[at-l] OT -- A Christmas Story for people having a bad day....

[Carla & Dave Hicks]

When four of Santa's elves got sick, the trainee elves did not produce toys as 
fast as the regular ones, and Santa began to feel the pre-Christmas pressure.


Then Mrs. Claus told Santa that her Mother was coming to visit, which stressed 
Santa even more.



When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were about 
to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out, heaven knows 
where.  Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked, 
the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.  So, 
frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a shot of 
rum.



When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had drank all the cider 
and had hidden the liquor.  In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the 
cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of little pieces all over the kitchen 
floor.  He went to get the broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw 
off the end of the broom.



Just then the doorbell rang, and very irritated Santa marched to the door, 
yanked it open, and there stood a beautiful little angel with a great big 
Christmas tree.  The angel said very cheerfully, "Merry Christmas Santa. 
Isn't this 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.