will change is the TV and all the phone prices and the most expensive items. If this wish wouldn’t work for some reason, I would write a letter to the president! I would send it to the next president until they say yes. I will be strong and brave like Sarah in that book where she saves Thanksgiving! I would be that brave and not give up because my mom’s laid off and I don’t want her to spend all her money for us because she needs some for herself! She buys us expensive things all the time and we buy stuff that we don’t need! That’s why I am giving the whole world this gift this Christmas!   
 
If I Could Give the World One Gift This Christmas
By Kollinn George
If I could give the world one Christmas gift it would be world peace. I would give this gift so no one would lose their loved ones. Also, so no one would kill someone that they might be friends with in the future. The kids might lose their moms or dads. I would then stop the nuclear bombs. The earth would be a more peaceful place where everyone would be friends. Your friends would be as sweet as candy! Well, now you know what I would give the world! What would you give the world?

If I Could Give the World One Gift
By Hannah Grigg
If you could give the world one gift what would it be? Well, I would give the world no more pollution. When we are polluting, the earth gets as dirty as a dumpster. I would give the earth a pollution free environment because too many people are polluting it. We should stop polluting so we can have fresher air to breathe. If we cut down fewer trees each year we will have cleaner oxygen to breath. Everyone might live a little longer! That is why I would give the world no more pollution. So, don’t pollute!

If I Could Give the World One Gift It Would Be ...
By Ben Herbert
If I could give the world one thing, it would be music. In places like Africa, people aren’t allowed to listen to certain types of music so I would travel there and bring along a radio so they could listen to their own music. In places like China or Italy, they don’t know our kind of music. So again, I would bring my radio and introduce them to rock or pop. But there are some places in the world that don’t even KNOW music like Rotuma Island (Fiji) or Yap Island. So I would go there and introduce them to rock, rap, pop, country, punk, polka, and any type of music. Sometimes music can be important like when you’re tired, a lullaby can put you to sleep. When you’re bored you can play some music you can dance to, just like Michael Jackson. So that is the thing I would give the world.

What I Would Give the World
By Nolan High
“Wow I’m seeing a lot of cans!” There are more cans along the road than there are in a junkyard. Do you know what I would give the world if I could give one present this Christmas? I would give them a cleaner world. I would close down all the companies that pollute the world. I would make a law saying you cannot litter. The person that litters will be more miserable than the people in the great depression were. If people keep on polluting, then all of us will have a shorter life span. That is what I would give the world.

If I Could Give the World A  Gift
By Isaac Embry
If I could give the world a gift, it would be peace. I’d give the world peace because all the wars in the past would have never started. All the wars currently being fought would end. Men and women wouldn’t have to sacrifice their lives in wars. People all over the world wouldn’t have to wake up and think about if this was their last day to live. No bombs would be dropped in cities, states and countries like firecrackers. Troops could stay with their family and kids. So, if I could give the world a gift, it would be peace,   

The Gift I Will Give To The World
By Philip Johnson
You will never guess what I would give the world if I could. I’ll tell you anyway. It is a house for the homeless. It’s 200 miles long. The house is 28 stories high. I think all the homeless could fit inside. Since the homeless don’t have any money, I’ll let them in for free. There is a pool, cozy beds, free food, hot tub, and free clothes. The homeless will have a three hour class. They will go to school on certain days. Those days are Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. There would be a small T.V. in each room. They would have all the channels. The best channels are Nickelodeon for the boys and girls, Cartoon network for the boys, Disney Channel for the girls. The homeless would flood like a river to get in. I think the homeless will like this house.

If I Could Give the World One Christmas Gift
By Meghan Kent
If you could give the world one gift what would it be? As you think about that, allow me to tell you what mine would be. It would be no pollution, anywhere, in the universe!!!! The world has too much pollution and it is bad for the earth and it’s killing our earth. So, remember don’t pollute. Oh, and also don’t forget that is what I would give the world, No pollution as fast as a heartbeat if I could!! So, what would you give to the world? Just think.
So, have you thought of what you would give to the world? What would it be? Is it a good thing or bad thing? So, do you think no pollution is a good present or do you have another idea? If you have another idea what is it? So, just remember, if I could give the world one gift it would be no Pollution!

If I Could Give the World One Christmas Gift
By Elizabeth Koimene
If I were to give the world one Christmas present it would be peace. All around the world white and black people fight because they don’t have the same skin color. Because of that hatred, there’s a group of black people called Black Panthers and they are ready for war against the KKK. The KKK is a group of white people and they’re ready for war with the Black Panthers and I don’t want that in this world.
If they continue hating each other it will create something even bigger than fighting and I don’t know what it is, but I know it will be worse than a snake biting a human being. I just want the world to be at peace with no fighting, no hatred, and no killing. I just want peace. That would be the one Christmas present I would want to give the world because the world needs it.
 
