This is an original short story by
Animatastic about their cute little donkey character Dinky. Dinky is available on a range of both Christmas and non-Christmas themed products
here, he's even available on a
Christmas card with the full story printed on the inside.
Christmas was one of Dinky the Donkey's favourite times of year. He of course loved summertime too, when he would give children rides on his back along the sandy beach close to where he lived. But Christmas was his favourite time of all with the snow on the ground, sparkling Christmas lights and decorations, and most of all, a visit from Santa Claus. Dinky loved Santa Claus, he thought him to be a jolly fellow who made all of the children happy by bringing them gifts. And every year Santa would bring Dinky a present too; a large bag of fresh juicy carrots and a piece of peppermint candy. Because Dinky himself loved to make children happy, it had always been his dream to lead Santa's sleigh on Christmas Eve. He dreamed about it each night in the days and weeks before Christmas and every year he tried very hard to stay awake until Santa came to his stable. But every year he fell asleep and by the time that he awoke, Santa had already visited and left Dinky his gifts.
On this Christmas Eve however, Dinky was determined to stay awake. He left his stable door open to let in the cold night air. He sat in the most uncomfortable corner of his stall. And he sang his favourite Christmas Carol, "Little Donkey". When it got very late, very dark and very cold, and when Dinky was very tired, he suddenly heard a noise outside. First he heard a "WHOOSH" and then he heard "CRUNCH" on the snow. Dinky began to get very excited as he made his way to the stable door. Outside, to his surprise and joy, he saw Santa Claus complete with his sleigh and all of the reindeer! Dinky rushed outside, slipped on the snow and went skidding across the yard, only coming to a stop when he stood directly in front of Santa's sleigh.
"Oh boy, I did it!" exclaimed Dinky. "I stayed awake to see Santa!"
"Ho, Ho, Ho!" said Santa in reply. "Hello there Dinky, it's very good to see you again."
"Again?" questioned Dinky.
"Yes Dinky, again. Every Christmas Eve I come here and find you sleeping snugly in your stable." explained Santa.
"But this year I stayed awake!" exclaimed Dinky with a beaming smile.
"Yes you did Dinky." said Santa, "And that may be a very good thing. You see, I have misplaced my list of all the boys and girls and I don't know who has been naughty and who has been nice. Since you work with the children here all summer long, I thought that you may be able to help me decide which children deserve gifts."
Dinky gasped. And then he blinked. And then he smiled the biggest smile he had ever smiled. "Oh yes Santa! I would love nothing better than to help you."
And so Santa helped Dinky into a harness at the very front of all of the reindeer so that Dinky may lead the sleigh.
"But Santa, I can't fly. I'm just a simple donkey, not a reindeer.
"Don't worry Dinky" Santa told him, reaching into his pocket and pulling out a bag filled with Elf Dust. He sprinkled some of the magical dust on Dinky's head and said "There, we are ready to go. Lead the way Dinky and remember that we only give gifts to the good boys and girls!"
And with that, Dinky led the way. He ran across the snow and before he even knew how he did it, they were all up in the air, flying. "Oh Santa, I can fly!" he exclaimed.
"Yes Dinky, you can. My magic Elf Dust can make any creature fly."
They flew from house to house, rooftop to rooftop, and Santa left gifts at every house they visited. Dinky had a wonderful time. He decided that he liked flying very much. Swooshing through the air, soaring in the sky. He didn't think that he had ever had so much fun. Finally, after they had visited all of the houses in town, Dinky, Santa and all of the reindeer landed back on the ground outside of Dinky's stable.
"My, my Dinky. That was a lot of houses!" said Santa.
"Yes Santa" smiled Dinky in reply, "all of the children here are good boys and girls!"
"Thank you Dinky, for all of your help" said Santa as he unhitched Dinky from the sleigh and led him back to his stable. Dinky yawned and blinked sleepy eyes as Santa bid him "Goodnight".
"Santa, I had so much fun tonight" again Dinky yawned. "Do you think that I could help you deliver presents again next Christmas Eve?" But before he heard Santa's reply, Dinky was fast asleep.
When he awoke in the morning, Dinky saw his carrots and candy hanging from the stable door and above them a note that read "Dinky, you shall see me next year. Merry Christmas, with love from Santa."
Copyright Animatastic 2010, all rights reserved. Reproduced here by the Author for promotional purposes.
