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37 lines
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*+*+*+ Santa's Best-Kept Secret +*+*+*
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Santa doesn't really want it that way, but Mrs. Santa is his best-kept secret.
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She's the one who makes things happen right up at the North Pole, and Santa
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knows it.
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One evening Santa and I were having a quiet conversation by the fireplace
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while Mrs. Santa bustled around fixing us some hot cider and buttered scones.
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(They were absolutely the very best I've ever tasted!) "She's my best-kept
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secret," Santa said softly. "What do you mean, Santa?" I asked.
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"She literally runs this place," Santa answered. "I'm great at designing
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and making toys, and I get a real kick out of delivering them around the
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world. But I'm a lousy organizer. If Mrs. Santa weren't helping me out,
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I'm afraid no much would get done." "What about the elves?" I asked.
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"Oh, they're horrible!" Santa said. "They like to help out and all, and
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I've never seen such hard workers anywhere else in the world -- but you have
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to really watch them t keep them on the Christmas schedule. And it's
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Mrs. Santa who's able to do that.
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"But she does so much more than that," he continued. "She takes care of us
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when we're sick. She makes us happy when we're blue. She keeps the whole
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place clean and livable. She even gives the elf hall a good cleaning after
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they wake up from their winter's naps.
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Then Mrs. Santa brought in our late-night snack. "I hear you're pretty
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importan`t around here," I said. "Sounds like the place would fall apart
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without you."
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Santa grinned broadly, and Mrs. Santa blushed. "You know it's true, Mama,"
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Santa said, and he pulle her down onto his lap. "In fact, she's so vital to
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my work that if there were no Mrs. Santa, I'm afraid there wouldn't be a
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Santa either. Well, I guess the secret is out now! There's only one reason
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why Santa Claus is famous. Because Mrs. Santa helped him get that way!"
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