<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr"><strong style="font-family: Calibri, sans-serif; font-size: 11pt; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto;"><span style="font-size: 26pt; font-family: Arial, sans-serif;">Santa's Helpers</span></strong><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div><div>by M. Nora Boylan</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">The fairies and brownies on last Christmas-tide</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Decided to open their hearts very wide,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And spend extra time, throughout the whole year,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">In helping their grandfather - Santa Claus dear.</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">"Our fingers are nimble. We'll quickly make toys</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Enough to supply all the girls and the boys,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And Santa may watch us to see if it's right,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">So all will be ready before Christmas night."</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Then bravely they all went to work with a will,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And soon all was quiet in workshop and mill;</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For old Santa said, "Enough, and well done,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We've toys enough now to make all kinds of fun."</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">We thank you, old Santa, and your helpers, too,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">For all of the many kind things that you do;</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">And should you need more help in making your toys,</span><br style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; max-width: 677px; font-family: arial, sans-serif;"><span style="font-size: 16px; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; font-family: arial, sans-serif; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);">Just call on your small friends, the girls and the boys.</span></div><div><br></div>—————————————————<br><br><div dir="ltr"><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Seeya 'round town, Moscow, because . . .</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);"><br></span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">"Moscow Cares" (the most fun you can have with your pants on)</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">http://www.MoscowCares.net</span></div><div><br></div><div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Tom Hansen</span></div><div><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Moscow, Idaho</span></div></div><div><br></div><div>“A stranger is just a friend you haven’t met.”</div><div>- Roy E. Stolworthy</div><div></div></div></div></div></body></html>