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As soon as Thanksgiving was over, I
convinced Mr. Smiley to let us decorate the office with Christmas
decorations. Randy the reindeer was in charge of the Christmas lights
while Ludwig the polar bear went to go look for a nice Christmas at a
nearby tree lot. I was busy taping snowflakes and ornament pictures
to the walls. Chef Rack-coon was already excited about cooking the
Christmas goodies.
“I've already planned out the
raspberry cheesecake, the nutmeg drink, and my famous Christmas
cookies!” he informed me.
Tina the tiger was already planning
out the Christmas party and she was very happy.
“We'll have those fake silver
dishes,” she stated, “The plates that look real but they're plastic.”
“OH and don't forget about the
Secret Santa!” squealed one reporter. “I just love the giving and
the receiving. It's such a mystery...so much suspense!”
The office was full of loud noises and excitement that it took Mr. Smiley about ten minutes to get us to notice that he was trying to talk.
The office was full of loud noises and excitement that it took Mr. Smiley about ten minutes to get us to notice that he was trying to talk.
“Guys! Hey, guys!” Mr. Smiley
yelled, over the noise.
He finally got out attention, by
flickering the lights.
“What's with all the noise?” he
asked.
“Oh you know, just getting into the
Christmas spirit,” I replied, with a smile. “I have a question
though, where are we going to put the Christmas tree? I think it
should go in the lobby or...”
“Are we going to have the party at
the office or somewhere else?” Tina interrupted.
“Is anyone going to help get me some
ingredients for the food!” Chef Rack-coon exclaimed.
Mr. Smiley suddenly found himself
bombarded with tons of questions.
“Hold on!” He yelled, “QUIET PLEASE!”
“Hold on!” He yelled, “QUIET PLEASE!”
Six minutes was what it took to get
our attention.
“Thank you,” Mr. Smiley continued,
“now first off...does anyone know Christmas is really supposed to
be about?”
The room got silent for a total of
five minutes, a new record.
“It's about the birth of Jesus,” one reporter suggested.
“It's about spending time with
family and getting gifts!”
“SANTA!”
Mr. Smiley looked out us with general
amusement.
“Christmas is generally about the
birth of Jesus Christ,” stated one hedgehog. “But in reality,
Jesus' birth was not in December, still many celebrate it just as a
holiday for family or receiving gifts. Others, celebrate it as Jesus'
birth when God's plan first came into action. Jesus' purpose was to
teach people the way to God and eventually had to die on the cross to
pay our debt of sin so that we would be free to join God in Heaven
instead of going to Hell for the price of our sin. Then of course,
Jesus rose from the dead and reunited with his disciples and many
others before finally returning home with God.”
“Thank you, Harry,” Mr. Smiley
stated. “That was very accurate. Now everyone, the party, the food,
the decorations, and everything is all fun and exciting but don't
forget that in the rush of Christmas, you might forget the reason we
celebrate it.”
No one had talked within that whole
hour. Finally everyone agreed with him, a small nod of the head or a
grunt in agreement.
“Now, did I hear something about
pie?” Mr. Smiley turned toward Chef Rack-coon with a smile.
Written by: Lizzy the Lizard
Photographer: Daniel P. Smithwater
Edited by: Christian
Ryan, Joy Hammond and Mr. Smiley
Weekly Cartoons
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