1. Colin felt sad because he couldn't afford a great Christmas gift for his parents and only had four dollars and seventeen cents saved.
2. His sister Whitney suggested he make them something, reminding him that when she was his age, she made their parents a poem for Christmas.
3. Colin initially doubted his ability to write a poem, believing it wouldn't help since he wasn't good at writing poems.
4. Whitney explained that homemade gifts are special because they make the recipients think of the person who made them.
5. Colin realized he could make something his parents would actually want, inspired by Whitney’s advice, and kicked a pebble across the parking lot as he thought.
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