{"id":2343,"date":"2014-10-12T23:11:04","date_gmt":"2014-10-12T23:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/?p=2343"},"modified":"2014-10-12T23:11:04","modified_gmt":"2014-10-12T23:11:04","slug":"santas-beard-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blognoel.com\/en\/2343\/santas-beard-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Story: Santa's Beard"},"content":{"rendered":"

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-Eh P\u00e8re Christmas<\/a> ! s’\u00e9cria le chef des lutins en frappant doucement \u00e0 la fen\u00eatre de la chambre du vieux bonhomme. \u00ab\u00a0R\u00e9veillez-vous, nous sommes le 21 d\u00e9cembre, il faut commencer les pr\u00e9paratifs de No\u00ebl si on veut arriver \u00e0 temps pour le 24!<\/p>\n

-Already? Santa Claus replied, completely sleepy.<\/p>\n

-Yes! Get up if you want to be ready for the big tour. There are still lots of children's letters to open, lots of presents to wrap, then load your sleigh, polish your boots, prepare the reindeer and...
\n\u2013 Oh my! So many things to do, I'm coming, I'm coming.
\n\u2013 Come on, Santa Claus, come on, I've made you some hot chocolate.
\nSanta Claus quickly swallowed his chocolate, then opened the large wardrobe where he kept his holiday gear. His red coat was all crumpled and his black boots were covered in dust. Turning to one of the elves, he asked him to take care of giving his clothes a little more shape.<\/p>\n

For days and days, the elves and Santa Claus busied themselves in his workshop (located so high in the mountains that it looked like he was in the clouds). So, on December 24th, the gifts were ready and all that was left was to take out Santa's clothes. He put on his coat and boots, everything was perfect.<\/p>\n

Suddenly, one of the elves approached and whispered in his ear, "Santa, everything is perfect except that it seems to me that your beard is much too long."<\/p>\n

-Do you think so? Santa Claus replied, checking his appearance in his mirror.<\/p>\n

-Oui, insista le elf<\/a>. Si longue, que je me demande si vous ne risquez pas de vous accrocher dans les chemin\u00e9es!\u00a0Je pense qu\u2019il y a des mois que vous ne l\u2019avez taill\u00e9e, vous savez.<\/p>\n

A few minutes later, the elf returned with a pair of large scissors and asked Santa to sit down so he could gently trim his beard. They sat outside as millions of tiny snow-white hairs flew into the air in front of the amused elves.<\/p>\n

At that moment, a little boy was opening the curtains of his room when he saw a string of white particles fluttering through the air and then landing on the countryside. Amazed, he hurried to wake his brother and little sister, saying to them:<\/p>\n

\u201cCome see, it looks like it's snowing. They're probably trimming Santa's beard up there. Which means he's coming today with his presents. Hooray!\u201d<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

"Hey, Santa Claus!" cried the leader of the elves, knocking gently on the old man's bedroom window. "Wake up, it's December 21st, we have to start preparing for Christmas if we want to arrive in time for the 24th!" "Already?" replied Santa Claus, sleepily. "Why, yes! 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