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Winter Holiday Story Contest: Dec 1-25, 2020
ChickadeeQuilter
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WINTER HOLIDAY STORY TIME CONTEST
It is time to celebrate your creativity
December 1 - 25, 2020



Rules:
* Keep story to a "Winter Holiday" theme and it must be in English.* Must use ALL 14 of the given listed non-related words in your story
* The story can be humorous, serious, fiction or true, but must make sense when using the word list.
* Only 1 entry per user account
* Community guidelines apply
* Mods have the right to change the rules/make any sort of decisions relevant to the contest including disqualifying players.
* No Multi-account entries
* Within your story, make the word list word in BOLD type.
* All word list words must be used and must flow well within the story.



You may post your story in this thread.

PRIZES:
Prizes will be from a pool of 40,000 gold (for 3 first place stories, 2 second place stories, and 1 third place story, plus a smaller amount of gold for all other stories entered)
Plus all participants will receive a special surprise.

WORD LIST:


Comments
THE END!!
Harden21 (US1)
She also had a hobby where she would dabble here and there in the pages of her writing tablet, she liked to write mini stories and that would relax her when she got stressed from work, she would look up word's in her Dictionary or she would have Discussions with her professor's & friends in order to get any Feedback to be able to come up with a topic that she wanted to write bout, in turn she would give advisory help to anyone who would ask for her advice as well.
She had finally found a place to call home it had a lovely view and a big yard, so she decided that she needed to add in a few things like some pieces of furniture and of course a christmas tree, she decided to go do a little christmas shopping and ended up at the town mall where she noticed a tiny little christmas tree shop selling not only Big tree's but tiny ones as well , she looked around and also came across a huge fusalage of a manger which took up a big portion of the floor in the side room, while she kept looking she came across bales of hay and the fixing's for completing the Manger with the character's as well , she asked the shop owner if everything could be delivered and he said of course it can so she decided right then and there to buy it all , she then bought a few ornaments & garland for the Tree she had decided to get as well, when she got back to her new home she had the delivery men place the manger in her front yard, it was a good thing they had the apparatus to move it around to where she wanted it .
while she was busy getting everything all set up , she noticed someone staring at her from behind the fence in her yard, she did not feel alarmed but instead she smiled cause it was Toby from next door they had met and clicked instantly, He was a blacksmith and used all kinds of tools even a Anvil , she was happy to see him cause he was definitely on her radar the moment she met him, he asked if she needed any help and she had told him only if he would bring the hot chocolate for afterwards , he smiled and decided right then that he would integrate into her family one day cause she was it for him, and they would tell their grandchildren how they met one day.
The end
Blue Denim US1
This is a story about a little girl and her favorite time of the year, Christmas!!!
Her name was Isabella but everybody called her Bella
She loved Christmas so much!!! and couldnt wait for Santa Claus to visit her house. She didnt care that her brothers made fun of her and told her Santa wasn't real. She didnt believe them. She knew!!!
One day she would go visit him. That was her dream, to see Santa Claus and prove to her brothers that he was real afterall.
And finally that day came. Her parents planned for Christmas a trip to Santa Claus village. Everybody was happy for this trip and Bella couldn't be more exited. She was a little afraid at the beggining. Never flown by plane before ,she wondered if the fuselage can brake in two but her exitement for the trip made her to forget it.
When they got there, they went to the place they would be staying, a beautiful wooden house with a fireplace and decorated with so many christmas lights... Bella fell in love with the place, not like the apartment she was living in.
She saw her brothers outside playing snowball fight but she wanted to start the tour around the village. She didn't mind the cold or that it was snowing. She wanted to see everything!
They went for ice skating,they visited the Elf's farmyard with every animal you could think and reindeers of course. reindeers where everywhere. They even had a rodeo with reindeers , who could believe that? But Bella's favorite was the reindeer ride they took. She loved every minute of it .
It was time for a break and a hot chocolate. Her brothers got bored and wanted to take a ride with the snowmobils. Their parents agreed but told them to take Bella with them. That got them furious, they didnt want her with them and Bella didnt either but they had no choice.
Their parents told them to be careful and the manager of the park that was in charge of the snowmobiles explained all the security rules and regulations and told them to pay attention to the road signs but... when their ride started, they were all so busy arguing that no one saw they missed the turn. They kept going into the forest but no one realised they were outside of the village boundaries until it was too late. It started to snow heavily. The two brothers panicked and tried to turn back but they couldnt find their tracks cause of the snow. Bella vainly shouted to stay right there like the manager had explained to them. He told them if anything happened to stay put and open the snowmobile's tracking device. They had a radar and they would find them but her brothers didnt listen to her (as always) so they kept going and going and all they succeeded was to go deeper into the forest.
