CBSE Class 8 English
Question 16 of 19
The Best Christmas Present in the World — Question 17
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Question Jim talks about an incident that had just happened at the front. What was it?
England and Germany were at war with each other. The British soldiers were waiting to shoot the German soldiers. But on Christmas, a strange development took place. The German soldiers came out of their hiding places and called out ‘Happy Christmas’. They were unarmed and they waved a white flag. The British soldiers led by captain Jim Macpherson agreed to celebrate the festival together.