The Story of Buddy the Elf

PAGE ONE FRESH OUT OF TOYS SANTA MAKES HIS WAY BACK WHEN HE HEARS A SMALL NOISE FROM INSIDE OF HIS PACK A SOUND THAT'S NOT UNLIKE A BABY'S CRY IT'S ENOUGH TO LEAVE THE JOLLY GUY PERPLEXED AND? AND? AND? AND? COME ON, BUDDY, WHAT COMES NEXT?! A baby inside Santa's bag? It's not a bad start. He's buying it! Keep going! PAGE TWO BACK FROM HIS RIDE SANTA GATHERS HIS ELVES HE GAHTERS HIS ELVES AND THEY QUICKLY DECIDE THEY'LL RAISE THE BABY THEMSELVES THE NORTH POLE ISN'T MADE FOR HUMANS, THOUGH AND SOON THE PHONY ELF BEGINS TO GROW SO TALL HE... HE? HE? HE... LEARNS HE'S HUMAN AFTER ALL! Right! Good one, dad! IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF IT'S KIND OF BRILLIANT IF I SAY SO MYSELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF! So the baby finds out he's human! Then what? Well, then he goes to New York, and, uh, it gets complicated, see... PAGE THREE HIS FATHER'S AT WORK WHEN BUDDY WALKS THROUGH THE DOOR HIS DAD IS SORT OF A JERK AND BUDDY'S BANNED FROM THE FLOOR HIS FATHER'S NOT PREPARED TO BE A DAD TO A SON HE NEVER KNEW HE HAD BUT SOON HE'LL BE FORCED TO CHANGE HIS TUNE HE'LL BE FORCED TO CHANGE HIS TUNE! IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF IT'S KIND OF BRILLIANT IF HE SAYS SO HIMSELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF AND MAYBE BUDDY HELPS HIS DAD IN A SETTING MUCH LIKE THIS AND MAYBE HIS FATHER LEARNS A SON IS SOMETHING HE CAN'T DISMISS THEY MIGHT LEARN THAT THEY NEED EACH OTHER MUCH MORE THAN THEY KNOW MAYBE THE POINT OF THE STORY IS IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GROW IT'S NEVER TOO LATE TO GROW IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF AND THE BOOKS WILL FLY RIGHT OFF THE SHELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I DO! I LOVE IT, I LOVE IT, I DO! I LOVE THAT STORY, LOVE THAT STORY, LOVE THAT STORY HE LOVES THAT STORY, LOVES THAT STORY, LOVES THAT STORY HE LOVES THAT STORY, LOVES THAT STORY, LOVES THAT STORY IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF AND THE BOOKS WILL FLY RIGHT OFF THE SHELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF AND THE BOOKS WILL FLY RIGHT OFF THE SHELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF! IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF IT'S THE STORY OF I LOVE THAT STORY, LOVE THAT STORY, LOVE THAT STORY THAT'S THE STORY OF BUDDY THE ELF!