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by Alex Trebek 

By the time I was 12 years old, I knew that gifts marked “From Santa” actually came from a lot closer to home. So, each year, it became a challenge for my sister Barbara and me to find where they had hidden our presents. I am proud to say that I was better at discovering their hiding places.

One Christmas, we found two packages wrapped exactly the same, one for each of us. I unwrapped them very carefully, and we found that we were each going to get a watch. For some reason, though, the package with my name on it had a girl’s watch in it. Barbara wanted us to switch the packages, but I said, “No, it might be a trap,” so we re-wrapped each present and put them back.

On Christmas, when I opened my package, my Mom saw the watch and quickly grabbed it out of my hand and said that was for Barbara. So, we had no need to worry.

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