Chapter 5  Written by The English Language Unit, Maktab Perguruan Batu Lintang, Kuching, Malaysia. (Lecturer - Angelia Lee) After an hour of playing dreidel, Annie said, "Would you like to meet some of my friends?" Sophie happily said, "Oh, yes!" She hoped Annie’s friends were like her. Soon, a group of children started to arrive. First to arrive was Louisa. Then, came Darren and his sister Julia. Finally, there was Leon and his cousin, Tingang, who was visiting from Sarawak. Sophie had never seen such a mixed group of people before – Darren and Julia are Chinese and Tingang is a Kelabit! "I belong to a racial group known as the Kelabits. Our home is in the hills in an area known as Bario. It’s in Sarawak." Sophie listened attentively as Leon helped Tingang explain that Sarawak is a state in Malaysia.
	Darren and Louisa still have family who live in Malaysia. They told Sophie about how Christmas was just one of the many festive holidays celebrated in Malaysia. She listened with amazement at how everyone, Christians and non-Christians visited their friends during Christmas in Malaysia. Annie said, "You see, you don’t have to worry about being different. My best friends and I are as different as can be." "Children, it’s stopped snowing. Why don’t you play outside?" Annie’s mum called out. Chapter 6   Back to Around the World Christmas Story - Back to Gigglepotz.com