The Christmas When The Button Came Off Santa's Coat

No - one knew what made Santa's button drop off ... perhaps the cotton thread it was tied on with wasn't long enough. But, after a morning being worn by Santa, the coat was worn, sure enough ! Perhaps the button wasn't fastened tightly - but Santa's pyjamas always fell down nightly ! (though, he never meant to appear unsightly). Where it rolled, is still untold, try and guess at the end as this story begins to unfold ...

You may have an idea from the following reindeer ... Fill in the gaps with the correct words - which rhyme, you should hear ... dropped ...... put on ..... fishing ...... shopped ..... stopped ..... ribbon ..... shirt ..... mistletoe ..... sold ..... washing line ..... glue

If the reindeer found a silver sixpence in Santa's hat - then you may have the idea, that it might have been __ __ __ __ , as Santa was told. If the reindeer was outside the grotto gate, off the button suddenly POPPED ! you may guess that it popped when Santa's sleigh __ __ __ __ __ __ . If the reindeer couldn't see exactly where it __ __ __ __ __ __ - but off everyone went : on the hunt of a matching one as they shopped. If the reindeer looked and saw Santa's coat was one button down - he tried to tie it with a __ __ __ __ __ __ , as he'd been shown. With nothing to __ __ __ __ __ - he really needed a button. If the reindeer saw something dropped on Santa's toe and hurt "Ouch !", he cried, when he looked down at his __ __ __ __ __ - another was gone ! A bit of __ __ __ __ __ __ __ was all Santa was wishing ... not to spend all the holidays looking for a button that had gone missing ! Underneath the __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ , he'd heard there was some luck to be had whilst kissing ... he really did try hard to wish (but he got a swish dismissing !). Next, Santa tried __ __ __ __ - but it was so sticky, that he stuck to it, too ! His coat still flapped open - wide, so h trid to keep it together with a __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ __ that he spied on a sleigh ride.

© Jacqueline Richards 2008

Answers : sold ; stopped ; dropped ; ribbon ; put on ; shirt ; fishing ; mistletoe ; glue ; washing line