Isithombe seSanta esilusizi ngosuku lwesibili asiveli emaphepheni aphambili wezincwadi zezindaba, futhi indaba yakhe, mhlawumbe enye yezinto ezidabukisayo kakhulu, owezwa nje ...
Ukuhlangana no-Eric Schmitt-Matzen oneminyaka engu-60 ubudala waseMelika waseKnoxville. Kodwa izingane zendawo ziyamazi ngendlela ehluke ngokuphelele - zivela, ngoba u-Eric, eminyakeni eyisithupha eyedlule, uzithengele isambatho seSanta, zonke izifiso zikaNcibijane zicatshangwa kuphela emathangeni akhe.
Kodwa ngo-Santa Eric, uKhisimusi noNyaka Omusha akuzona isikhathi esijabulisayo ngaso sonke isikhathi. Futhi ngonyaka ophumayo akuyona into ehlukile ... Izinsuku ezimbili ezedlule ekupheleni kosuku lokusebenza owaziwa ngalo ngumhlengikazi wesibhedlela sendawo futhi watshela ngomfana oneminyaka emihlanu ubudala oshonile obanikazi babo bonke abafuna ukubona iSanta Claus.
U-Schmitt-Matzen akazange anqikaze okwesibili, kodwa ngokushesha washintsha waba isithombe futhi waqhubeka nomsebenzi obalulekile. Ngaphambi kokufika kumfana ogulayo, u-Eric wacela izihlobo zakhe ukuba zihlale emgodini, ngakho azizange zikhale. Kodwa kwakungenakwenzeka ukuba angabikho izinyembezi, ngoba into yokuqala umfana abuza uSanta yayiyi:
"Bangitshela ukuthi ngizofa. Kodwa kanjani, ngizofika kuphi lapho bengilindele khona? "
Futhi uyazi ukuthi u-Eric uyomphendula yini?
"Lapho ufika lapho, tshela ukuthi manje u-Elf inombolo eyodwa ezandleni zikaSanta. Uzovunyelwa ... "
Izingane zazijabule kakhulu ukuzwa la mazwi akhuthazayo ahlala embhedeni futhi azama ukwamukela iSanta, ethi:
"Ngisize, Santa, sisize ..."
Kodwa, yebo ... Ngenkathi umfana ngokuzumayo ethula, u-Erik waqaphela ukuthi lokhu kwakuwukuphela, nakuba okwesikhathi eside akakwazanga ukuyivumela.
"Ngibheke ngaphandle kwefasitela, umama wengane waqala ukukhala," kusho uSchmitt-Matzen, "Konke kunzima kakhulu ukuhlala. Ngakhala njalo ekhaya ... "
Kuyaziwa ukuthi u-Eric Schmitt-Matzen isikhathi eside wasebenza njengonjiniyela wezinsimbi, futhi esikhathini esithile esidlule waze wahamba nenkampani eyenza izingxenye zocingo. Yebo, ukuze ube yiqhawe elibaluleke kakhulu eholidini likaKhisimusi u-Eric waphoqa usuku lokuzalwa.
Yebo, u-Eric naye wazalwa ngoSuku lukaKhisimusi, okuvumela ukuba azizwe ephethe kahle lesi sithombe. Ngaphezu kwalokho, indaba efanayo edabukisayo empilweni ka-Erica-Santa akuyona eyokuqala - wayebizelwa ngokuphindaphindiwe ezibhedlela ukuze agcwalise isifiso sokugcina sabantwana abagulayo.
"Futhi uma bebizela futhi, ngizobuya futhi. Kuyoba buhlungu kakhulu, kepha ngizoziqhenya. Ngifanele ... ", kusho uSchmitt-Matzen.