I’m participating in Susanna Leonard Hill’s Holiday Story Contest. The task – tell a holiday story in 250 words or less that contains a surprise. Here goes!
Christmas Chaos (243 words)
by Rose Cappelli
‘Twas the week before Christmas and jolly old St. Nick had a doozy of a cold. His head felt as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey. But, the kids were waiting to whisper their wishes, so off he went to lend his ear.
Johnny wanted…a pair of snakes? Suzy requested…some jelly? Nellie clasped her hands together and wished for….a boring cook? Finally there was Timmy who simply asked St. Nick to choose something from his vest. Really?
By Christmas Eve St. Nick was feeling better, so down the chimney he bounded with his pack…and two snakes, a bowl full of jelly (that shook when he laughed like his own big belly), and the chef from the TV show “What’s Cooking?” (now that’s boring!). He filled all the stockings, and when he got to Timmy’s he reached in his vest and pulled out…reindeer treats…a lump of coal…ah… some magic dust.
By morning the house was in chaos! The snakes had slithered into the jelly and were sliding across the floor where the cook was trying to catch forty winks and everyone was suddenly awake and Timmy was trying to get to the bottom of his stocking where luckily he found… the magic dust.
“OK everyone! No whispering! Shout your wishes as loud as you can when I throw the dust! Now!”
In a flash things were almost back to normal. There were skates instead of snakes, a jelly-belly dolly, and a story book complete with…recipes?
Imagine the Possibilities 
Ahh, very clever! You had me hooked. Love the ‘surprise!’
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This was great, hilarious. Good job. I guess Santa was so stuffed up he misunderstood.
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Excellent execution of theme. I appreciate your lyrical language and how much fun this was. Kids will love it.
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Ha! Very funny! Right now, I’m trying to keep my head from feeling like St. Nick’s! Good luck!
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Excellent job. And so funny. Thanks for entering. Loved it.
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That was a fun read! Good luck!
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Wonderful surprises. Poor Santa’s cold made for mayhem!
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Well done, Rose!
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Very funny, Rose. You had me at “as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey”!
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That made me giggle. Poor ole Santa. At least he tried. Thank goodness for magic dust!
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Well done. Good luck and happy holidays!
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Great humor here! This is a super fun read. Good luck!
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Tons of fun,, Rose! Love that Santa was so affected by his cold (or the medication he took to fend it off 🙂 ) that he misunderstood the wishes, and glad that Timmy had the presence of mind to sort it all out. Also love that Santa carries reindeer treats in his pocket – as he should! 🙂 Favorite line: “His head felt as stuffed as a Thanksgiving turkey.” Thanks for joining in the Holiday fun!!!
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