Christmas on the North Pole
Santa woke up with a headache. The elves were working much too late last night. They were also making way too much noise. As much as Santa wanted to yell at them for his own predicament, he knew he couldn't. The elves had really come through for him this year and deserved to be rewarded. Santa's headache would wear itself out soon enough.
Everyone would have the afternoon off today. Mrs. Claus was preparing a wonderful meal for the whole workshop. Santa also had a special gift for each and every elf. This was going to be their Christmas. The workshop always worked overtime from Thanksgiving to Christmas. This year was no different except that there were more new toys that took longer to make. By the time Christmas actually came around, the elves were already on cleanup detail and were really too tired to enjoy the day. This year would be different!
Mrs. Claus was busy in the kitchen making pies and stuffing 10 turkeys for the feast. The elves were chattering excitedly while they worked. They knew Santa was up to something. They just didn't know what.
The morning dragged for most of the elves. It was a relief when Santa sounded the lunch bell and asked everyone to come back to the work room at 4 o'clock for dinner. "There are sandwiches for everyone. Feel free to take a nap or whatever you feel like until 4. Just don't be late."
The work room cleared out quickly. Santa and the reindeer set about putting the room in order for dinner. The tables were set in bright colors and decorations were hung around the room. The only stipulation Santa made in the decorations was that there could be no likenesses of himself in the workshop. Santa's personal favorite was Frosty the Snowman; it was the North Pole after all.
Once everything was perfect, Santa checked on Mrs. Claus in the kitchen. Everything was under control. Santa took two aspirin and went to take a nap himself. Rudolph was instructed to wake him up at 3:45. No sooner had Santa gotten to sleep that Rudolph's red nose was stuck in Santa's face and he was up again. He was a bit disoriented, but felt better for whatever nap he had.
The whole gang gathered in the workshop at 4 o'clock. Santa had a special sack of gifts which were carefully wrapped and labeled with the names of the elves. "I want to thank each and every one of you for making this year such a success. You've all worked very hard and I offer a mere token of my gratitude." He grabbed the first gift and started calling out the names of the elves to come collect their gifts.
Once the gifts were all passed out, Santa hesitated. "I had such a strange dream. You all have your gifts, but I want to add something extra, something I saw in my dream. I want you all to pick one item that you worked on this past year that you are most proud of and keep it for yourself."
The elves were ecstatic. They worked with these toys every day for years but knew that each and every one was important to some boy or girl somewhere in the world. They had never been invited to keep something they had made. It just wasn't done. Santa had given them the best gift he could possibly have given.
Once the elves had made their selections, they opened their carefully wrapped packages from Santa. Each gift was the same. Each box contained a paperweight that appeared to have snow inside. Each paperweight had Santa and his reindeer flying across the night sky on Christmas Eve. They all had their decoration in Santa's likeness. All was right on the North Pole.
Everyone would have the afternoon off today. Mrs. Claus was preparing a wonderful meal for the whole workshop. Santa also had a special gift for each and every elf. This was going to be their Christmas. The workshop always worked overtime from Thanksgiving to Christmas. This year was no different except that there were more new toys that took longer to make. By the time Christmas actually came around, the elves were already on cleanup detail and were really too tired to enjoy the day. This year would be different!
Mrs. Claus was busy in the kitchen making pies and stuffing 10 turkeys for the feast. The elves were chattering excitedly while they worked. They knew Santa was up to something. They just didn't know what.
The morning dragged for most of the elves. It was a relief when Santa sounded the lunch bell and asked everyone to come back to the work room at 4 o'clock for dinner. "There are sandwiches for everyone. Feel free to take a nap or whatever you feel like until 4. Just don't be late."
The work room cleared out quickly. Santa and the reindeer set about putting the room in order for dinner. The tables were set in bright colors and decorations were hung around the room. The only stipulation Santa made in the decorations was that there could be no likenesses of himself in the workshop. Santa's personal favorite was Frosty the Snowman; it was the North Pole after all.
Once everything was perfect, Santa checked on Mrs. Claus in the kitchen. Everything was under control. Santa took two aspirin and went to take a nap himself. Rudolph was instructed to wake him up at 3:45. No sooner had Santa gotten to sleep that Rudolph's red nose was stuck in Santa's face and he was up again. He was a bit disoriented, but felt better for whatever nap he had.
The whole gang gathered in the workshop at 4 o'clock. Santa had a special sack of gifts which were carefully wrapped and labeled with the names of the elves. "I want to thank each and every one of you for making this year such a success. You've all worked very hard and I offer a mere token of my gratitude." He grabbed the first gift and started calling out the names of the elves to come collect their gifts.
Once the gifts were all passed out, Santa hesitated. "I had such a strange dream. You all have your gifts, but I want to add something extra, something I saw in my dream. I want you all to pick one item that you worked on this past year that you are most proud of and keep it for yourself."
The elves were ecstatic. They worked with these toys every day for years but knew that each and every one was important to some boy or girl somewhere in the world. They had never been invited to keep something they had made. It just wasn't done. Santa had given them the best gift he could possibly have given.
Once the elves had made their selections, they opened their carefully wrapped packages from Santa. Each gift was the same. Each box contained a paperweight that appeared to have snow inside. Each paperweight had Santa and his reindeer flying across the night sky on Christmas Eve. They all had their decoration in Santa's likeness. All was right on the North Pole.
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