In a faraway distant land covered by sands of snow, a constant breeze of warm love and the aroma of happiness. Lush trees with wrafer leaves, sugar stick fruits and cotton candy flowers. Cute little birds singing the sweet song of love.
There was this gigantic building covered with wreath and tinkling bells. There was this atmosphere of excitement and activity inside. The door opened gently with a gigling creak.
A man as old as christmas, flowing white beard and a physique that could give even the most affluent inactive person a run for his money. His eyes were like blue sky with a twinkle. His ruddy red cheeks like roses in full blossom. He was wearing a red coat outlined with white. Time and again he thundered
"Ho...Ho..Ho...!!"
This man whom we all know as Santa Claus or more lovingly 'Santa' was busy packing his bag with toys and sweets and all the goodies that an earthly being could desire.
A few yards away stood his assistant, Elkis. His expression was the total opposite of his surroundings. Drooping lips, twitching eyebrows and a dismal face.
"What makes you worry so much? Is it your love for me?" Santa asked him, chuckling.
"No Sir, I m-m-mean yes sir. I do love you. Who does not. But i do not think wooden toys, cute rag dolls, shovels, sand buckets, trinklets would be what the children desire most nowadays." Elkis replied.
"You worry too much, my son. Trust me. This is going to work. Ho...Ho...Ho..." Santa replied with a grin.
He went on about his work decorating his sleigh. He whistled and out came a pack of reindeers with majestic horns galloping in glee. These princely creatures alligned themselves with the sleigh. Santa reined them, patting them lovingly and whispering in there ears. Then with one swift movement which betrayed his age and physique, he swung the huge bag of gifts into the sleigh. He then climbed into the sleigh.
"Don't be naughty while i am away, Elkis" Santa said waving his hands. Elkis waved back with a smile.
"Tuk...Tuk..."
The reindeers raised their ears and then gracefully started running, pulling the sleigh behind. It began to snow now. The flakes were like cotton of varying shapes and sizes.
As the sleigh dissapeared into the horizon, Elkis was left with a deep thought.
"Age has finally affected Santa's thinking. I should better prepare my resume." Elkis thought.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way...
The night was filled with this tune alongwith tinkling bells. Santa had arrived. He stopped at the first roof top. Took out a toy from the sack. Then he jumped into the chimney. Somehow he seemed to fit himself inside.
He proceeded stealthily to the room occupied by a child. He glanced at him lovingly. He then took out a grain from a pouch dangling from his belt and deposited on the eyes of the child.
"The Sand of Dreams. Such an innovative idea." Santa thought to himself with a grin.
He then placed the toy beside the bed of the child. He left the house as stealthily as he had arrived. This went on till every little child had a little toy beside them. Santa, sitting in his sleigh, stroked his beard with a smile. A smile of a job well done. He was chuckling to himself as to how happy the children would be when they wake up to find a cute little toy beside them. He was stiffling the tears of joy.
"Tuk...Tuk..."
The reindeers started off, taking their rider back to his home.
They next day.....
"Mom!! I asked santa for a Playstation but I got this strange round object tied with a string. What am i to do with it?"
"Its a yo-yo son. Its a very nice thing to play with. Let me teach you"
"I do not want to play with this. All my friends will be getting cool things."
In another house...
"Mama!! What is this?" A child asked clutching a building block set.
"This is a building block set. You need to use the appropriate blocks to build a structure. May be a nice little home or whatever you like" Mother replied with a nostalgic smile.
"I do not want to build anything. I need a X-Box. My friend's father had bought him one last year. It was so cool."
In another home...
"Ma... Look!! I got a doll. Its so soft and it does not break"
Her mother looked at her daughter, astonished. They could not afford a doll for their child. She said with a smile
"Yes dear. Indeed its a nice doll. Come, let me decorate it for you"
"Can you teach me?" the child said enthusiatically.
"Sure, sweetheart"
They both sat down and started decorating the doll. Both were laughng and gigling.
This was the situation in evry home. Some were unhappy with the presents, some were not.
Santa is sitting in his chair, warming his feet by the fireplace. Elkis was standing beside him with the same gloomy expression.
"I told you. Children are not going to like the kind of gifts you have given them this year. The happiness quotient is down to an all time low. If you look at this graph you will....."
"Ahhhhh.... You worry too much, my boy. Do you see this white hair? They haven't become so just like that. Wait and watch. Now let me sleep...."
Sipping on to a cup of hot chocolate, he strode off.
The next day....
