Is There a Santa Claus?

　Virginia was a little girl/who wanted to know about Santa Claus.// She sent a question to The Sun , an American newspaper,/in 1897.// It said:/

　Dear Editor,/
　　I am 8 years old.//
　　Some of my little friends say/there is no Santa Claus.//
　　Please tell me the truth;/is there a Santa Claus?// Virginia O’Hanlon
　In 1927,/the national broadcasting station in Finland/made an announcement.// They said/that Santa Claus lives with his gnomes in Lapland/in the north of the country.// His post office is in a village/which is on the Arctic Circle.// Thousands of letters are sent to Santa/from children all over the world.// He and the gnomes are busy writing replies/every day.//

　The editor of The Sun  wrote his answer/in the newspaper:/

　　Yes,/Virginia,/there is a Santa Claus.// You can’t say/that something you can’t see does not exist.// Santa Claus exists like love and devotion,/although you can’t see them.// In one thousand or even ten thousand years,/he will continue/to make the hearts of children happy.//

　What is your answer/to Virginia’s question?//