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Milk, Cookies, and Krampus: A Christmas Horror Story of Folklore, Family… and a Very Bad Dog

Milk, Cookies, and Krampus: A Christmas Horror Story of Folklore, Family… and a Very Bad Dog
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On this Weekly Spooky Christmas horror special, we’re heading back to Strickfield, Ohio for a night of folklore, family traditions, and a Krampus visit that feels a little too real. When Daisy May Donnerly, Carnelian Mirren, and the ever-hungry Ol’ McDonald settle in on Christmas Eve, all they’re supposed to do is leave milk and cookies for Santa—because on this farm, that’s not just a cute ritual, it’s a rule. Break the tradition, and the “bad version” of Santa might just come calling.

This Christmas horror story blends old-world folklore with cozy country charm and truly chilling consequences. As a sudden blizzard slams the farm and a sleigh appears in the sky, the girls realize too late that the reindeer are skeletal, the driver isn’t jolly, and they’ve accidentally invited Krampus into their home. From ripped-off doors to undead reindeer and a bottomless sack for naughty children, this night of holiday terror pushes Daisy and Carnelian to outrun something you can’t escape: broken traditions and disbelief.

Pull on a sweater, pour some cocoa, and press play for Milk, Cookies, and Krampus, a Christmas Eve horror story that asks a simple question: What if forgetting Santa’s snack meant Krampus came instead?

Milk, Cookies, and Krampus — by Rob Fields.

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Snow hammers the old Ohio farmhouse. The milk and cookies

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sit waiting by the fire, and a little brown terrier

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has just licked the plate clean. Outside, the wind changes,

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hooves rattle on the roof, far too light for reindeer

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and too loud for anything human. As the fire dies,

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maybe you will too. How did you get in here?

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Ho?

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Ho?

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What's that you want to be scared to? Come with me?

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it's Christmas Eve on a lonely farm way out where

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the fields turn into white, empty dark. The house is warm,

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the tree is glowing, and there's a plate of cookies

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and milk waiting by the fireplace. Because that's one tradition,

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you never skip, not here, not in this family. But

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what if you did? What if a naughty little dog

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knocked over the tray and the milk and cookies meant

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for Santa Claus disappeared before midnight? What if every story

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you heard about Crampus, the shadow of Saint Nicholas, the

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thing that comes for unbelievers, wasn't just an old wives

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tale but a true and honest warning. Tonight we're lighting

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a Christmas fire and asking what really comes down the

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chimney when you forget to be good for goodness sake?

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And is there any hope of escape when the shadow

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of Santa Claus is coming to your town? Milk Cookies

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and Crampus by Rob Fields. Hello everybody. Bill Bayer back

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here with you again, at least I'm pretty sure we've

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met before. How about I tell you one more memoir

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centered around Christmas. For the record, I wasn't there when

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this one took place. I'm only recounting it from when

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Daisy May Donnery and Carnelian Miron told their story to

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the rest of us on Christmas Day. For the sake

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of being able to share this memoir with all of you,

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I'll try not to take too many liberties in the

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name of storytelling. This takes place after our little run

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in with Isley Tinker and his Christmas Carnival. Not to

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mention meeting the Dark Mother herself. Some people seem to

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know her as Hell Weaver. Since you're here to experience

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this story now, then you know we all made it out.

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The Dark Mother herself saved Christmas for a thousand souls,

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including those of our group. On account of a technicality

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regarding an arrangement she and Tinker had made, our group

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would end up repeating Christmas Eve. As a result, we

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went to the Christmas Bazaar in Gunter Square Park the

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same as we did the first day, it was Daisy May, Donnerly, Carnelian, Mirn,

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Jasper Jinks, Truck Tucker, and me. Unlike our first go around,

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we wouldn't see that flyer about the Christmas Carnival and

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end up going to and being trapped in it. Catastrophe averted.

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We finished our day at Daisy May's farm, where her

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mom and dad shared cookies and spiced hot shod chocolate

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with us. After a while the rest of us left,

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leaving Daisy May and Carnelian. It's from there that I'll

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tell you the story the way I recall it being

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told to me. But first we'll have to introduce another

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character into the story, in that of Daisy May's little

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brown terrier named Old mc donald. For the record, he

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really wasn't a bad dog. He was always friendly to

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anyone who met him. From what I'd seen, he had

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the same fire and gusto as Daisy May herself. And

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you know Rose, her mother was the one who instilled

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her own fire into her little girl, so it was

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likely she did the same to Old mc donald. For

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a little dog, he sure had the appetite of a

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dog at least three times his size. It seemed like

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he had a bottomless pit, especially where people food was concerned.

