Holiday Reads: Christmas Poems & Stories

No HO-HO-HO! by Shaun Allan

A mouse took a stroll 

Through the deep, dark wood 

The mouse saw Santa, 

And Santa looked good 

 He was sitting there Proud,

 in red on his sleigh 

So the mouse hurried over 

Before Santa flew away 

 Santa looked worried 

And the reindeer did too 

And the mouse heard them whisper 

"We just don't know what to do!" 

 "What's wrong?" said the mouse 

But Santa shook his head 

So Rudolph looked down 

"He's lost his voice," he said 

 "Oh no!" said the mouse 

"Didn't you know? 

You can't have Christmas 

Without a HO-HO-HO!" 

 "We know," said Rudolph 

Looking very sad 

"Santa's lost his voice 

And this is very bad!" 

"Don't worry," said the mouse

"I'll help all I can!" 

And he turned on his tail 

And into the forest ran 

 The mouse hunted through 

The deep, dark wood 

Looking for the voice 

As hard as he could 

 A fox saw the mouse 

And thought "Hmmm, my lunch!" 

But the mouse 

gave the fox's Nose a little punch

 "You can eat me later," 

The little mouse said 

"But I'm no use to you

 If I'm missing my head!" 

 "Oh," said the fox 

"Just a little bite!" 

"If you do," said the mouse, 

There'll be no Christmas tonight!" 

 The mouse told the fox 

Who said he'd help too 

"There's plenty of time later

 If I want to eat you." 

"Anyway," said fox 

"Didn't you know? 

You can't have Christmas