Next up is Rudolph. Everyone thinks they know this story. But it was all hearsay. This is what really happened. (And I found I had to look up whether it was “hearsay” or “heresay”. Duh.)
And this concludes the nine-day exercise. I’m glad I completed it, but now I’m back to my weekly Monday posts. Whew, say you. My stats for December are skewed because of all this flurry of activity. Very nice! Thanks for reading all this triviality.
Sponsored by Blogdramedy, each story will be about one of Santa’s reindeer and must be exactly 243 words long. Many other bloggers are taking part. The list follows the story, if you would like to check out other stories and compare.
Rudolph.
Everyone knows the story of Rudolph, how the other reindeer used to laugh at him, call him names, not let him play any reindeer games. Don’t need to get into specifics here.
Rudolph went to a lot of pains to hide what he considered to be a serious birth defect, that big red schnozzeroo, glowing bright enough you’d need sleep goggles if you shared a stall with him.
Along comes Santa and here’s where the story gets dicey. The ice caps had started melting, the temperature of the ocean increased, and the fog rolled in. Santa couldn’t see the flask in front of his face with that fog.
Santa needed help. He needed Rudolph, who was hiding at least 75 watts behind a bad disguise.
Yo Rudy! Santa cried. Global warming is making my Christmas Eve a nightmare. Such fog as you’ve never seen! What say you help us out a little here? There’s something in it for you, if you do.
The rest is history. Rudolph guided Santa’s sleigh through the fog, with not one pileup, and now the other reindeer loved him. Yeah, sure. Easy to love a winner.
Rudolph’s salary was higher than all the other reindeer combined. He invested heavily in philanthropic ventures, including the YRCA, the RIAC, and the FUR Foundation in order to bring his income down to where he paid the same tax rate as his secretary and lived happily ever after in the top 1%.
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What an impressive and enjoyable series. Well done and funny in your unique way.
I am so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you.
Hurray and well done…a good ending 🙂
Thanks! Every reindeer has a story to tell. Interesting to see the different takes on this exercise.
Yay! Rudolph is a good guy. Congratulations! It was great to get to read your writings via BlogDramedy. Merry Christmas!
Rudolph was a pretty good guy. All nine are, they just have their little individual issues. Merry Christmas to you too and thanks for reading every day.
Love it…working in current politics, morals, and truth in advertising. It’s been a treat reading your take on this challenge. Thanks for hopping on the joy train!
It was a lot of fun, and rewarding to complete this exercise. Kind of challenging to have to come up with something every day. Now I’ll just catch up on all the others’ entries.
Well done! You made it through. You appear to be as resourceful as Rudolph. 🙂
Thanks, Carrie. Glad you hung around to read every day.
Well done… you’ve finished, it’s been great sharing the journey with you. 🙂
Thanks, yay, managed to think up stuff nine days in a row.
Really good! I’ve enjoyed your series a lot.
Thank you, and I’ve enjoyed yours as well.
“Easy to love a winner.” Great stuff! It’s been quite a ride and glad I got to share it with you.
Thank you, Amy. It’s my first BlogFestivus. Glad I completed it.
Wow, so many good things… Way to incorporate global warming!
Yeah, I thought about foggy night, and it just sort of evolved from there. Thanks!
Loved this series!! You did a great job – am not at all surprised by that, as I’ve always envied your sense of humor and your ability to verbalize it!! Too bad there are only 9 reindeer!
Au contraire (sp?) I am glad there are only nine reindeer. It was a stretch coming up with something every day. I wanted to make one a practical joker but couldn’t make it work. Thanks for reading, Sue!