We were with family over the Thanksgiving weekend, and my sister-in-law told me something that her son had asked her that I find absolutely hilarious.
They had been talking about Christmas, when Nathan, her five-year-old, asked her,
"Do Santa's slaves like making toys?"
Of course, she informed him that they are elves, not slaves, and they went on about their business.
My nephew Nathan -- well, he's well-known for his quips. This kid comes up with some humdingers.
But I can't stop laughing about Santa's slaves.
And truthfully, he may be on to something there. I mean, how much free will do these elves really have? I don't know that the job market is really that plentiful for elves. If they wanted to leave the North Pole, where would they even go? As far as I can tell, Santa's pretty much got a monopoly on available livelihoods for persons of the elf persuasion.
I can only assume they are treated fairly up there. Who knows, by now they may even have a Toy Workers Union (Local 1225), whereby they negotiate fair labor standards including holiday pay and benefits.
Otherwise, I'm just not sure how an Underground Railroad from the North Pole would even work.
No comments:
Post a Comment