A Visit With A Friend

Daily writing prompt

If you didn’t need sleep, what would you do with all the extra time?

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Dear Friend,

Thank you for letting me stay at your home for the past month. It was my first time in the big city and my first time away from home! I loved all the dessert places you took me to. The cookies and hot chocolate were wonderful. As with all good things, though, my time here has come to an end and it’s time to go home now that it’s winter and the holidays are approaching.

Back home, no one sleeps at this time of year. The factory and workshop are open, and everyone works 24/7. It’s an important month! We are busy making toys. Millions upon millions of toys. We have the most advanced technology tracking all children and what toys they requested so that we can make them. I don’t know how we managed to get all those orders done on time before we had computers! I’m needed back home where I can help!

During the weeks before Christmas, my job is to read letters from children and reply to them. We get thousands of letters! Then, on Christmas Eve, I help Santa load the toys on the sleigh. Then, on Christmas morning, we breathe a high sigh of relief for a job well done when Santa returns.

This is what life is like at home at this time of year. I’m looking forward to going back. Next year, I hope to visit you again!

With much love,

Sammi Elf