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The family kept Old McDonald's diet under control. Once in

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a while he would get a reward of said people food.

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That little dog was so happy he devoured what he

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was given earlier on when the rest of us were there.

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Old McDonald would come and hang out with me, Always

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with me. I didn't know if he thought hanging around

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me might score him some table scraps. He sure had

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a hanker in for the Christmas cookies Rose made. I

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don't know how she makes her food so unbelievably delicious.

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I think maybe Rose's culinary skills were the reason why

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Carnelian liked being on the farm so much. At least

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they couldn't hurt anyway. Old McDonald was trying to get

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some of those cookies. He'd bark out of desperation when

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no one would give him any. Rose would then chase

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him off, but he'd always sneak back. Old McDonald came

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into the kitchen where Daisy May and Carnelian were doing

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the dishes together. Daisy May was washing and Carnelian was

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drying and putting them on the counter. Rose said she

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would put them away when they were finished. Oh, I

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see you there, Old McDonald, Rose said in her Southern

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accent as she picked him up. The dog growled at

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being held by the matriarch of the Donnerly farm. He

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would never have bitten her, though he was merely being playful.

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Rose cradled him in her arms and started scratching his belly.

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Old McDonald loved all the attention Rose gave him, even

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though he was supposed to be Daisy May's dog. Daisy

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May herself would tell you he was much more Rose's

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pup than hers. Straight Daisy May's dad came in and

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gave the dog some petting before he talked to his wife.

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After a time, she sent him to the living room.

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Then she went to Daisy May and Carnelian. Done finished

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the dishes, did you? She asked the girls. We sure did.

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Carnelian assured her, I just finished drying the last one.

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Daisy May raised her finger as she stood on the

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stool in front of the dual sinks. Hold it, Carney

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missed one. Found it while drain in the washwater, She

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squeaked in her southern mousey voice. She pulled a fork

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out of the sink and cleaned it up. Carnelian took

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the fork and dried it off. Okay, now we're done,

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Rose chuckled, Carneie Mirron, you definitely belong here on the farm.

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As much work as you do here, you sure put

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in your time this mornin'. She loves your home cookin'.

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Ma Daisy May cracked. Carnelian blushed a little. She looked

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ready to snap at Daisy May. Instead, she just sighed

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and told Rose she's not wrong. Rose ruffled her hair

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a little. You're learning and earning your keep here. I

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know you're living here on your folks dime, but but

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you definitely earn your plates at the table. Rose liked

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having Carnelian around and was glad to see how much

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she and Daisy May had bonded as friends since that

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Halloween night. We done here, Ma, Daisy May said, coming

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down off the stool. Yeah, you kids can go on

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up to the barn. Rose answered, oh wait, now hold up,

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Daisy May and Carnelian stopped and turned back to Rose. Yama,

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Daisy May chirped. Rose quickly picked up one of the

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clean plates. She moved over to where the rest of

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the Christmas. Cookies we had enjoyed earlier were put away.

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She placed some cookies on the plate and set it down.

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Then she got a glass and poured some creamy buttermilk

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into it from the refrigerator. She put it down next

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to the cookies. You girls, take these into the living

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room and put them by the fireplace. Rose instructed, Daisy,

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may you get the little table set up. Why are

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we doing this, Carnelian asked.

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Daisy.

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May answered for her mom. Because we gotta leave milk

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and cookies out for the big guy tonight, you know, Christmas,

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even everything. Carnelian gave them a weird look. You're serious,

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Rose was quick to point at Carnelian. One thing you're

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gonna learn around here, Carne, is there's traditions you just

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never break in our family. The biggest one is you

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always leave milk and cookies for Santa Claus. Carnelian composed herself, Okay,

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i'll bite what happens if you don't leave milk and

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cookies out for her father Christmas? You get coal in

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your stocking or something. Rose glared at Carnelian, I'm gonna

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excuse your starkiness on account of it being your first

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Christmas here as part of this family. She pointed sharply

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at her. If you don't leave milk and cookies out

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for Santa Claus on Christmas Eve tonight, then you're asking

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for all kinds of bad things to happen. And if

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you get coal in your stocking, you'd be darn lucky.

