Read the short story and fill in the gaps with the given words.

There was a ... of Christmas. But that year, Santa had fallen ill. He was worried about the children. They were waiting for their Christmas ... . Santa was lying on his ... when suddenly he heard some noise. His ... were carrying a long train of sleighs with little children. They came with many gifts for Santa. All of them had come because they knew Papa Santa was ill. There was a teddy bear, cookies, pies, socks, ... , books, and even a small Christmas ... .