Suddenly... the snowmobile stopped. Bella got mad with her brothers but tried to calm herself down. Now was the time to activate the tracking device but... when they tried, they couldn't. It did not work. it seemed like nothing worked. The lights, the engine (although it had fuel) nothing at all. They couldn't explain what was happening and night had already fallen. They got caught between the hammer and the anvil, either stay there (with no chance someone to find them) or try to find a way out of this forest.
It kept snowing so they decided against the manager's advisory to leave their vehicle. No one was talking , they were just walking not knowing where to exactly.
They kept going and going... and going.... and going.... and going.... they lost track of time
Suddenly.. they saw a light. There was someone standing infront of them with a lantern, someone...that looked too small for a man. He was dressed in green and had (wait.. what?) pointly ears?? and a pointy hat??
is that.. an Elf??
Bella started laughing and shouting "Yes!!! I knew it!!!" and run towards the elf but the two brothers were speechless, couldn't make a move. Just stayed there with their mouth open!
He intoduced himself as Aldon and told them to follow him , if they didnt want to end up snowmen
They all did until they reached a trail of trees they couldnt pass through. But somehow the Elf did. it was like the trees saw him, raised their branches and opened a trail for them to pass. It was unbelievable.
They kept walking through the trees and the trail behind them kept closing. And then they saw it. A gate!
Aldon welcomed them to Santa Claus home. They just couldnt believe their eyes!!!
Only Bella wasn't at all surpised, kept telling them "I told you so, I told you so". Aldon told them he was Santas right hand and explained to them why their snowmobile stopped working. They couldn't take the risk to be found so if anyone happened to end up so deep in this forest (which was extremely rare) they had developed a system that made all devices near their village stop working. That explained why no one could find this place really. it was so well hidden.
What short of appartus does this system requires, the three kids didnt know. All they knew was that they were fascinated of their technology and inteligence when at the same time this place was so traditional and with such a warm atmosphere. They went to Santas workshop. Wow!!! how many toys there. How many elves! The elves kept working without paying attention to the three kids.
And then Santa came to the work shop and Bella run to him and to his hug. His laughter was so big!!! He turned and looked at the two boys.
'So you are the ones that keep teasing your little sister ?" he told them. The boys couldnt even speak and then Santa started singing ...
"He sees you when you're sleeping, He knows when you're awake , He knows if you been bad or good so be good for goodness sake ........" and laughed
He showed the kids his home , his workshop, his office and finally took them to his sled with his reindeers, he even let them get on the sled. It made them so happy!
He was very patient with them and answerd all their questions how he manages to give in time all the presents. He told them that a good engineer must integrate his customer demands into his plans. so Santas engineer did exactly that. For starters he inserted a dictionary and a transalator so Santa would be able to understand every language the minute he entered the country and he also had a computer in his sled .Santa explained to them that his elves made all the calculations on how many kids a country had and how many gifts he should give and sent all the feedback to the sled's compurter . Along with the magical speed of his sled, thats how he managed to travel around the universe and make all these kids happy.
They returned to Santa's house to eat murshmallows and drink hot chocolate. Oh! the discussions they had with him, how many stories he had to share from his traveling. They had such a wonderfull time but... everything comes to an end. Eventually they had to get back. The elves helped them return home and the two brothers never again made fun of their sister! and Christmas became everybodys favorite time ot the year!
Hoped you like my christmas story!
Wait! What? Shut the front door!! I won! I really won! I am going to the North Pole for a Winter Holiday! The radio announcers voice crackled as he read out the winners to sit on the ADVISORY Board for the Christmas Festivities planning committee. My creativity, and maybe a pinch of INTELLIGENCE placed me in charge of planning the Reindeer RODEO Parade. I raced to my APARTMENT to hurriedly pack my suitcase. At the airport, I took a window seat in the FUSELAGE and settled in to sleep on the long flight! Stretching & yawning, I opened my eyes and saw a red glow in the distance. I soon found out it was Rudolph’s nose glowing bright, a brilliant RADAR indicating the landing strip in the blustery blizzard. Excitedly, I bundled up warmly and raced to the planning hall where I was meeting the other members of the team. We jumped right into planning. Santa playfully told Mrs. Clause to not get her tinsel in a tangle, everything would be fine. Dasher led DISCUSSIONS on float decorations that would sparkle with icicles. Cupid courageously planned to INTEGRATE Mount Crumpet and Whoville residents for one big float. We all relaxed with hot cocoa and listened to Frosty's FEEDBACK on music for the parade. The Majority wanted European Star Singers, Irish Wren Boys, and ANVIL, the Canadian heavy metal band. Elf ENGINEERs busied themselves with building a snow machine. This Blowing APPARATUS would be placed on the last float in the parade. On into the night we planned. We all cheered this would be the best Christmas Parade in the whole UNIVERSE. We finished up the night with Doner grabbing his DICTIONARY for a fun game of Christmas Pictionary.
