Hi Dale,
thank you for sharing this moving story with us all. As I am preparing a
book on Christmas stories (real ones) I would like to have your permission
to use it as basic material to be re-written by a local writer.
All the best for the New Year!
Walter
----- Original Message -----
From: Dale Gillespie <bigtenordale@a...>
From: Dale Gillespie <bigtenordale@a...>
To: <vocalist-temporary@egroups.com>
To: <vocalist-temporary@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2000 6:10 AM
Subject: [vocalist-temporary] RE: There really is a Santa Claus!
> On Sun, 17 Dec 2000 10:29:14 sopran@a... wrote: There really is a
Santa Claus.
>
> Well I have a very personal "Real Santa Claus" story myself. It isn't as
good as yours, but every bit as meaningful to me, because it happened to me.
>
> I was once again this year a Shopping Mall Santa, having my picture taken
with the children (and adults) and asking the kids what they wanted Santa to
bring them for Christmas.
>
> A couple of weeks ago a woman came up to me after I had seen her little
girl and asked if I would do something for her. I said yes, what was it. She
told me that her little girl was getting a puppy for Christmas, but that
they couldn't wait til Christmas to give it to her, and if she came back
with the puppy, would I give it to her. I immediatly said yes. No one had
ever asked me to give anything to anyone as Santa before.
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> A couple of hours later I spotted the woman on the other side of the Santa
setup with a small animal carrier, making her way through the crowds. I
looked to my right and saw the little girl and her father in lineup again,
maybe 5 minutes away from seeing me. I saw the woman give the carrier to one
of my helpers and she stashed it to the other side of the display.
>
> Just before the little girl came back up with her father I turned my back
on them, my helper put the puppy in my arms and I turned back to that little
girl with the puppy and said, "I hear you want a puppy for Christmas".
>
> You should have seen the look on that little girls face. It was love at
first sight. Mom and Dad sat next to me on either side, the little girl on
one knee and the puppy on the other and we had some more pictures. I was in
tears for most of it and when they left I had to ask the photographer for a
minute while I composed myself so I could go on.
>
> That one little request is the most special thing I have ever been asked
to do. I know it doesn't seem like much, but I now know how Santa must feel
every Christmas Eve making his rounds around the world leaving a little
something here and there for the children of the world.
>
> No real Santa? Who says so. Not I. I too now feel that I am one of his
helpers.
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> bigtenordale@a...
> Phone: 604-945-6273
> Cell: 604-818-8427
> Coquitlam, BC
> Canada
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