Instantly from the dark holes all round, there was a frenzied rush of Jews.

It was unusually quiet in the emergency room on December 25．I was a nurse____that day, sighing about having to work on Christmas．Just then five bodies showed up at my____，a pale woman and four small children．

“Are you all____？ ” I asked doubtfully．

“Yes．”the woman said____and lowered her head．

But when it came to the____of their problems，things got a little strange．Two of the chlidren had headaches,____weren’t accompanied by the normal symptoms of being ill．Two children had earaches，but only one could tell me which ear was____．The mother complained of a____but seemed to work to produce it．

“It may be a little while____a doctor sees you．” I explained．

“Take your time；it’s warm here．”She____．

Whne they were waiting，I checked the chart．They had no____—they were homeless．The waiting room was warm．I looked out at the____by the Christmas tree．The youngest one was saying____to her mother．The oldest one was looking at the Christmas tree．

I went back to the nurses’ station and____the homeless family in the waiting room．The nurses，complaining about the working Christmas，began to feel pity for a family just trying to get____on Christmas．The team went into action，as we do when there’s a____emergency, but this was a Christmas emergency．

We____a simple dinner for our Christmas guests in the hospital cafeteria．They needed____，so we collected from different departments candies and other things____that could be presents．

As the family walked to the door to leave，the four-year-old came running____, gave me a hug and whispered，” Thanks for being our angel today．”