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A real-life secret Santa

A village in the UK has a real-life secret Santa leaving presents for strangers in public places.

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The story

"We just thought someone had left it there, you know when somebody sits down and then forgets they've left their bag or something there. And I told my mum to have a look at it and we had a look and it said "A random act of kindness for Kegworth. I hope you enjoy – play it forward." So we opened it and it was a bunch of chocolates. It's just really nice for somebody to do that."

Lorrae Sunley - a resident of Kegworth, UK

Key words and phrases

delights
gives great pleasure

• Christmas delights young and old alike.
• Lin is a delight to work with. She's so happy and helpful.

dotted
spread across an area

• Gifts were left dotted all over the town.
• British town centres are dotted with pubs.

random
by chance; not according to a plan

• It's a lottery – the numbers are chosen at random.
• I saw a woman with a pineapple on her head earlier. How random.

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