A Teacher's Night Before Christmas

'Twas the nightbefore Christmaswhen at the North Pole,St. Nicholas was ready toperform his great role. His outfit was striking,all clean and well pressed,from the fur on his hatto the trim on his vest. Dasher and Dancerand the rest of the crewwere getting so restlessawaiting their cue. The bells on their reins justshimmered and glowed;their coats shone withluster, as they strainedat the load. "I think we're all ready,"a deep voice announced,then Santa jumped into the sleighwith a bounce. "The list, fetch the list,my cheery young elf,I need to count toys andmake sure of myself."Sue Carabine is the author of 'A Teacher's Night Before Christmas', published 2001 under ISBN 9781586851279 and ISBN 1586851276.