{"id":1128,"date":"2010-12-26T17:13:49","date_gmt":"2010-12-27T00:13:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=1128"},"modified":"2022-02-15T09:10:19","modified_gmt":"2022-02-15T16:10:19","slug":"a-christmas-tale-part-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/marcusandshona.com\/?p=1128","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Tale, Part 2"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Help me, somebody! Please!! Ahhhh....!!!!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Ha! I'm getting away! I'm heading back to the tree! I'm moving so fast I'm blurry!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Presents or BUST!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Caught and pacified!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Folks, it's time to rethink my approach... something less brazen, and more clever...<\/p><\/div>\n

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So let me figure this out...<\/p><\/div>\n

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OK. Daddy left to shovel the snow, so HE's out of the way...<\/p><\/div>\n

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... but how do I get past those darn bears? They seem to have the power to show up anytime and anywhere!... Wait, I think I know the answer! It's almost too easy...<\/p><\/div>\n

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That's right. If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. Heh, Mom really slipped up when she bought me this outfit. (Where IS Mom all the time anyway?)<\/p><\/div>\n

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But I will need to get ONE of these bears on my side. This guy in red looks friendly. "Psst... Can you keep a secret? I'm not really a bear!"<\/p><\/div>\n

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"Sure, I'll cover for ya, kid. But don't let these other two guys sniff you out. They ain't as friendly as I am."<\/p><\/div>\n

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"Now, this sofa is where we hang out most of the time, Emrick. Try to look casual, and most importantly, smile like I do!"<\/p><\/div>\n

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"Heehee! Can do!"<\/p><\/div>\n

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Heh, I think I may actually be pretty good at this clever disguise stuff.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Uh oh. Daddy has come to talk to the bears about their present-guarding duties! I really need to blend in with these other bears! No worry... If E.T. can pull it off, so can I!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Avoiding eye contact... avoiding eye contaaaact.... and...<\/p><\/div>\n

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buwahahaha... He's about to leave, and he didn't suspect a thing!<\/p><\/div>\n

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But now I better get outta here before these other two bears figure me out. This is just too risky!<\/p><\/div>\n

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It's too late! They're onto me! Oh, why can't I smell like a bear?!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Maybe this Santa hat will throw them off. It makes my disguise more complete.<\/p><\/div>\n

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WAAAH! I don't think it's working!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Now I'm never going to get a sneak peek at my presents. This is going to be the most miserable Christmas I've ever had!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Oh great, now Daddy's coming back? Can this get any worse?!<\/p><\/div>\n

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Caught again. Can any of you help me? Pleeeeease?<\/p><\/div>\n

Stay tuned for the conclusion to A Christmas Tale<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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