A little known Christmas story

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A little known Christmas story:

 

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 that her mother was coming to visit, and that stressed Santa even more.

 

He went to harness the reindeer and found that three of them were about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and gotten out, heaven knows where.

 

When he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked and the toy bag fell to the ground scattering the toys.

 

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 the elves had drunk all of the cider and hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he accidentally dropped the cider jug and it broke into hundreds of pieces all over the kitchen floor.

 

He went to get the broom but found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the broom.

 

Just then, the doorbell rang and an irritated Santa marched to the door and yanked it open. There stood a little angel with a great big Christmas tree. The angel said 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.

 

Not a lot of people know this story.