Christmas Tales

Chapter IV: The Grinch's Christmas

Jack Skellington:
Life is beautiful and fun, especially with family.
On Christmas Eve, Santa Claus comes and brings presents quite well.
The weight of your deed adds to your happiness when you start unpacking.
This night is a happy holiday, overshadowed by a strange soul.
He was the one who lived on Mount Crumpit, and whoever went to him was afraid.
He was the one who hated everyone because Christmas wasn't the same anymore.
His heart was soft and small, because he no longer had feelings.
His favorite color is green, and he even accepts prison for his goals.
He was one of those called Mean One, yet he was different. Maybe because of his looks?
His evil laughter echoes from the mountain. He was the Grinch who stole everything in one night.

The holiday has arrived and the people of Who-ville are preparing for it.
Gifts were piled up to imitate that which had already been lost.
Their lives are now overwhelmed by Christmas, which is no longer the old holiday.
They deluded themselves with the spirit of Christmas, waiting for Santa Claus to visit them.
Only one person is watching their Christmas wish, the Grinch who lives on the Mount Crumpit.
The frosty mountain wind blew his green fur as he looked at the people of Who-ville.
He saw what people don't admit, they buy gifts as loved ones.
The Grinch just grunted and grunted, his body missing feeling, and he had given up on his beloved a long time ago.

Yet one day an ugly thing occurred to him.

Grinch: I'm going to steal their Christmas! Let Saint Nicholas be the one who brings gifts one night. So I'll be the one to take it away one night.

He waited himself sewing a Santa hat and scarf for himself, and then he admired what a genius he was in the mirror.
He also built a sled for himself, on which he could carry away stolen gifts, but his deer was now only owned by a dog, Max.

By the end of the day, night falls, causing the Grinch to have an evil smile on his face.

He visited the houses during the night, and wherever he found a gift or a Christmas treat, he didn't leave a single dust.

He just laughed to himself. His sleigh was full and the houses were empty. Yet he walked into a trap at one of the houses.
That trap was a little Who girl, Cindy Lou Who, who was wiping her sleepy eyes because she was thirsty.

She saw how the Grinch was taking the tree away, but she still said to him:

Cindy: Are you Santa Claus?

The Grinch immediately stopped, his fear froze his blood, and then said awkwardly:

Grinch: Yes. I am the Santa Claus!

The little girl was surprised and asked:

Cindy: What do you do with our Christmas tree?

To this, the Grinch brazenly lied:

Grinch: Well...I'll just take it to fix it.

Before the little girl went back to sleep, she asked for one more thing.

Cindy: I just want one thing. Not toys, not clothes, just one thing. If you bring love, surprise Mr. Grinch who lives on Mount Crumpit with it.

The girl's request even struck a nail in the Grinch's heart.
By nightfall, the Grinch looted the entire town and then waited for the sound of people crying.
The town woke up and saw that their houses were ransacked, and no presents or Christmas, yet there was one family that did not grieve.
Which family was Cindy a part of. The Who realized that the holiday is not about the objects, but about what they had forgotten a long time ago: family.

It was this word that made everyone think as they looked at their family, who are together this night, their faces covered with smiles.
The Grinch's plan failed, because instead of the crying voices, there were happy singing voices.
Hearing this happiness, he even uttered a sentence about it.
The word resonated deeper and deeper in the Grinch, as a result of which, according to legend, even his heart grew two centimeters.

The Grinch realized what an bad thing he had done, and as the realization hit him, he burst into tears.
He took what he thought the people needed, but if he took what Santa Claus gave him, he should do penance to give it all back.

The Grinch pushed his sleigh and immediately brought back all of Who-ville's possessions. There was no shortage of gifts and decorations.
Yet instead of the difficult ostracism, he was welcomed with open arms.
The Grinch felt happy. Cindy's wish came true.

Believe as the saying goes: "It is better to give than to receive."
And if you give something, you will be happy too.