Secret Santa
Part 5: Christmas In Custody
| Sullivan
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“The day of Christmas Eve wore on, and evening came… But things were not going well for Santa Claus, or his little elves.” |
The elves are worried — it’s already 10pm. In two hours, Santa is supposed to take off on his sleigh and deliver the presents, but he’s stuck in a dungeon, and so are they.
| Fred
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Hey, I know what we should do! |
| Elves
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You do? Hey, what? What should we do? |
| Fred
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Well, we should escape from this dungeon, and rescue Santa Claus, and save Christmas! |
The elves groan. They need a real plan…
Meanwhile, in his cell, Santa shows Thig and Thog his disappearing coin trick.
| Thig
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Ho! You showed us that ten or twelve times! |
| Thog
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And it hasn’t worked yet. |
| Santa
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Why don’t you tell me what you’d like for Christmas? |
| Thog
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Gosh! Can I have anything? |
| Santa
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Almost anything. |
| Thig
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Hey, can I have a new club? Mine’s kinda wore out. |
| Santa
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No, no. You don’t ask for presents like that. You ask for something nice, like bicycles, or trucks. |
| Thog
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Ooh, will you really give me a toy truck? |
| Santa
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A toy truck? |
| Thog
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Yeah. |
| Santa
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I certainly would… |
Santa waves his hand — and with a twinkle, he has a toy truck for Thog.
| Thog
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Wow-ee! Aaaah! |
| Santa
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All right, what would you like? |
| (Thig whispers.) | |
| Thig
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Well… I’d like a little teddy bear that’s soft and cuddly… |
| Santa
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I think I could whip that up. |
| Thig
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Yeah? |
| Santa
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Sure… |
Santa pulls a teddy bear out of the air for Thig.
| Thig
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Hey, hey! Wait a minute! Where’d you get these things? |
| Santa
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By magic! |
| Thog
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Magic? |
| Thig
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You’re not magic. You can’t even do that disappearing coin trick! |
| Santa
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No, no, no. I’m really not a magician. But Christmas is magic! Tonight is Christmas Eve… and already, magic is beginning to work. |
Santa waves his hand, and the cell transforms. A wreath appears on the cave wall. A hole becomes a fiery hearth. There’s toys and candles everywhere. It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…
| Santa
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When there’s holly in the halls,And the wreath’s upon the wall,
When the night is filled with fallen snow… And the candles are set forth And the star shines in the north, Upon a quiet world below… Then you know it’s Christmas time, By the laughter everywhere… Then you know it’s Christmas time, By the magic in the air. When a tree is brought inside, With its branches spreading wide, Fresh from summer sun, and winter snow… When it shimmers silver bright With tiny stars of light, When it’s hung with bells and balls and bows… Then you know it’s Christmas time, By the laughter everywhere… Then you know it’s Christmas time, By the magic in the air. |
| Santa
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So now I think you understand. |
| Thig
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I’ll say. |
| Thog
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Hey, Santa… Why are you always giving stuff to people? |
| Santa
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Well, it’s hard to explain, but… giving makes a person feel very, very good. |
| Thig
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Hey, Thog… you want my teddy bear? |
| Thog
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Okay. You want my truck? |
| Thig
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Oh, sure… |
| Santa
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Then you know it’s Christmas time,By the laughter everywhere…
Then you know it’s Christmas time, By the magic in the air. |
| Thig
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Santa… we’ll let you out of the dungeon now. |
| Santa
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That would be nice, boys. |
| Cosmo
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Hi there, Mr Claus! |
| Santa
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Oh! Hello, Mr Scam. |
| Cosmo
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I see you’ve talked Thig and Thog into deserting us. |
| Thig
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We’re gonna help Santa deliver the presents! |
| Thog
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He’s just got to, cause Christmas is magic. |
| Cosmo
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I see. Well, let me show you some magic of my own. Ga-probble KRUMP! |
With a wave of his hand, Cosmo dissolves all the Christmas paraphernalia. Now they’re stuck in a bare cell again.
| Cosmo
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Now, Santa, old boy, here’s a Christmas present. This lock is for you, Santa! And it can only be opened with this key. Now, if you’ll excuse me, I’m gonna BURGLARIZE THE WORLD! |
| Thog
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But… |
| Cosmo
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Oh! Merry Christmas. Ho! Ho! Ho! |
| Santa
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Uhhh… Merry Christmas, Mr Scam. |
Meanwhile, Fred has cooked up a real plan. The elves have made themselves costumes, and are now disguised as rocks. To attract the guard’s attention, they scream, “The elves have escaped! The elves have escaped!”
The guard is horrified: The elves have escaped! He rushes off to search for them…
… and the elves quietly tiptoe out.
The guard walks by, without spotting the elves sneaking through the caverns.
| Fred
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Isn’t that great? That Frackle took us for granite! |
Fred sings, as the elves do a little softshoe.
| Fred
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The clock goes tock,The time has flown,
A flock of rocks Must act alone. Our plan is grand, Our goal must be To find St Nick And set him free. |
The elves slip away, in search of Santa…
by Danny Horn