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I mean it now, don't you dare be tempting fate.

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Carnelian turned to look at Daisy May, and she could

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tell she wasn't quite believing Rose herself. Just the same,

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the girls obeyed Rose and took the plate and glass

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into the living room. Daisy May set up the little

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table near the fireplace straight came and knelt down in

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front of the fire, putting another log into it. Looks

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like Ma's got you girls taking care of Sanna. Huh.

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Carnelian looked at him. Do you believe in Santa? For

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that matter? Do you believe in doing this? Always? The

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laid back and patient man that he was, he stood up.

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You've been here long enough to know how headstrong my

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better half can be.

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Carney.

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If there's one thing my paw said to me back

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when he met her, it was that she knows things.

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She's got traditions and customs passed down to her by

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her own family. I definitely learned the hard way that

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you listen when your better half tells you about traditions,

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especially when you're both born and raised in Strickfield, Ohio. Here,

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Carnelian wouldn't back down. But why leave milk and cookies

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here for Santa? Come on, straight, I'm old enough to

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know there's no such thing as Santa. Claus straight smirked

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and shook his head slowly. Yeah, you and Daisy May

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are both two of a kind. You are, he sighed. Normally,

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you ain't supposed to be up and waiting for Santa

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to come. But I got a mind to just let

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you girls stay right in here tonight and see for yourselves.

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He pointed at both of them. You girls best mind

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your maul when she tells you to do something, especially

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where old wives tales are concerned. He pointed to the kitchen. Now,

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MA ain't kidding none about them milk and cookies. No, sir,

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you don't leave them out for Santa. You're gonna be

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asking for a whole heap of trouble. Carnelian was riled up. Now,

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but what kind of trouble? Come on? Will you level

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with us here? Straight got real serious. Well, i'd done

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herd from Jerome Fisher back when we lived in Pendleton

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that his family actually had a meeting with the bad

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version of Santa himself. Are you trying to say that

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old Coot met up with Crampis for not leaving milk

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and cookies for Sanna? Daisy May asked, in disbelief. Straight shrugged.

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I ain't saying whether he did or not. I wasn't there,

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mind you. I also heard about Crampis from George Belcher

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and his better half. Turns out their boys didn't believe

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and didn't bother leaving milk and cookies out for Sanna.

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Crampis darn near made off with them, two rascals. He

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pointed to the kitchen. I heard Mau telling you in

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there about tempting fate. You just don't do it, plain

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and simple. Daisy May and Carnelian both looked at each other,

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still not believing what the elders had done. Hold them still,

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they set up the milk and cookies as they were

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told to do. What none of them had seen. However,

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was old McDonald looking in I think in his little

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doggy mind he was hatching a plan on how to

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get those cookies. Then Carnelian clapped her hands together. You

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know what, Straight, I think I would like to sit

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down here tonight and see if Santa does come for

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the milk and cookies. Straight, nod at once. You go

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right on ahead, Carney. I think the log I put

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on the fire will be done by the time him

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and those eight tiny reindeer come parking up on our roof.

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You staying here at the house with carneye? Daisy May? Sure, Paul,

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why not? Daisy May, replied Carnelie and pointed at her.

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Darned straight, you are. I want to have a witness

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to back me up when we don't see anything. She

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looked at Straight, except for the milk and cookies still

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being here in the morning. Straight chuckled. You still got

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a lot to learn, Carney. Anyway, you girls have at it.

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It's getting late, so I'm gonna turn in for a

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long winter's nap. Good night, girls. Straight moved to the

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stairway and slowly ascended it. About twenty minutes later, Rose

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came and said good night to the girls. Then she

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pointed sharply at both of them. I better not find

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out you two ate them cookies and drank up the milk.

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Folks around here'll be wondering what became of both of you.

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When she saw Carnelian's doubtful look, she especially pointed at her,

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you just not believe in what I say. You'll learn

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soon enough. You just wait and see if you don't.

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From there, Rose made her way upstairs. Daisy May and

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Carnelian were alone in the living room. It's eleven o'clock.

