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Olive, the Orphan Reindeer
CHAPTER 7
Too Late
At the toy factory Olive's best friend, Boomer, the chubby harness elf, sat on a crate by the shipping dock. He munched on a peanut butter sandwich. "Hi, Olive!" Boomer shouted. He liked to shout rather than talk. "Hi, Boomer. Do they need any more help inside?" "Not now. They're just tying up some loose ends. We're ready." "Oh." She wasn't needed here either. "What's eating you, Olive? Huh? You look really sad." "Well, it's just that I'd love to go on the Big Trip," Olive said. "Hey, come on! You'll make it one day." "Oh, I don't know about that, Boomer." "You will. You're fast. You always win the races on Candy Cane Pond. And you're strong too." "I'm just a nobody. After all these years I'm still called the other reindeer." "Aw, come on! Mrs. Claus for one doesn't call you that," Boomer said. "Tell her what you want."
"Mrs. Claus doesn't do the hiring." "No, but I'm sure she's got some clout with Santa." "I just talked to Mrs. Claus and I couldn't tell her about - about my dream.I just couldn't." "Huh? Why not?" "Well - I -" Boomer waved his sandwich in the air. "Sweet potaters, Olive! You can't just wait for something to happen. And that's what you're doing." "I know, Boomer, I know." She wouldn't mention her visit with Santa Claus or Boomer would get really steamed. "But I just don't like to be - pushy." Boomer snorted. "Pushy? You really tick me off sometimes. You know that? The squeaky wheel gets the grease. Things won't come to you. And -" "And what, Boomer?" Boomer stared at his sandwich. "The Big Trip is only eighty-nine minutes away. But I have to say you can forget it just like the other ones. It's too late." Olive gulped. Maybe I should have said something to Mrs. Claus, she thought. I'll be staying behind again.

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[Alter]

Bah, humbug!

 

[acidboy]

Do you have the story of Olof, the Other Reindeer?

 

[Nantucket Red]

I hear Rudolph's chronic flatulence

has him grounded this year. Perhaps this will be Olive, the other reindeer's chance.

 

[LabelKing]

No, I suspect it will be Boomer, the chubby harness elf, who liked to shout rather than talk apparently.

 

[Nantucket Red]

Boomer the chubby harness elf is a rather ornery lout. I suspect his intentions toward Olive are indecent at best and possibly unspeakable.

 

[LabelKing]

Boomer is a true harness elf who makes do with very little qualms--and is rather loud when excited.