Around this time each year I begin to get a little more animated as the days get shorter and that ‘most wonderful time of the year’ draws close. I see my green and red elf suit neatly folded from last year, and I know things are about to get busy. Top of my wishlist for this year was a new hat and shoes, and with privileged access to Santa, Christmas came early and I struck lucky. As a trainee elf, I’ve been working extra hard this year to get my Elf badge- I’m dreaming about one day being singled out for the Head Elf badge.
So here it is, unveiled for the very first time, a day in the life of a Christmas elf (to help shed some light on what us elf folk get up to, and to help the plight of elves the world over). An elf must take seriously the duty of keeping the Christmas countdown for all the neighbourhood.
This morning I was up early to catch the traders at Covent Garden Flower Market- it’s a busy time shifting trees and they need all the help they can get. While I was there, I picked up a tree to take back to the homestead. The miserable man-folk wouldn’t even give me an elf discount.
Back home I rode on my outsize reindeer.
It would seem the tree I picked is wider than it is tall. This could loose me points for getting my elf badge.
I stopped to rescue a little bird who had made its nest in the tree, and who was now somewhat surprised to be in our living room (10 Elf points).
Time was ticking on by, and I had Christmas orders to see to.
A celebratory hop skip and a jump as I reached Santa’s daily target of 10,000 Christmas present orders (50 elf points).
All this hard work makes an elf tired. Time to retire to my bed under the tree. Christmas is coming. 14 DAYS TO GO.
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