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Carnelian observed, what should we do to kill time while

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we're waiting for She made air quotes santy Claus. Daisy

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May picked up the TV remote. Why don't we find

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us a Christmas movie? Sure, Country Mouse put one on.

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Carnelian agreed. Ironically enough, the girls ended up watching Crampus.

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Before long, they were both yawning. Soon they were settling

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back on the couch. Little did they realize that old

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McDonald was preparing to make his move. It seemed like

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the girls had only nodded off for a second before

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they heard the loud noise that suddenly jolted them awake

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and gave them their second wins. What the heck, Daisy

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May uttered, look country mouse, Carnelian shrieked, pointing to the floor.

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The girls both saw Old McDonald scarfing down the cookies.

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He had succeeded in knocking to the floor. The girls

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saw Old McDonald scarfing down the cookies. After finishing the

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last cookie, he moved to the fallen glass of milk

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and started lapping it up. Daisy May pointed down at him. Oh,

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you was in big trouble now you darn mutt. You

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get you any bitdy, But over here now I got him,

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car Cornelian told her, as she had her hands seemingly

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coiled around him. But the wily little dog yapped a

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couple of times and suddenly sprinted out of Carnelian's hands.

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He scurried to the edge of the room, turned around,

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and yapped again. Daisy May was easily the fastest girl

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I knew, next to Ariel Miron. She was fast enough

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to help the Strickfield Junior High football team when the

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state championship last fall. Yet she could never catch Old

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mc donald when he would run away hughest wait till

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I get hold of you, Daisy May told him, ain't

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nowhere you can get away with all the doors and

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windows locked up tight. Carnelian helped Daisy May chase Old

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mc donald. At one point, the girls had him surrounded

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in the kitchen. The little dog sat and panted as

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he looked from one girl to the other. Again, the

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girls underestimated Old mc donald As they were about to

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grab him. He quickly scurried away. When we get our

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hands on you, Old mc donald, you're going in the

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cage for the night, Daisy May promised. The dog yapped

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a couple of times, as if he was telling them

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they were more than welcome to try. The girls went

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after him again. He never once fled upstairs or even

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tried going down into the basement. As far as the

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dog was concerned, those girls were playing with him. Of course,

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Old mc donald was always down to play. When the

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clock sounded the hour of midnight, the girls couldn't believe

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they had been chasing Old mc donald for nearly an hour.

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Carnelian groaned, you might as well just bribe him with

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some food, Daisy May, there's no way we can catch him.

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You know, if I didn't know any better, i'd swear

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your mom was putting coffee in his water dish. Daisy

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May also groaned, Okay, okay, I'll get some doggy yum yums.

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She pointed at Old McDonald. Then you're itty bitty butts

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going in the cage. But as Daisy May was turning

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to go into the kitchen, the girls heard a loud

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racket outside. They both looked at each other before they

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made their way to the front door. When Daisy May

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opened it, they could see the wintry weather through the

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screen door. It wasn't this bad earlier when we went

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to the Christmas bazaar. Carnelian said, well, it's looking like

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a winter twisty done come through Strickfield and dumped a

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bunch of snow down on our heads. Carney, Daisy May muttered, guessing,

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I'm gonna have to add a few extra laws to

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my stove in the barn before I lay down for

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the night. How long has it been snowing like this,

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Carnelian asked, And how come we didn't see it? You'd

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have thought one of your parents would have said something

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about it, right. The girls both looked at each other

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and knew something wasn't right about the sudden blizzard conditions

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they were seeing. I think maybe you'd better just stay

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in the house tonight, Carnelian advised. Before Daisy May could reply,

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she suddenly gasped and pointed outside. Daisy May herself didn't scream,

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but her eyes were wide open. In the distance, they

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could see something big flying towards the barn. Is it

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really Santa Carnelian wondered out loud. We did see ghosts

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on Halloween, Daisy May recalled, and we were just at

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a ghostly carnival. We're even repeating Christmas Eve entirely, so

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maybe we should be the kind of folks to take

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this seriously. Wow, we're really going to meet Santa Claus,

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Carnelian said, with fascination. My parents will never believe me

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when I write my next letter to them. But as

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the sleigh drew closer and closer, the girl's feelings of

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amazement and wonder turned to those of horror. They saw

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the eight tiny reindeer weren't so much tiny as skinny

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skeleton thin sh The eight reindeer pulled the sleigh were

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making eerie sounds. Then they saw the driver, wearing his

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dark red coat and fur cap. His eyes glowed red

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and he gave off a sneer that made both of

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the girls gulp together shut the door. Carneie Daisy May shrieked,

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Oh God. Carnelian groaned as she slammed the door and

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put her back up against it. Daisy May quickly locked

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the door and fastened the dead bolt. Carnelian sprang from

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the front door and ran to the back one. Daisy

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May caught on and was right lock it up, good

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and tight, Carnie.

