How Adler Stole Kringlemas, part 4 (Patreon)
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But the sound wasn’t sad!
Why, this sound sounded merry!
It couldn’t be so!
But it WAS merry! Very!
Adler stared down at Yarksberg! It boggled his eyes!
Then he shook! What he saw was a shocking surprise!
Every Yew-man in Yarksberg, the tall and the small,
Was singing! Without any presents at all!
He HADN’T stopped Kringlemas from coming!
IT CAME!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!
And Adler, his elf feet ice-cold in the snow,
Stood puzzling and puzzling: “How could it be so?
“It came without trinkets! It came without greed!
“It came without baubles all wrapped up in tweed!”
And he puzzled, and puzzled, till his puzzler was sore.
Then Adler thought something he hadn’t before!
“Maybe Kringlemas,” he thought, “doesn’t come from a store.
“Maybe… to some… it means just a bit more...”
And what happened then…? Well… A few like to say
That Adler’s small brain grew three neurons that day.
And once his thick head wasn't quite so devoid,
He shot down the mountain like an asteroid.
And he brought back the gifts! And the food for the feast!
And he… … HE HIMSELF…!
Adler carved the roast beast!
He gave thanks to Fuma and said, "All is ham.
"Would you mind passing the applesauce, ma'am?"
While… Lost in the throng, Adler paid them no mind.
But had he looked closer, he surely would find
Familiar faces there, watching him rhyme,
And ready to pounce at the opportune time.
They had followed him far from his audience room,
Ready to catch him and claim Kringle's boon!
A shiny new whistle was their promised mark,
And for this they all sat and planned plots in the dark!
Their scheme now relied on Miss Kathy-Slou Drew,
Who distracted Adler while he sipped on drugged stew.
When his face hit his plate and he let out a snore,
The conspirators knew they had made their big score!
They stuffed him inside an un-pook-able sack,
And carried him off on the strongest one's back.
The moral of our story is simple and single:
No matter the temptation, don't mess with the Kringle.
Have a Very Merry Christmas to all you and yours,
And don’t worry about Adler.
You’ll see him again, once he’s finished his chores!