Children have never been so dissapointed any christmas. Everywhere, little groups of children were huddled, talking excitedly about all the useless things they recieved this year.
There was this one group round the corner of a street involved animatedly in a discussion that would have given CEOs a complex. On the the other side of the road, a small boy was playing with his yo-yo. He had recievd this as a christmas present and his father had spent almost an entire day teaching him how to play.
The group's eyes fell on him and they looked on with amazement. The boy was throwing the yo-yo at awkward angles and everytime it was returning back to his hand. He was laughing and gigling, amazed at his own skill.
One boy from the group said "Hey, I got one of those as a present."
"Hey!!" He shouted to the small boy. "Excuse me, can you teach me how to play with this?"
"Surething" The boy replied back.
After sometime fiddling around, the boy had become quite adept with yo-yo and had started showing off to his friends, his newly aquired skills. Everyone were dumbstruck and were eager to show themselves off as well.
"Wow!! This is so cool. Can you teach me? Is it interesting?" Rest of the guys circled around the now blushing kid. He has made some new friends.
In another part of the town...
A bunch of girls were in a same kind of discussion.
"I asked for a Princess Barbie but instead got this rag doll. Can't even put makeup on this thing. Its so hideous" Every other girl were also having a sad face as their story was also similar.
"Hey!! Look at that girl over there. She's also having this rag doll, but... but... its so beautiful. I wish i had got that one"
"Hey you!! From where did you get this doll?"
"Santa gave this to me" She replied back clutching her doll.
"Its so beautifull."
"Yes, me and my mother decorated it with bits of clothes and small trinklets. Look!! you can do whatever you like, it won't break. YTou can even wash it if it gets dirty"
"Come to my home, I have some left over clothes. Can you show me how to decorate this doll?"
"Allright" The girl replied back smiling shyly.
So they all went and sat down to decorate their respective dolls. They had a fun afternoon and after an hour they wear wearing a smile of satisfaction. Each girl had a doll customised as they wanted and all were looking beautiful. They all thanked the girl.
"You can play with us if you want to"
"Thank you, I would love to" The girl replied with a laughter. She too made some new friends.
Little children running around playing with toys, making snow castles,snow man. There was an air of excitement and activity. It was filled with children's laughter. Everyone was happy.
Santa came up and stood behind Elkis. Placed his hand in Elkis's shoulder.
"A pretty sight out there. What say Elkis?"
There was this gigantic building covered with wreath and tinkling bells. There was this atmosphere of excitement and activity inside. The door opened gently with a gigling creak.
A man as old as christmas, flowing white beard and a physique that could give even the most affluent inactive person a run for his money. His eyes were like blue sky with a twinkle. His ruddy red cheeks like roses in full blossom. He was wearing a red coat outlined with white. Time and again he thundered
"Ho...Ho..Ho...!!"
This man whom we all know as Santa Claus or more lovingly 'Santa' was busy packing his bag with toys and sweets and all the goodies that an earthly being could desire.
A few yards away stood his assistant, Elkis. His expression was the total opposite of his surroundings. Drooping lips, twitching eyebrows and a dismal face.
"What makes you worry so much? Is it your love for me?" Santa asked him, chuckling.
"No Sir, I m-m-mean yes sir. I do love you. Who does not. But i do not think wooden toys, cute rag dolls, shovels, sand buckets, trinklets would be what the children desire most nowadays." Elkis replied.
"You worry too much, my son. Trust me. This is going to work. Ho...Ho...Ho..." Santa replied with a grin.
He went on about his work decorating his sleigh. He whistled and out came a pack of reindeers with majestic horns galloping in glee. These princely creatures alligned themselves with the sleigh. Santa reined them, patting them lovingly and whispering in there ears. Then with one swift movement which betrayed his age and physique, he swung the huge bag of gifts into the sleigh. He then climbed into the sleigh.
"Don't be naughty while i am away, Elkis" Santa said waving his hands. Elkis waved back with a smile.
"Tuk...Tuk..."
The reindeers raised their ears and then gracefully started running, pulling the sleigh behind. It began to snow now. The flakes were like cotton of varying shapes and sizes.
As the sleigh dissapeared into the horizon, Elkis was left with a deep thought.
"Age has finally affected Santa's thinking. I should better prepare my resume." Elkis thought.
Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells
Jingle all the way...
The night was filled with this tune alongwith tinkling bells. Santa had arrived. He stopped at the first roof top. Took out a toy from the sack. Then he jumped into the chimney. Somehow he seemed to fit himself inside.