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Daisy May cried.

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As Carnelian was securing the back door, she pointed to

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the basement the side entrance go. Daisy May opened the

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basement door and jumped off the top step, landing at

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the midpoint. To her comfort, the door was already locked tight.

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She quickly raced back upstairs to meet Carnelian went back

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into the living room. The fire's almost out, Daisy May choked,

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I'll put another log on it. Carnelian cried and raced

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to get more. She brought the log to the dying

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fire and was about to place it on. Suddenly something

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dropped and crashed loudly right in front of her. The

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girls screamed when they saw who was coming out of

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the fireplace. Before them no milk and cookies for Santa

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Claus on Christmas Eve, the figure chuckled, such naughty little girls. Indeed,

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he produced an abundantly large sack that matched his coat.

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You girls are coming home with me this Christmas.

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The girls screamed as they turned and ran.

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And just where will you girls go to? Didn't you

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hear mister straight Donnerly when he told you about me?

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You can't possibly escape from Crumpus.

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The polar opposite of Santa Claus, took his time as

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he pursued the girls. When they reached the back door,

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Carnelian quickly undid the dead bolt and locked the handle.

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Soon they were both running out into the storm. It's

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so cold, Carnelian groaned. Gee you think so, Daisy May

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muttered sarcastically. I'd have thought it was the middle of summer. Personally,

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Oh shut up, Carnelian muttered. The girls reached the barn

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and went inside. The two main doors were locked tight.

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They were thankful the side door was easily accessible. Daisy

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May locked it behind them. As they were about to

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go upstairs to Daisy May's room. The main doors were

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ripped away and cast aside.

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All come Now, did you really think your barn would

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grant you shelter from Crumpus?

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He sneered at them as they looked on terrified.

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You girls chose not to believe. You didn't leave milk

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and cookies for Centa. You could have easily avoided your

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fate had you just respected your elders.

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We did leave milk and cookies out for Santa Daisy

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May protested, Yeah, the dog eat the cookies and drank

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most of the milk. Cornelian added, cramps pointed right at them.

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But the fact of the matter is that there were

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no milk and no cookies when the clock told midnight

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to begin Christmas. Blaming a little dog is no excuse. Besides,

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you girls didn't believe in the existence of santi claws.

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But you shall have more than enough time to reflect

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on your sins when you're spending each and every Christmas

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in my lair.

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Crampus held open his sack, now it inside. The girls

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turned and went through the side door again. They made

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it back into the house and secured the door once more.

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Carnelian saw Crampus's face in the window and screamed, knock, knock.

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The monster teased the girls turned away just as Crampis

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reduced the back door to splinters and entered the house again.

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Daisy May quickly opened the refrigerator and started throwing food

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at Crampus. After she threw a turkey leg at his head,

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Crampus caught it and took a huge bite.

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Mmmm, he cary smoked to perfection.

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He threw the rest of it out to his undead reindeer,

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who gobbled it up.

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But this changes nothing.

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The girls ran off again. They stopped when they saw

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old McDonald standing right there. Daisy May quickly snatched up

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the little dog. You got us in deep deep doggy

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do do you darn mutt?

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She growled.

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The dog just yapped like he always did. When they

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ran to the stairway. Carnelian quickly turned and yelled up, help,

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wake up. You were both right, the dog eat the cookies,

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and now Crampus is here in the house.

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Help.

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Unfortunately for them, it would take more than just Carnelian

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yelling at the top of her lungs to get Daisy

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May's parents to wake up and come to their aid.

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When they saw Crampis was almost on them, they moved

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away from the stairs and through a few hallways. When

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they reached the basement, Daisy May called out to Carnelia

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open the door. Carnelian tried to stop, but slid on

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her socks and fell on her rear on the shiny

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wooden floor. She quickly got back up and got the

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basement door open. We can't hide down there, Daisy May.

