stave 5

• as he reappears in his bedroom, scrooge is overcome with happiness as he realises he has been given a second chance at life
• he thanks the spirits and promises to live by their lessons
• opening his window, he asks a passing boy what day it is and finds out that it's christmas day
• he immediately pays the boy to buy a huge christmas turkey and deliver it to the cratchit's house
• scrooge throws on his best clothes and goes out into the streets, where he wishes a merry christmas to everyone he passes
• he sees one of the charity collectors who came to his office the day before and apologises for his rudeness, promising to donate a huge amount of money to make up for it
• he then heads to fred's house and asks if he can join the party
• fred is shocked to see scrooge but is overjoyed that he's come, and scrooge has a wonderful time
• the next day, scrooge gets to work early, while bob arrives 18 minutes late
• scrooge feigns disgust at bob's lateness, before announcing that he's giving bob a pay rise and will do everything he can to help the cratchit family
• scrooge is as good as his word and becomes like a second father to tiny tim, who doesn't die
• from that day on, he always remembers the lessons he learned from the three spirits and lives the rest of his life as a good man