The Unforgettable Surprise
Once upon a time the tiniest elf in the whole universe whose name is Itty. The other elves sneered at him and tossed him into the corner. After all, he was just too little to be of any use. So Itty took it upon himself to devise a peculiar apparatus for a secret scheme by Christmas time. He just had to prove to himself that he was indeed filled with intelligence and could be a resourceful engineer.
On the 1st of December. Itty arose extra early and descended the long stairs of his apartment and crept very quietly to Santa’s Workshop where he pulled and tugged on the huge anvil. He was finally able to move it to a back closet where he could work in silence. He found bits of tin, silver & nickel and pounded and molded them into strong and beautiful sparkling strands, beads, and bands to integrate them into his project.
All of a sudden, Itty heard the clanging bell. He knew he had only seconds to hide his project and run to the emergency meeting that Santa was calling in the conference room. Itty dreaded these meetings because the discussions always ended up in situations resembling a “rodeo” where all the elves jumped and spun around in a tizzy and everybody shouting ideas at the top of their lungs. Itty had no idea what they were talking about so borrowed the dictionary from the conference room bookshelf to figure out what in the world the words meant. So much for Santa’s Advisory Board! But the feedback must have satisfied Santa, because he ended the meeting with a smile. Everybody went back to work.
Later in the afternoon, all the elves rushed to the dining area to munch down on crumpets and hot tea, all, except Itty and no one really cared that Itty did not join them. After all, he was not as smart as they were. Itty gave some excuse for not wanting tea and then rushed back to the little closet in the secret part of the workshop and worked away. Itty worked and worked like this day after day.
Poor little Itty was so exhausted he thought he’d end up in the mortuary before he had it finished, but with sheer determination he kept on going until it was finally completed. It was going to be tricky to get his surprise installed onto the sleigh because of the security system Santa had installed the previous year. The thought that his plan was actually going to work delighted him to no end.
The day before Christmas, Santa called all the elves to stand before him. Santa smiled at every one but little ole Itty. All the elves had worked so hard on all the gifts for the children. All that is, but Itty. You see when Itty tried to help, the other elves shoved him out of their way, but of course Santa did not know that. Itty knew Santa was displeased since he believed that Itty had been lazy . Itty did not care because his surprise would erase all Santa’s displeasure.
After all the bags of gifts were loaded into the sleigh and the reindeer harnessed and hooked up ready to fly, Santa climbed aboard. Suddenly Santa noticed something very odd attached to his sleigh. He examined more closely and saw that it was a specially designed fuselage to help him fly faster than ever before. The tiny tag attached read: “To Santa, Love Itty”. Santa beamed happily at Itty and asked him how he got passed the security radar to attach the speedy device to the sleigh. Itty just smiled and smiled and laughed to himself. He knew there was something special about being the tiniest elf in the whole world! All the other elves jumped and clapped and sang. And now Itty was the very happiest tiniest elf. He had made Santa happy!
The EndWINNERS ANNOUNCEMENT
WINTER HOLIDAY STORY TIME CONTEST
Prizes for the Best Creative Minds in the Forum
Farmerjohn22 (US1)
Jenny 1979 (GR1)
antigone6 (US1)
Harden (US1)
FarmerCli (US1)
All participants will receive a special winter flag
HAPPY HOLIDAYS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR
yeah!!!
thank you very much for the fun contest, congratulations to everyone, I liked all stories
as for the flag...
maybe you should consider adding them to santa's workshop next time.
if we could donate them like our certificates for example... that would be a good use for them I think ha ha ha
thank you again,
and Merry Christmas to everyone! 💖
I won many presents from these contests and I appreciate every one of them
I just thought ... to make a suggestion, cause we can only place one flag at a time ,why have them in our storage and not make a better use of them like santas workshop
the flags are rare (like you said) so everyone that has some flags (and players that play for years have collected many) that could mean a very good donation to give a high quality
that was my intesion when I mentioned the flag . I took it as an opportunity to write a thought of mine
and thank you for letting me know my post made you believe I felt displeased
I didnt think that my words would be misinterpreted cause never once did I mention I dont want one
I never expressed a dissatisfaction ... only a suggestion and I would never be so ungrateful to deny a present
thank you again and sorry for any confusion
Happy Holidays to you all!
but you are right , it is not the corect place to write about it, I will do it in suggestion section