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We ain't hiding down there, Daisy May snapped. Now quit

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being yella, and come on. You're just as scared as me,

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country mouse. Carnelian fired back, and I am so scared.

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The girls ran down the basement. Just as they reached

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the bottom step, they heard the door being ripped away

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at its hinges.

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You can run, but you'll never escape, crumpus.

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He called behind them.

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I'm just like Santa Claus in the fact that I

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see everything.

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The girls reached the other stairway that led to the outside.

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All they would have to do is climb up and

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push open the metal doors. These aren't locked, right, Carnelian asked. Nope,

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shouldn't be. Daisy May replied, but you're gonna have to

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open them since I'm holding old McDonald here. The dog

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yapped a couple of times at hearing his name Oh, yeah,

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you might. I should just give you to crampis, Daisy

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May threatened, After all, if you ate all the cookies,

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Ma told us to leave for Santa Claus. Carnelian suddenly

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glanced over her shoulder at Daisy May. That's it, country mouse.

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Your mom's got to have more cookies lying around somewhere. Hey,

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you're right, Daisy May shrieked, good thinking, Carney, there's probably

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somewhere in the kitchen. Carnelian quickly got one of the

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metal doors open. The girls climbed out of the basement

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and moved through the blizzard. As they turned the corner

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to get to the kitchen, both doors flew off the

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basement entrance. The strong winds easily carried them off in

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different directions. The girls kept moving until they were able

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to get back into the house through the back doorway.

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Now they were back in the kitchen. Unfortunately, they didn't

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have any door to keep in between them and cramp them,

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since the monster had destroyed it earlier. Daisy May put

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old McDonald on the table and helped Carnelian look through

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the cupboards. Oh where are they? Where are they? Carnelian groan,

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How hard can it be to find Christmas cookies. You

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was in here with Ma, Daisy May reminded her. I

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was in the living room with Paul.

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Remember.

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Carnelian raised her eyes to the ceiling and screamed out

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in both frustration and terror. Uh uh, Carney, ain't no

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time to be yellow, Daisy May, yell. Now think where'd

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you see mastash them cookies. Carnelian shook her head and

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groaned in fright. Daisy May quickly grabbed her shoulders and shook.

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We ain't got time. I told you. Crampus will be

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back in this house in a smidge. Now, think, Carney, think.

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Carnelian saw old McDonald barking on the table and just

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like that, I remember. Now I'll get the cookies, country mouse.

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She pointed to the open refrigerator. You get some more buttermilk.

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Daisy May did as Carnelian said and grabbed the pitcher.

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She moved back into the living room to pick up

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the glass. Soon she had it full again and back

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on the little table. Carnelian returned with the tupperware container.

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Daisy May picked up the plate and put it back

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on the tray. Carnelian opened the container and placed a

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couple of Christmas cookies on the plate. Old McDonald was

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on the floor, looking to knock the tray over again.

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This time, however, Carnelian dropped what was left of the

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Christmas cookies and snatched him up. No you don't, you

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little rascal. The girls turned around and saw Crampis staring

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down at them. Old McDonald just looked all happy and

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yapped at Crampis. Carnelian pointed to the tray. There, we

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made it right. We've got milk and cookies for Santa Claus.

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Crampis laughed scornfully. It's much too late for that, now, Mortals,

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and now no more running away.

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It's time for you both to come home with Trampus what.

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The girls screamed in disbelief. But we done fixed it,

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Daisy May protested. Crampis ignored Daisy May and snatched her

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up off her feet. She screamed as he dropped her

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into his sack. Old McDonald escaped from Carnelian's arms. When

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she herself tried to escape, Crampis snatched her up off

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her feet and dropped her into the sack. With Daisy May,

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Old MacDonald just sat there, yapping happily and wagging his

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tail inside Crampis's sack, it was very, very dark. It

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would be in the darkness that they would feel themselves

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being shaken. As Crampis made his way back to his

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sleigh and commanded his team of undead reindeer to ascend

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into the air, the girls could only speculate as to

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what Crampis's lair would look like, since they would be

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spending the rest of their lives as part of his

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ever growing collection of naughty children. Carnelian was so scared

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she shook. She had never shaken in her life. The

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darkness and shaking movements frightened her so severely that she

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managed to belt out one long, loud and final scream

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of despair. Suddenly everything came back into light. Carneye Carnelian's

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eyes were wide open. Now she saw she was sitting

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in the living room. Only now the face of Daisy

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May Donnerly was right in front of her. Country mouse.

