Posted by DellaCa on 12/16/04 12:39am Msg #13774
A Little Humor
Christmas Stress; > 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 the toy 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. >
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