An Early Christmas Story
One particular Christmas season a
long time ago, Santa
was getting ready for his annual
trip ... but there were problems
everywhere.
Four of his elves got sick, and the
trainee elves did
not produce the toys as fast as the
regular ones so 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
coffee and a shot of whiskey. When
he went to the cupboard, he
discovered that the elves had hid
the liquor and there was nothing
to drink.
In his frustration, he accidentally
dropped the coffee
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 it was made from.
Just then the doorbell rang and
Santa cussed on his way
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 just a lovely day? I have
a beautiful tree for you. Isn't
it just a lovely tree? Where would you
like me to stick it?"
Thus began the tradition of the
little angel on top of the Christmas tree.
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