Mom and I had to go see Santa. As we were waiting in line to see him, I knew he would not be happy with me. As the line moved a little closer to him he was smiling and happy, and saying, “Ho. Ho. Ho.” I tried to leave the line but mom grabbed my hand and pulled me closer to her, that is when Santa noticed me and waved. But I put my head down so I could not see him. Now it was my turn, when Mrs. Claus took my hand to bring me up my mom was right behind us to make sure I saw him. I climbed onto his lap he asked me,” how are you doing and what would you like for Christmas”? I looked at his face to see a smile and a gentle look coming from his eyes. As I was about to tell him what happened my Mom with her arms crossed said,’ you tell Santa what you did and how you wrecked Christmas for the whole family’. He looked at her, then looked back at me and said,” What do you have to tell me my boy?”
I was about to tell Santa when mom yelled,” Well are you going to tell him or am I going to have to tell how you wrecked Christmas for everyone in the world,” Santa then said,” My boy, it’s not all that bad. We can fix it so tell me what has happened in your home.” I looked back at Mom and she was crying. Mrs. Claus went to my mom and started to talk to her. I put my head down for a few moments. Then looked back at Santa I then told him why I was there to see him.
“Santa, I opened all of the gifts under the Christmas tree, and Mom said I had to tell you and you were going to take all of our gifts back to the North Pole.” Santa just looked at me for a moment, then said,” My boy I want you to look at Mom and see what you have done to her. She is very sad, so what do you think we should do here to help your Mom feel better? “I looked back at Santa and said, “I’m sorry Santa, you should take all of my gifts and give them to other boys.” He sat back in his big chair and said,” Ok my boy, I want you to go and bring Mom over here and then we will work out a little plan to make everyone happy.”
Santa then said to us,” OK mom, you have a seat and my boy you stand here.” He told Mom what I said about taking my gifts and giving them to other boys. Then Santa said,” My boy, you know what you did was wrong, so on December 24th when I come to your home, I may or may not take your gifts, but I will or Mrs. Claus will be calling your Mom every day to check up on you to see how you are doing in helping around the house like keeping you room clean, brushing your teeth, doing your school work and helping your mom around the house and I want you and mom to re-wrap all the gifts together and on Christmas morning, if you have been a very good boy, I may bring you something and does that sound fair Mom?”
Mom said “yes.”
Santa then put his hand out to shake my hand, then said,” Merry Christmas my boy.” As we were walking away, I looked back to see him looking at us leaving his den and gave me a wink and a smile.
From Santa’s White Christmas
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