[Rhodes22-list] Silent List

[Bob Weber]

> >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. >