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a «) "IN '< 22 -- PORT PERRY STAR -- Wed. December 23, 198} Saint Nicholas gets ready for his special trip Saint Nick's Trip Getting Ready . It was early December when all of the elves were up in the North Pole making 1oys for many little children. There were two little special children that live away down in the South Pole that Old Saint Nick wanted to get to first on Christmas Eve. Alter all the toys were in wrapping paper, Saint Nick told the elves tu gel out the magic sleigh and start packing i with toys. When all this was done it was December 24th. During all this lime, sume of Nick's other helpers helped him get all plump tor Christmas. Finishing Touches When it was about six o'clock, they had all the reindeer in line except for ane. It was the lead deer. The elves were running around looking for a lead reindeer. Finally they found one: His name was Rudolph. He had a bright red nose to lead him through fog. They attached Rudolph to the front of the ine. In an instant StL. Nicholas was flying through he fog with Rudolph's shiny ed nose. great starabove a shepherds stable. St. Nick wanted to find out what was going on so he went down to the ground and walked into the stable. There he saw Mary, Joseph three wise men, some shepherds, and in a manger he saw a baby. It was baby Jesus. Quickly he ran outside and brought in some presents for baby Jesus and said good-bye. St. Nick gets to the South Pole By the time he got lo the South Pole, it was very late. He landed on his very special friends house and started coming down the chimney with the toys. When he was hall way down, the people in the house heard a roar that woke them all up. Saint Nick was stuck. He had forgotten that they had installed a Franklin fireplace. The children had an idea how to get Saini Nicholas out. They would climb up the chimney and pull him down. So they s:a:ed pulling him down and all of a sudden there was a "pop." Saint Nick was out. He could give them the toys and leave. That's exactly what he did. This story was wriiien by: ATA NASTIEST AY ARAL A TL IVAN ARR TRE IN SAIL A PT LL MAAR T SH of **» ab LH HA ARVN EN ARR ECE AI Bl (APNE A Ea AREAS AA -- ba 3 - & AN Lp ad THE CUSTOM OF SENDING CHRISTMAS CARDS origi- nated in England in 1843, where the first known Christmas card was designed by John Calcott Horsley. Today, Americans exchange more than three billion cards during the holiday sea- son. Pictured here is "Best Christmas Wishes," a European print (circa 1890). Courtesy of the Oakland, California Museum. The historic origins of the modern Christmas card Saint Nick Meets Baby Jesus When they were flying aver Bethlehem, they saw a Alec Cranmer Epsom P.S. AS \ 3) = - D3 AAA LARCH SERN eA---- A ES 38500 SWV.S Tew PMS ~ WE'RE BEAMING WITH HAPPINESS ON[SR eli PATRONAGE! LoL ap a VS SS WT "Merry Christmas" LUKE'S COUNTRY STORE Management & Staff wishes we're sending Ny Our wy will underwrite many happy hours of holiday fun. 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