25. WRAPPING

"Nark!" Is what Stu might have thought,

When the police had got him caught!

Eve, however, kept her mouth closed,

And noth-ing she would disclose.

Now Stu knew Eve could be trust-ed

And that he would not be bust-ed

Re-al-ised Eve was quite neat,

Thought his children she should meet!

"Nark!" Is what Stu might have thought,

But Eve was loyal so no court!

Stan told them Chris was blameless

Just a stranger in distress!

Who’d found trouble in the woodland

Stan saved and was on the mend.

Didn’t know what the cops had thought!

Their theories might come to naught!

Knew their case was on the skids,

Stu got sent home to his kids!

Stan told them Chris was blameless,

Will not budge his yarn shameless.

"Look! Golightly caught that Stu!"

Going back to where he knew.

On his own without ass-ist-ance

He’d real-ly gone the dist-ance

Those young cops they were impressed

About a colleague they’d dismissed.

Now they thought him proper police,

They would give him some more peace.

"Look! Golightly caught that Stu!"

More respect is now his due!

See! Just now the story’s through

Hope it won’t dis-app-oint you!

Stu knew Eve would now stick by him

Give his kids a proper Mum.

Stan has someone to be wise to,

Chris might have a job to go to,

Car-ol will still get a fine,

After drinking all her wine!

See! Here is the story’s close,

Almost happy I suppose!

Well, that’s pretty much  a wrap on this strange seasonal  story (a "Chris Mouse" tale if you will) from our dark little corner of Lesser Blogfordshire. To those of you have been following this little advent tale, I hope that you’ve had as much fun reading it unfold as I got from concocting it, although the “plan” did have to be tweaked due to “unforeseen circumstances”. I also hope you recognised all the songs*, I hope you realised that all the tenuously linked-in titles were words that could be preceded by the word “Christmas” (an “Only Connect” moment…), but most of all I hope that the next time I get a daft idea like that, I go away and think of something else to do instead…

Never-the-less, all that remains is to wish both of you the happiest of Christmases and to hope you’ll maybe choose to visit Lesser Blogfordshire again one day.

Happy Christmas!
*For the record -

3. MESSAGE: While Shepherds Watched;
5. BELLS: The First Noel;
7. DRINK: We Three Kings;
9. NIGHT: Once in Royal David's City;
13. STAMP: Jingle Bells;
15. CHEER: The Holly and the Ivy;
17. CRACKER: God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen;
19. DECORATION: Good King Wenceslas;
22. CARD: Silent Night;
24. TIME: Away in a Manger;
25. WRAPPING: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing.