It was the day before Christmas and Santa’s workshop was very busy. Elves were running around, wrapping gifts and checking names. But suddenly, Santa noticed something terrible: one last present was missing. It was a special gift for a little girl who had waited for it all year.

    Outside, the snow was falling fast, and Santa did not have much time. He got into his sleigh and flew off to look for the lost present. As he crossed the sky, his reindeer left small black dots behind them in the snow.

        Far away, in a quiet winter forest, a boy named Max was walking home. The sun was setting behind the mountains and everything was calm. Max enjoyed the sound of the snow under his boots. When he reached his small wooden house, he saw something strange on the path—a bright, colorful box lying in the snow.

        He picked it up and read the tag: “To Ann, from Santa.” Max couldn’t believe it! How did That present get here?

        Inside the house, Max showed the gift to his mother. They sat on the bed together, surprised but happy. As The Boy unwrapped the gift, they saw a strange map on the bottom of the box. It showed mountains, trees and a red “X” far away.
    Max’s mother frowned. “Max… this is not just a present. It’s a message.”

        Max felt a mix of fear and excitement.
Should he follow the map? What will he find at the red “X”?
        His adventure was only beginning…

    MAX examined the box he found beside the house, marked “To Ann, from Santa ClausE”. His mother’s whisper echoed in his mind: “This isn’t just a gift. It’s a message”. 

     Inside, he found only a handmade map drawn on special paper, showing mountains and a red X. It was clear that this wasn’t Ann’s long-awaited present, but a message box Santa had left after losing the real gift during a storm.                               Determined, MAX decided to follow the map and find Ann’s missing LAST GIFT.

    The next morning, max packed his supplies and set off. The weather worsened as the map led him deep into the forest toward the steep and dangerous Dragon Teeth mountains. Snow thickened and the wind howled, but every time Hak slipped, he imagined Ann waiting for her special gift and kept going.

    As max neared the mountains, he noticed faint black dots scattered across the snow—the same traces he had seen before. Sleigh marks. A fierce storm had clearly struck here, causing Santa’s sleigh to lose control. The tracks converged toward a clear crash site.

    By noon, max reached the red X: a canyon wedged between two jagged rocks. Broken branches and torn red fabric revealed a serious accident. max began digging through the deep snow. His fingers eventually brushed against something wrapped in soft cloth. With renewed hope, he cleared the snow—and found it.

     Hidden beneath the red X lay Ann’s real gift, larger than the message box and wrapped in a thick protective cloth, tied with a gold-embroidered ribbon used only in Santa’s workshop. max’s heart raced with joy. He had found the LAST GIFT. The first part of his mission was complete. Now he had to return before the storm and bring it to Ann. The adventure wasn’t over yet.

    Now that max found the gift he had to find ann so she could recive her gift. the massive storm was close to starting. max walked back home and he showed his mother the gift he found. his mother told him that she knew a woman at work that had a daughter named ann.

    Finding out that information, max immediately went on his mission to find ann's house. his mother noted the address on a piece of paper. he headed in that direction, but soon he got lost in a snowy forest.