A short story about Twinkle the Elf on a shelf

A short story about Twinkle the Elf on a shelf

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Episode Transcript

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Twinkle the Elf here to regale youwith more tales of my zany adventures as
an elf on the shelf. Whenwe last left off, I was just
describing some of the silly situations I'veawoken to find myself in at the homes
I visit during the Christmas season,And oh boy, do I have more

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stories to tell. The places I'veended up thanks to those playful families just
seem to get more and more outrageous. Now where to begin, Oh I
know. Let me tell you aboutthe time the Johnston family decided to get
really creative with hiding me. Iawoke one morning to find myself stuck to

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the ceiling. Can you imagine littleold me dangling up there like some odd
elf shaped ornament. Turns out,Young Timmy Johnston is quite the inventor.
He created a contraption with tape andstrings to hoist me up and make me
appear like I was floating against theceiling while the family ate breakfast. You

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should have seen their faces when theynoticed me swaying back and forth above their
heads. Mid bite milk went flyingout their noses from laughing at the sight
of me. And oh goodness,this other family I stayed with the mc
donald's had four rambunctious boys who werequite the pranksters. One morning I awoke

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completely wrapped from neck to toe inlayer upon layer of toilet paper like a
mummy. I looked like I belongedin an Egyptian pyramid, not a living
room Christmas display. I even hada bit of tissue where my mouth was
so I couldn't call for help.Luckily, Mother mc donald came along and

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freed me from my paper prison.We sure got a kick out of their
creative prank. Now some mornings Iawake to find myself in Christmas trees again
like I mentioned before, but thelengths families go to stuff me in the
branches just astounds me. One towerand fir tree I woke up in had

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branches so dense I could barely shimmymy way down. And another family had
a miniature Christmas tree no bigger thanthree little elf feet tall, which they
somehow wedged me into upside down withjust my legs sticking out. Talk about
a tight squeeze. But I gottaadmit it sure makes waking up a surprising

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adventure every day. And well,it wouldn't be the holidays without cookies,
now would it? Let me tellyou, being baked into goodies is another
favorite trick families play on this sillyelf. One morning, I found myself
half submerged into a giant gingerbread house, like I was stuck in a gnarly

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blizzard. Only my waving arms pokedout of the thick white icing that blanketed
that sweet little cottage. And ifgingerbread isn't festive enough, another family decorated
their tree with big frosted sugar cookiesin different holiday shapes. Yet amongst the

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sparkly trees and jolly santas was littleold me, frosted completely white in the
shape of an elf. My Ilook so silly camouflaged into that merry cookie
scene, though I can't complain itis delicious being one with a cookie.
As I rifle through my memories,why there are simply too many creatively cookie

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scenarios to name them all. Let'ssee. I've woken up dangling out of
fireplaces like I was a piece ofsooty garland. I've been posed riding on
remote control cars, primed for amore race around the Christmas tree, even
found myself stuffed in a turkey onThanksgiving as the family hid me days early

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for the holiday season, and somehowthe Edwards family rigged a pulley system to
make me appear as if I wereflying around their two story foyer. My
I must have looked like a redand green rocket soaring through the air.
Truly inventive bunch, those Edwards.No shelf, nor flower pot nor stocking

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is off limits to where I mightwake up after a long winter's nap.
And the laughing, smiling faces Iget to observe while families hunt for me
each morning makes all the high jinkscompletely worth it, even if I end
up assembled as part of their nativityscene. Who ever heard of an elf
standing in for Baby Jesus at Christmas? What a silly scene that was.

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But anytime I can bring extra cheersand bellying, shaking laughter to the households
I visit brings me so much joyto all my fellow scouting elves out there.
If you find yourself in precarious yetgut bustingly amusing spots after your long
snoozes, have no fear. Thefamilies who welcome us mean no harm with

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their mischievous elf hiding antics. Justembrace the hysterical adventure that comes with being
Santa's cleverest little helpers. It maybe a bumpy sleigh ride, but seeing
children beam with bliss this time ofyear makes it all worth while until tomorrow,
friends, Twinkle the Elf signing offfor now, as I hear the

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children stirring. Who knows where I'llawake next on this merry mission, Wishing
you cookies and reindeer tracks, Elfgiggling,