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Once there was a moose named Roxanne. Now Roxanne would sometimes get lost as she wandered about here and there and one time she even roamed all the way into Santa�s Village at the North Pole.
�A moose! What a moose at the North Pole!� exclaimed Clancy, one of Santa�s elves. �What use is a moose?�
�What use is a moose?� said Sebastian, another elf. �Why a moose can eat hay.�
�Exactly!� said Clancy �What use is a moose?�
Santa came to have a look at the lost Roxanne.
�I�m afraid I�ll have to agree with my elves, Roxanne. What use is a moose? Can you cook?�
�No, not really, � said the shy Roxanne.
�Can you fly?�
�I�m not sure.�
�Can you land nimbly on rooftops?�
�I�m not sure.�
�Oh dear, sighed Santa, �I�m sorry,� he said ,� but I�m afraid a moose is just no use.�
�Santa,� said Roxanne meekly. �Yes Roxanne.�
�My antlers light up.�
�Your antlers light up?�
�Yes, Santa,� said Roxanne, almost apologetically.
�Well , said Santa. �This is a moose of a different colour. But it seems you get lost.�
�I�m afraid so, Santa.�
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�Never mind, so does Rudolph. We only make it through Christmas because one of the elves can read a compass. But can you fly? Try Roxanne.� Roxanne lifted her front legs and jumped but I�m afraid that was all she could do.
�Never mind . We have magic dust that we can sprinkle on you so you can fly. Now let�s see those antlers.�
Roxanne smiled and her antlers lit up. It was glorious to see They sparkled, they danced,
they glowed like Northern Lights.
�Wonderful Roxanne,� said Santa. �Where did you learn to do that?�
�My whole family can do it,� said Roxanne. � And Santa, the North Pole is nice but after we finish our trip, if we do make a trip, could we save enough magic dust so that I could go back to Toronto, Ontario where my family lives?�
�Certainly,� said Santa, �but listen Roxanne, Rudolph hasn�t missed a trip in fourty years, so it�s most likely that we won�t be able to use you this Christmas. Maybe next Christmas.�
�Yes, Santa,� said Roxanne. Her heart was breaking.
Just then Kyrik, another one of Santa�s elves came rushing into the shed. �Santa�, he said, �Rudolph says he has a cold in his nose and it won�t light up.!�
�Oh no,� said Santa. �Whatever are we going to do? Christmas is just three days away.!�
�I know,� said Roxanne. �Let Rudolph sleep and take it easy and I�ll guide Santa�s
sleigh!�
So that�s exactly what they did and Christmas too they took along Santa�s twelve grandchildren and their dogs Ruphus, Raphael and Gabriel.
And everyone said what a fine job Roxanne did and Roxanne was very happy and when the trip was over and they did finally touch down in Toronto, there was Roxanne�s family
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all lit up and twinkling like sparklers, waiting for her.
So have a very merry Christmas and take care. And if you happen to see any moose prints on your roof top this year don�t be surprised. It�s just Roxanne the moose helping Santa out. So Merry Christmas to all and to all a good night!
