How it all started
Merry Christmas
When four of Santa's elves got sick, and the trainee
elves did not
produce the toys as fast as the regular ones, Santa was beginning
to feel the
pressure of being behind schedule.
Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mom was coming to visit.
This stressed
Santa even more.
When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three
of them were
about to give birth and two had jumped the fence and were
out, heaven knows where. More stress.
Then when he began to load the sleigh one of the boards cracked,
and the toy bag fell to the ground and scattered the toys.
So, frustrated, Santa went into the house for a cup of apple
cider and
a shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered
that the elves had hidden the liquor, and there was nothing
to drink. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped
the cider pot, and it broke into hundreds of little pieces
all over the kitchen floor.
He went to get the broom and found that mice had eaten the
straw end
of the broom.
Just then the doorbell rang, and irritable Santa trudged
to the door.
He opened the door, and there was a little angel with a great
big Christmas tree.
The angel said, very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas,
Santa. Isn't it a lovely day?
I have a beautiful tree for you. Where would you like me to
stick it?"
And so began the tradition of the little angel on top of the
Christmas tree.
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