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MERRY CHRISTMAS
>
>
> A Christmas Story for people having a bad day.
>
> 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
a
> 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.
>
>
> A Christmas Story for people having a bad day.
>
> 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
a
> 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.