In fact it was only a small chicken

In fact it was only a small chicken ‘Here's Martha，mother！’cried the Metal halide lamp two young Cratchits happily．‘We're having a really big chicken for dinner， Martha！’In fact it was only a small chicken，but it seemed large to the excited children．

‘My dear，how late you are！’said Mrs Cratchit，kissing her daughter several times．

‘We were so busy yesterday，mother！’replied the girl．‘That's why we didn't finish until this morning！’

‘Well！Never mind，now that you're here．God bless you！ Sit down by the fire，my dear！’

‘No，no！Father's coming！’ried the two young Cratchits．‘Hide，Martha，hide！’

So Martha hid herself，and in came Bob in his thin coat and long white scarf，with his son Tiny Tim in his arms．Poor Tiny Tim！He had not walked since he was born，and although he could pull himself and his thin little legs along with the help of a wooden crutch，he was not strong enough to travel far alone．

‘Why， where's Martha？’Metal halide lamp cried Bob，looking round．