I Hereby Say That ...
By Alec Leese
If I could give the world one Christmas gift I would give the world peace, like every president wants to do. They never do, but they say they will.  So I want to go beyond the extraordinary and do what I say. I’ve decided that the world needs peace. My gift would be to stop war altogether, not just one. Worldwide, we all will stop war, that is what teamwork is. What I really want to do is make the world work together. With world peace we would be a family like all animals. Their family is big and our family will grow as fast as a cheetah. So think about how the world would look, sound and smell with worldwide peace. I want the world to be a clean healthy place where we work together. World peace would help us do this. That is what the world will get from me this Christmas.  

If I Could Give the World One Christmas  Gift
By Joshua Metzger
If I could give the world one gift it would be to pick up trash and dispose of it properly and recycle it. I would clean out the creeks and streams. If I caught someone littering, I’d tell them not to litter, it is against the law and then shake them like a fish!       
If you recycle you will be a better person because you will not go to jail for littering. That is why you should recycle. It is your choice to clean up the world or live in a world that is like a dumpster.

The Best Present That I Could Give to the World
By Taylor Morgenegg
If I could give the world one Christmas gift this year it would be a faithful dog that could stand by their side no matter what they’re going through. Dogs can do many amazing things that we can’t do. One dog saved sixty people from an avalanche. There are over two hundred dog breeds from pure bred to pedigree pooches and even mixes. No dogs are exactly the same. They each look different and bark different. The basenji doesn’t even have a bark, but they can howl. Dogs have something special about them that when a person, who’s sick sees a dog, something about them just makes that person smile like the most wonderful thing just happened to them. That’s why I would give the world a dog this Christmas.

If I Could Give the World One Present
By Harini Narayan
If you could give the world one thing, what would it be? I would give the world an animal companion. People would never be bored, there would be no stray animals, and you’d have a buddy wherever you go. They’d be trained and they wouldn’t fight with other animals. You wouldn’t have to leave them outside, either. They’ll be able to have access to everything as much as humans do. When they come to you, they’ll be potty trained, unless you get an animal that’s too small to use the bathroom. They will only get dirty, if you don’t clean them. You won’t be able to trade, sell, or abandon these animal companions. Clothes you pick and buy would be put on him or her. You can have one to five animals per person. But the best thing is, your companion won’t die unless you do. You’d stick together like glue forever. What would be a gift that you’d give the world?

If I Could Give the World One Present
By Jonathan Nemtuda
Hey! Do you want to know what one present I’d give the world. I would give the world, better security. because I watch the news everyday, and there are all kinds of people being kidnapped. If the world had better security there wouldn’t be any kidnapping. There’s a lot of criminals loose in the world. Better security gives you less pollution from litter. I think we should have cops in every neighborhood. I bet if we did have a cop in every neighborhood, the world would be a safer place to live in. It would be as safe as the president. The last thing is, if you can make this all happen, please do. That is the one gift I’d give the world. If you had a choice what would you give the world?
 
What I Would Give the World As A Present
By Makeda Ramnath
If you could give the world any present, what would it be? I would get more people to fight for freedom so people really know why the statue of liberty is in New York Harbor. Way back then a Frenchmen built the statue of liberty to show that America was the land of the free and all who wanted to, could come here. Like when the Pilgrims came to America they could serve God however they wanted to and not have someone controlling them like slaves!! We’re going to fight as hard for freedom as a lion chasing his food down. What would you give the world? Well, now you know what I would give the world!!

If I Could Give the World
By Yazmine Velazquez
“Okay, so, if you, yes, you, could give the world one and only one gift, what would it be? Would it be no pollution? Or maybe give everybody a home? Well, I would give every kid a family. Yes, a family, as fun as an amusement park. A family to be with everyday, to tell them about your bad dreams at night and just to feel their love! I would give a family some sisters and brothers to play with when they are lonely, a mom and dad to have memories with, and maybe a pet to keep them company! You know, not everyone has a family. So don’t take them for granted and remember to love your family as much as they love you!”

If I Could Give the World One Christmas Gift
By Brandon Wivagg
If you could do something for the world, what would you do? Well, I don’t know what you would do, but I would invent a medicine and put it in the air so when factories work, no smoke comes out. Could you imagine the world with no smoke? Well, I could. You would smell flowers everyday and no bad gases. You would hear birds chirping. It would change the world. If you still don’t get it, think of your dirty hair, then you take a clean shower, right. If that medicine doesn’t work, you, that’s right you, can still help save the world. Here’s how ...  You can pick up litter. This next one is for grown ups, try to buy a factory and then tear it down. That’s hard to do, but do it. It’s so easy you could do it faster then a cat can climb a tree. So that’s what I would give the world this Christmas, what would you do?