The Legend of The Fairy atop the Tree T'was the eve of Christmas and Santa was relaxing with an eggnog. All was at peace! Suddenly..his eye fell on the calendar.. DECEMBER 24..Oh good heavens, the elves must be got ready to load the sleigh..he must span in the reindeer and make ready to fly the world and deliver all his presents. Running down to the toy factory he storms in and..DISASTER..complete CHAOS. Half the elves were lying around drunk having started celebrating too early, another group were walking around with stupid grins on their faces having sampled some ganja from a present for the Rastafarians in Cape Town. The factory was strewn with half completed toys, broken pieces of wood and the production lines were standing still. The storm cloud above Santa's head started to darken. Calling the local elf labour broker he urgently requests 1000 elves to complete the orders for Christmas. The agency says it is short notice and charges him treble rates. Dark thunder sounds from the cloud above his head..this is daylight robbery..but what can he do..he has to have labour. Finally agreeing he gets his elves and puts them to work at once. But oohhh what a disaster. The new elves are not trained and must be shown what to do. Eventually the production lines are moving and toys are starting to be completed. Just then the Union Elf and the Labour Minister from the Elf Government arrive to do an inspection. Looking at all the "temporary" elf workers the minister says they are not registered with the Department and must immediately leave the factory. The Union Elf says they cannot work because they are untrained and have not got the sanction of the Union to work as "scab labour." The DARK CLOUD above Santa's head rumbles and emits lightening flashes. Taking the two officials he sends them down to the local elf restaurant with his Manager for Elf Relations to entertain them as long as possible. Just then Santa's eye catches the clock..20H00..PANIC..the reindeer must be gathered and harnessed..the sleigh must be prepared and all must be ready for him to fly around the world. Charging down to the reindeer camp he sees .. DISASTER..Donder and Blitzen have kicked the poles down and run off into the woods. One of the elf herders gave Rudolph some of the ganja and he was walking around smiling at everything. Running into the woods Santa manages to catch some wild reindeer and get them into camp. Giving Rudolph a "TONIC" Santa starts to harness all the reindeer..but ooohhh what a mess. The lines get crossed and tangled, the reindeer will not stand still and keep on jumping over each other. The thunder cloud above Santa's head is now emitting very loud thunder and bright flashes of lightning shoot out. The reindeer are inspanned and the sleigh is hitched ready to be loaded. Getting the elves to load the sleigh is another matter. The sacks are packed incorrectly and will not fit in their allotted spaces. Grumbling and cursing Santa sorts out the bags and gets them onto the sleigh. As the last sack is loaded the sleigh breaks..DISASTER..the elf mechanic did a half job of repairing the sleigh because their staff party was starting and he did not want to miss all the fun. BOOM..CRASH..goes the thunder cloud above Santa's head and he finally manages to fix the sleigh himself. Now Santa has had enough. He decides he needs a good strong mug of coffee with a large dollop of whiskey before he leaves. Walking into the kitchen he makes his coffee and opening the cupboard he sees his whiskey is finished..the household have been partying early. This is the last straw and Santa is really, really angry. Just then there is a loud and persistent knock on the door. Wrenching the door open Santa sees a little fairy with a huge tree under her arm..."Hey Fatso!" shouts the fairy," where do you want this tree?" And that is the legend of how the fairy got to be on top of the Christmas Tree. Enjoy your Christmas and relax over the festive season.