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Santa has fallen ill. He is worried the children will not get gifts but a surprise awaits him.
Santa’s Christmas
By Lavina Tien
It was a beautiful December day,
with clear blue skies
and snow-covered
treetops.
Christmas was in the air!
But up in Santa’s lodge,
all was quiet.
The usual hustle and bustle
of preparing Christmas presents was gone,
for Santa
had fallen ill.
“Oh dear,
what will the children say when
they don’t receive presents this year?”
Santa wondered sadly,
as he lay on his bed.
Suddenly,
he heard a noise from outside.
He looked out of the window
and saw his four reindeer
standing patiently
as usual.
But they seemed quite out of breath,
as if they had just finished
a long trip.
And as
Santa took a closer look,
he could not believe
what he saw.
For behind the reindeer
was a long train of sleds,
carrying little children dressed
in all sorts of colors.
One by one,
they hopped out onto the snow
and headed towards
Santa’s lodge.
Soon came a knock on the door.
“Come in!” Santa called out,
for he was extremely curious.
In came a little girl,
hugging something
soft in her arms.
“I heard that you were sick,
Mr. Santa,” she began.
“So I’m giving you my teddy bear,
to keep you company.”
“Why,
thank you little Emma!”
said Santa,
for he knew every child
by name.
Then entered a young boy
with a red package in his arms.
“We knew that you were ill,
Papa Santa,” he said.
“So my family
knitted this quilt for you,
to keep you warm in the winter days.”
“Why,
what a wonderful thought Paul!”
beamed Santa,
patting him on the head.
And one by one
the children
came in through Santa’s door,
each with a special gift
to wish Santa well.
There were cookies, pies,
socks, mittens, books,
jigsaw puzzles,
and even
a small Christmas tree!
“Christmas delivered to my doorstep!”
exclaimed Santa.
“Come;
let us all share these
wonderful gifts.”
And he gathered the children around him
in a big circle.
“Santa, which present do you like best?”
Emma soon piped up.
“My dear little ones,”
Santa replied, smiling.
“It is the love and kindness
that each of you have
shown to me today
that is the best present of all.”
He looked
fondly at all the
eager faces
around him.
“This, my little ones,
is the true meaning
of Christmas.”
And with that,
Santa gave each of the children
a big,
warm holiday hug.
Translation : Sharanam Aznar
Narration : Ane Ugarte Jbarrolaburu
Illustrations : Emanuele Scanziani
Animation : Alexey Kubarchuck
Music & Art Direction : Holger Jetter
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