Diary of a Wimpy Kid by Jeff Kinney Read Free Book Online Page B

and the reason it was out there was because it was too big to wrap.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy talking to his father.]
    And when I walked down to the garage, there was a brand-new weight set.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy looking at his gift which was brand-new weight set.]
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    That thing must have cost a fortune. I didn't have the heart to tell Dad that I kind of lost interest in the whole weight-lifting thing when the wrestling unit ended last week. So I just said "thanks" instead.
    I think Dad was expecting me to drop down and start doing some reps or something, but I just excused myself and went back inside.
    At about 6:00, all the relatives cleared out.
    I was sitting on the couch watching Manny play with his toys, feeling pretty sorry for myself. Then Mom came up to me and said that she found a gift behind the piano with my name on it, and it said, "From Santa."
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy looking at his gift.]
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    The box was way too big for Twisted Wizard, but Mom pulled the same "big box" trick on me last year when she got me a memory card for my video game system.
    So I ripped open the package and pulled out my present. Only this wasn't Twisted Wizard, either. It was a giant red wool sweater.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy looking at the sweater.] The Caption reads: " Flash"
    At first I thought Mom was playing some kind of practical joke on me, because this sweater was the same kind we bought for our Giving Tree guy.
    But Mom seemed pretty confused, too. She said she DID buy me video game, and that she had no idea what the sweater was doing in my box.
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    And then I figured it out. I told Mom there must have been some kind of mix-up, and I got the Giving Tree guy's gift, and he got mine.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy holding the sweater.]
    Mom said she used the same kind of wrapping paper for both of our gifts, so she must've written the wrong names on the tags.
    But then Mom said that this was really a good thing, because the Giving Tree guy was probably really happy he got such a great gift.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a lady.] The Caption reads: " It's a Christmas miracle!"
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    I had to explain that you need a game system and a TV to play Twisted Wizard, so the game was totally useless to him.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy talking to his Mom.] The Caption reads: " oh."
    Even though my Christmas was not going that great, I'm sure it was going a whole lot worse for the Giving Tree guy.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a man sitting on a sofa.] The Caption reads: " Jerks."
    I kind of decided to throw in the towel for this Christmas, and I headed up to Rowley's house.
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    I forgot to get a gift for Rowley, so I just slapped a bow on the "L'il Cutie" book Rodrick gave me.
    And that seemed to do the trick.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy giving a gift to his friend.]
    Rowley's parents have a lot of money, so I can always count on them for a good gift.
    But Rowley said that this year he picked out my gift himself. Then he brought me outside to show me what it was.
    From the way Rowley was hyping his present, I thought he must have gotten me a big-screen TV or a motorcycle or something.
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    But once again, I let my hopes get too high.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy giving a big wheel to his friend.]
    Rowley got me a Big Wheel. I guess I would have thought this was a cool gift when I was in the third grade, but I have no idea what I'm supposed to do with one now.
    Rowley was so enthusiastic about it that I tried my best to act like I was happy anyway.
    [Image: A cartoon showing a boy saying thanks to his friend.] The Caption reads: " Gee, Thanks!"
    We went back inside, and Rowley showed me his Christmas loot.
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    He sure got a lot more stuff than I did. He even got Twisted Wizard, so at least I can play it when I come up to his house. That is, until Rowley's dad finds out how violent it is.
    And boy, you have never seen someone as happy as Rowley with his "L'il Cutie" book. His mom said it