WriterAparna Sundaresan

ArtCharbak Dipta

LettersPrasad Sawant

Suddenly-

One winter’s day in Fairytale Land-

hey guys! santa claus is visiting us before

christmas this year too!

Wonderful! what an adventure we

had the last time!*

It will be lovely to see

him again.

WOOSH

Perfect.

* in Tinkle Digest 276, Santa Claus, Peter Pan, the Three Little Pigs, and the Seven Dwarfs rescued Tinker Bell from the Wicked Queen using Christmas carols.

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On the night before Christmas- Hello? Peter? I’m here!

Where is everyone?

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What happened here?! Peter? Dwarfs? Pigs? Can any of you

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Oh my word! Everyone has been frozen! How

did this happen?

It happened because of you.you.

Huh?!

Who are you?

I’ve found you at last!

This is all your fault.

But I didn’t freeze anyone!

No. I I did…

Because you made me!

Snow Queen? Is that you? but I haven’t seen you in years!

You abandoned me! You left me in the middle of

cold and heartless

Lapland and made me like this!

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‘Do you remember when you spread joy in Lapland, my home, every year ? It is a harsh and cold kingdom, but you brought warmth to it.

‘And then suddenly you stopped visiting. You left us all alone. Lapland grew colder and colder and I more sorrowful as the years passed.’

Out of my sorrow came these snow splinters that showed me how cruel the

world was. I want to show you how horrible everyone is and see how

miserable that makes you.

Consider this my revenge.

FLING

Aaaah!

UNGRATEFUL FAMILY!UNGRATEFUL FAMILY!UNGRATEFUL FAMILY!

Do you see how ugly people truly are?

stop!

no!

FLING

NAUGHTY CHILDREN!

CONNIVING FRIENDS!CONNIVING FRIENDS!CONNIVING FRIENDS!

NAUGHTY CHILDREN!

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the bad, we see them only as bad people. But if we

FOCUS ON THE GOOD, they become wonderful. And

that is a powerful thought.

I didn’t abandon you. You became SNOW queen

and were ready to bring

your own warmth to

Lapland. You didn’t need me.

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And so-

As the Snow Queen’s wickedness melted, so did her wicked curse-

I… I feel so… warm!

I feel so light and free! All my sorrows are gone, and ARE NOW

clouds of happiness.

Spread this happiness in Lapland, my

Queen, and you and your people will never know

misery again.

Well, Santa, every time you come here,

you save us from yet another evil spell.

Thank you!

Remember, Peter-the bad can never defeat the good. That is the spirit of Christmas!

HO-HO-HO!MERrY CHRISTMAS

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