He proceeded stealthily to the room occupied by a child. He glanced at him lovingly. He then took out a grain from a pouch dangling from his belt and deposited on the eyes of the child.
"The Sand of Dreams. Such an innovative idea." Santa thought to himself with a grin.
He then placed the toy beside the bed of the child. He left the house as stealthily as he had arrived. This went on till every little child had a little toy beside them. Santa, sitting in his sleigh, stroked his beard with a smile. A smile of a job well done. He was chuckling to himself as to how happy the children would be when they wake up to find a cute little toy beside them. He was stiffling the tears of joy.
"Tuk...Tuk..."
The reindeers started off, taking their rider back to his home.
They next day.....
"Mom!! I asked santa for a Playstation but I got this strange round object tied with a string. What am i to do with it?"
"Its a yo-yo son. Its a very nice thing to play with. Let me teach you"
"I do not want to play with this. All my friends will be getting cool things."
In another house...
"Mama!! What is this?" A child asked clutching a building block set.
"This is a building block set. You need to use the appropriate blocks to build a structure. May be a nice little home or whatever you like" Mother replied with a nostalgic smile.
"I do not want to build anything. I need a X-Box. My friend's father had bought him one last year. It was so cool."
In another home...
"Ma... Look!! I got a doll. Its so soft and it does not break"
Her mother looked at her daughter, astonished. They could not afford a doll for their child. She said with a smile
"Yes dear. Indeed its a nice doll. Come, let me decorate it for you"
"Can you teach me?" the child said enthusiatically.
"Sure, sweetheart"
They both sat down and started decorating the doll. Both were laughng and gigling.
This was the situation in evry home. Some were unhappy with the presents, some were not.
Santa is sitting in his chair, warming his feet by the fireplace. Elkis was standing beside him with the same gloomy expression.
"I told you. Children are not going to like the kind of gifts you have given them this year. The happiness quotient is down to an all time low. If you look at this graph you will....."
"Ahhhhh.... You worry too much, my boy. Do you see this white hair? They haven't become so just like that. Wait and watch. Now let me sleep...."
Sipping on to a cup of hot chocolate, he strode off.
The next day....
Children have never been so dissapointed any christmas. Everywhere, little groups of children were huddled, talking excitedly about all the useless things they recieved this year.
There was this one group round the corner of a street involved animatedly in a discussion that would have given CEOs a complex. On the the other side of the road, a small boy was playing with his yo-yo. He had recievd this as a christmas present and his father had spent almost an entire day teaching him how to play.
The group's eyes fell on him and they looked on with amazement. The boy was throwing the yo-yo at awkward angles and everytime it was returning back to his hand. He was laughing and gigling, amazed at his own skill.
One boy from the group said "Hey, I got one of those as a present."
"Hey!!" He shouted to the small boy. "Excuse me, can you teach me how to play with this?"
"Surething" The boy replied back.
After sometime fiddling around, the boy had become quite adept with yo-yo and had started showing off to his friends, his newly aquired skills. Everyone were dumbstruck and were eager to show themselves off as well.
"Wow!! This is so cool. Can you teach me? Is it interesting?" Rest of the guys circled around the now blushing kid. He has made some new friends.
In another part of the town...
A bunch of girls were in a same kind of discussion.
"I asked for a Princess Barbie but instead got this rag doll. Can't even put makeup on this thing. Its so hideous" Every other girl were also having a sad face as their story was also similar.
"Hey!! Look at that girl over there. She's also having this rag doll, but... but... its so beautiful. I wish i had got that one"
"Hey you!! From where did you get this doll?"
"Santa gave this to me" She replied back clutching her doll.
"Its so beautifull."
"Yes, me and my mother decorated it with bits of clothes and small trinklets. Look!! you can do whatever you like, it won't break. YTou can even wash it if it gets dirty"
"Come to my home, I have some left over clothes. Can you show me how to decorate this doll?"
"Allright" The girl replied back smiling shyly.
So they all went and sat down to decorate their respective dolls. They had a fun afternoon and after an hour they wear wearing a smile of satisfaction. Each girl had a doll customised as they wanted and all were looking beautiful. They all thanked the girl.
"You can play with us if you want to"
"Thank you, I would love to" The girl replied with a laughter. She too made some new friends.
Little children running around playing with toys, making snow castles,snow man. There was an air of excitement and activity. It was filled with children's laughter. Everyone was happy.
Santa came up and stood behind Elkis. Placed his hand in Elkis's shoulder.
"A pretty sight out there. What say Elkis?"
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