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> 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 her Mother was coming to visit, which
> stressed Santa even more.
>
> When he went to harness the reindeer, he found that three of them were
> about to give birth and two others had jumped the fence and were out,
> Heaven knows where.
>
> Then when he began to load the sleigh, one of the floorboards cracked,
> the toy bag fell to the ground and all the toys were scattered.
>
> Frustrated, Santa went in the house for a cup of apple cider and a
> shot of rum. When he went to the cupboard, he discovered the elves had
> drank all the cider and hidden the liquor. In his frustration, he
> accidentally dropped the cider jug, and it broke into hundreds of
> little glass pieces all over the kitchen floor. He went to get the
> broom and found the mice had eaten all the straw off the end of the
> broom.
>
> Just then the doorbell rang, and irritated Santa marched to the door,
> yanked it open, and there stood a little angel with a great big
> Christmas tree.
> The angel said very 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.
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