A CHRISTMAS STORY

FOR PEOPLE HAVING A BAD DAY

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 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.

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 hidden the liquor.  In his frustration, he accidently dropped the cider jug, and

it broke into hundreds of little glass 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 irritated, Santa marched to the door, yanked it open,

and there stood a 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.......