Once upon a Christmas Eve, baby Jesus went missing.
“Mary is pining away,” the angels gossiped.
“I’m secretly incensed,” said one of the wise men.
“It was my golden opportunity,” another wise man said.
Joseph looked everywhere.
Mary prayed.
“I think this is the wrong tale,” said Eeyore.
“Moo,” said the cow.
“Baa,” said the sheep.
“Sugar cubes,” said the horse.
“I have that sinking feeling that he’s gone,” said Santa to the Nutcracker.
“I’d give my right arm to find him,” said the Nutcracker.
“I know where he is,” the Imp said.
Safe beneath the wings of the blue angels.
So they brought the child to Mary and Joseph, and lo, an orchid bloomed and hung above his head. And all the people, angels, and animals rejoiced, even the Imp.
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Have a wonderful Christmas.
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Happy New Year!
🙂 Very Merry Christmas to you and your family!
And a Happy New Year to you and yours!
Merry Christmas to you!
Thank you. Happy New Year!
Merry Christmas. Just for safety sake you may want to tie a string on him 🙂
Now he is safely packed away until next Christmas. We’ll have to wait and see what the Imp will do then.
A vast improvement on the original story! I particularly like the addition of Eeyore to the cast of characters. Happy Christmas.
Alas, he could not find his own tale.
Happy New Year!
Warmest wishes for Yule and the New Year! I’m glad the Family have such lovely kimonos to rest on. Thanks for all the comfort and joy you bring!
Happy New Year to you, RAB. You have brought much joy and laughter to me as well.
Merry Christmas, YS! Thanks for the smile!
So happy it ended well. Did you forget about the 3rd wise man who looked for him in the myrrhor but only found his reflection? Merry Christmas and Happy Blogging in 2013.
Very clever. Or perhaps he was looking for Christmas myrrh-th.
Happy New Year!
hello, ms. yearstricken… lovely set of christmas decor, funny narrative, too. btw, is that the grandchild, huh? happy yuletide season to you and your loved ones. hope the new year will bring you new cheers. warm regards… 🙂 ~ San
Thank you for reading and commenting. Happy New Year to you as well.
thanks. waving… 😉 🙂
The orchid above is a beautiful touch 🙂
It’s the second blooming this year, and I am thrilled. I think it adds a lot. 🙂