Do you know this man? He wears red and white clothes. He has a long white beard. He carries a bag of toys. He travels by sleigh. And he only works one day a year!
This is Santa Claus of of course. He is a mythical character who delivers toys to children the night before Christmas. In the Christmas story that people tell in the United States Santa Claus lives at the North Pole. He and his elves make toys there. On Christmas Eve night be brings toys to children. He rides through the sky in a magic sleigh which is pulled by reindeer. He comes into houses through the chimney and puts presents under the Christmas tree. Santa Claus in Other Countries
But other countries have their own stories about Santa Claus. In the Netherlands, "Sinterklass" comes from Spain. According to the legend he rides over the rooftops on a magic horse and his helper, "Zwarte Piet." Zwarte Piet goes down the chimney and leaves presents. Children that have been bad don't get presents. Zwarte Piet puts them in a bag and takes them to Spain. The name Sana Claus comes from the Dutch name Sinterklass."Ded Moroz" is the Russian Santa Claus. His name means "Grandfather Frost." Ded Moroz delivers toys to children on New Year's Day. He always travels with a young girl who wears a blue robe and a crown that looks like a snow-flake. She is the Snow Maiden, his granddaughter and helper. Ded Moroz travels in a troika. A troika is a sleigh which is pulled by three horses.
Can you find all the relative clauses in the story?
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