Sezvo mwaka wehoridhe paakasvika, guta rakaburitswa rezvikomo zvipfuyo zvakavharirwa nemufaro uye kutarisira. Migwagwa yakashongedzwa nemwenje inopenya, uye mhepo yechando yechando yakatakura kunhuhwirira kwemakumbo achangobva kubhurwa nemapini.
Mumwoyo yeguta, Mai Thompson Chipo Shop, chitoro chidiki chidiki nesuwo rekunyorera rakatsvuka, raive fanzz nebasa. NeKisimusi ichangopota pakona, Mai Thonyon yakanga yabatikana kugadzirira kwezororo regore regore.
Pakati pezvakawanda zveMhemberero zvinhu zvakashongedza masherufu echitoro chake pakanga paine zvipo zvipo zvipo, mumwe nemumwe akashongedza maumbirwo eSanta Claus, Snowmen, uye reindeer. Aya mafuro makuru, eusable aive akakwana nekuda kwekutakura zvipo zvezororo, zvikafu, kana kunyange gumbeze inotonhorera yePikicha yechando.
Mai Thompson vakatora kudada kukuru mukupa vakasarudzika sevashandi vake. Nekunyemwerera kwoushamwari, akakwazisa mushanyi wega wega kuchitoro chake, achida kuvabatsira kuti vawane zvipo zvakakwana zvevadiwa vavo.
Mumwe masikati, Sarah, amai vadiki vane vana vaviri vane simba mune tow, vakapinda muchitoro vachitsvaga zvipo zveKisimusi. Aine gleam muziso rake, akashandisa mitsara yemabhegi ezvipo ane mavara, achifungidzira kuti anouya kumhuri yake neshamwari.
"Ivava Vakakwana!" Sarah akadaidzira, achitora bhegi rakashongedzwa neJolly Snowman. "Uye tarisa saizi yenzvimbo iyoyo inosimbisa! Ini ndaigona kumuita mumwe nemumwe neshoko rinokosha revadiwa vangu."
Mai Thompson Noddeny muchibvumirano, maziso ake achipenya nekunakidzwa. "Chokwadi, mabhegi ezvipo aya anoverengeka," akadaro. "Ivo havangodaro vanongoshanda chete asiwo vanowedzera kubata kwemitambo nechido chekupa chero chipo."
Ndiina Mai Thompson Rubatsiro, Sarah akasarudza mabhegi ezvipo akasiyana, mumwe nemumwe akasarudzwa kunyatsosarudzwa kuti akwanise kukodzera hunhu hwemugamuchire uye kuravira. Kubva pamatambudziko ekutamba kune vana kusvika pakukwirira kwehunyanzvi hwevabereki vake, Sarah akaziva kuti aya mabhegi etsika aizoita kuti zvipo zvake zvinoregererwa zvechokwadi.
Sarah sezvavakasiya shopu, maoko ake akaremerwa nemabhegi akazadzwa nefuma yezororo, aisakwanisa kubatsira asi kunzwa pfungwa yekudziya nekutenda. Munyika Yakazadzwa neHustle uye Bustle, Mai Thom Thompson Chipo Shop yakanga iri Haven yemashiripiti, uko chinhu chimwe nechimwe chakasarudzwa nechirwere uye mutengi wega wega akarapwa semhuri.