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She stammered, what what's ugh? Carnelian shook her head as

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Daisy May backed off. Where am I? She choked out,

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I tried waking you up, Carneye. Daisy May told her, yeah,

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he worked real hard this morning, tired as you were.

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You was sleeping soundly, same as my folks. Carnelian shrieked

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when she saw Old McDonald sitting on the couch beside her.

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As always, he was looking all cute with his panting

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and wagging his tail. She pointed right at him. You

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got us in trouble, you little mongrel. You ate Santa's

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cookies and drink up all the milk. Nope, hogwash, Daisy

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May countered, Look you here. Carnelian turned to see the

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glass of buttermilk and the plate of cookies were just

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as the girls had set them up. She pointed to

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Old McDonald, but the dog knocked the tray over. He

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ate all the cookies and drank up the milk. Daisy

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May gave her a weird look. No, wow, you must

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have had some dream, Carneie. Like I said, I've been

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trying to wake you up. I was getting ready to

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get out a bucket of water and splash you with it.

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Carnelian moved around the house and saw that the windows

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and doors were all intact. In fact, she opened one

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of them. No blizzard outside. She closed the door and

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turned back to Daisy did I really dream about Crampis

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coming here for us tonight? Carnelian told Daisy about her nightmare.

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When she finished, Daisy May's eyes were wide open. You

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don't believe me, Carnelian muttered, I really am crazy. Daisy

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May gulped. I had done fell asleep too, Carneie. I

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just happened to wake up a little bit before you did.

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Carnelian looked at Daisy May. Funny, then why are you

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looking scared? I had done dreamed about Crampis too, Daisy

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May confessed. What's really given me the shakes is that

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everything you just told me, I dreamed the same thing.

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Before either of the girls could discuss their shared dream

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any further, they heard a loud noise. The girls both

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gasped when they saw that the tray had been knocked over,

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and to their horror, Old McDonald was right there, wolfing

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down the Christmas cookies. The girls tried to stop him,

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but it was too late. Old McDonald had finished the

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last cookie. The girls heard the wintry winds picking up fast,

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just as Old McDonald started lapping up the buttermilk. Well,

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my spookies, Daisy, Carnelian and Old McDonald learned the hard

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way that on this farm, milk and cookies aren't a

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midnight snack. They're a survival strategy. So tonight, when you're

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getting ready for bed, maybe give the dog a little lecture.

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Make sure those treats stay where you left them, but

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don't get too cozy by the fire just yet. Our

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Christmas Terror continues tomorrow with a Blue Christmas, a snow soaked,

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superhero flavored nightmare where alien powers, secret societies, and something

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born out of pure fear turn Shore City into the

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world's scariest holiday light show.

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If you thought.

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One dangerous visitor coming down the chimney was bad, wait

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until you see what happens when the whole city's worst

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nightmares show up for Christmas Eve. Thank you all so

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much for joining me here tonight and I hope to

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see you many many nights until Christmas.

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And an extra.

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Special thank you to our Patreon podcast boosters, folks who

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go to Weeklyspooky dot com slash join and sign up

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to support the show and pay just a little bit

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more to hear their names at.

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The end of the show.

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And they are Johnny Nicks, Kate and Lulu, Jessica Fuller,

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MICUs Schuey, Jenny Green, I'm Amber Hansford, Karen we Met,

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Jack Kerr and Craig Cohen. Thank you all so much

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for your support, and to the other ninety spookies who

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contribute at weeklyspooky dot com slash join to help us

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keep the show going and going. Now, my spookies, it's

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time for me to get back to work because tomorrow

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is a full length novella just for you. Plus there's

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so much more I need to wrap and place gently

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under the tree. So for myself, for my executive producers

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Rob Fields and Bobotopia dot Com, my producer Dan Wilder,

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and of course my creepy composer Ray Maddis. I will

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talk at you tomorrow.

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Thank you for listening. Sies. Make sure to find your

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way back next week. But for now you are safe,

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trust me,