little angel

> I thought you might need to know this bit of
> > information
> > 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.
> > So, 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.