Ebenezer Scrooge was an old money lender in London. He was rich, but he was a very greedy, stingy and selfish man. He wasn’t friendly to people and he didn’t help anyone. His 1 friend and partner, Jacob Marley, died 2 years ago.
His clerk, Bob Cratchit had to work in a cold room because Scrooge didn’t want to spend money on coal 3 heat the room. At Christmas Scrooge’s nephew Fred came to invite 4 to Christmas dinner at his home and to wish a 'Merry Christmas', but Scrooge only answered angrily 'Bah, humbug'. 5 Christmas Eve, Scrooge was sitting alone in his cold living room at home. Suddenly the ghost of his dead partner, Jacob Marley appeared. He said to Scrooge, 'Change 6 life! You must become a better man. You must be kind to people, you must laugh with them. Three ghosts will visit you this night.' Scrooge was terribly afraid. Then he went to bed.