Santa Claus arrives early and gifts a REFRIGERATOR to boy, 4, after the child wrote a letter saying he didn’t have one at home and he was forced to eat his yogurt fast so it wouldn’t spoil
- Santa Claus rung in Christmas Day early for a boy who asked for a refrigerator
- Ysrael Muniz of Rio de Janeiro sent a Christmas letter asking for a new home appliance because he did not have a place to store his yogurts
- The four-year-old also asked for a bicycle and a police cart in his letter, one of six million mailed out this holiday season by children in Brazil
- Father Christmas showed up at Muniz’s preschool on Tuesday with a new fridge for the young boy and toys for all of his classmates
Saint Nick came a week early for a group of preschoolers in Brazil, thanks to a Christmas letter penned by one of their four-year-old classmates.
Ysrael Muniz wrote a note to Santa Claus asking for a new bike or an electronic police car – typical for a child of his age.
But one part of his holiday wish that stuck out the most was the new refrigerator the Rio de Janeiro boy sought to have delivered from the North Pole by Santa and his reindeers on December 25.
His sealed Christmas letter made it to the local post office in the town of Niterói in time and its content immediately caught the attention of staffers, according to Brazilian outlet G1.
Ysrael Muniz (right) poses for a photo with Santa Claus after the Rio de Janeiro boy wrote a letter asking for a new or used refrigerator to store his ‘yogurt’ that he could not put away because he did not have a refrigerator a home
Santa Claus and his helpers arrive at Ysrael Muniz’s preschool to surprise him with a new refrigerator
The second youngest among four siblings, Muniz shared that he was forced to eat his yogurts quickly and could not save what was left over because the family fridge did not function properly.
‘Hello, Santa Claus. My name is Ysrael and I’m 4 years old. I live with my parents in a very simple house together with my four brothers, one of them is still a little baby,’ he wrote.
‘My mother takes care of me and my brothers while my father picks recyclables down the street [cardboard, bottle ] to sell and buy food for us. This Christmas I would like to get a police cart or a bike to play with my older brothers,’ Muniz added.
‘Mr. [Santa] can you give me a fridge, too? It doesn’t have to be new. It is to store my yogurts because when we get them, I have to have it on time so it will not spoil. If you can’t, no problem, the bike will make me very happy. Thank you.’
On Tuesday morning, Muniz and his friends got the surprise of holiday season when Father Christmas showed up at the school with a group of helpers towing the family’s new refrigerator and toys for everyone else.
He was also gifted a new soccer ball.
Muniz’s heartwarming letter was among 6 million mailed across the South American country and part of the 30th annual ‘Post Office’s Santa Claus’ gift drive for underprivileged children. The campaign ran from November 4 to December 6.
‘It was a great time of joy for the children and also for family members and teacher,’ the post office told Brazilian outlet UOL.
Santa Claus and Ysrael Muniz embrace during Tuesday’s meeting at the four-year-old’s school, where he received a new refrigerator for his home in Rio de JaneiroYsrael MunizYsrael Muniz
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Ysrael Muniz’s heartwarming Christmas letter read: ,Hello, Santa Claus. My name is Ysrael and I’m 4 years old. I live with my parents in a very simple house together with my four brothers, one of them is still a little baby. My mother takes care of me and my brothers while my father picks recyclables down the street [cardboard, bottle ] to sell and buy food for us. This Christmas I would like to get a police cart or a bike to play with my older brothers. Mr. [Santa] can you give me a fridge, too? It doesn’t have to be new. It is to store my yogurts because when we get them, I have to have it on time so it will not spoil. If you can’t, no problem, the bike will make me very happy. Thank you’