“Not every elf can be on a shelf.”
Elfie heard this all his life. From his teachers at the Santa Academy. From his parents, Elfonso and Elfinia. From his judgy Aunt Elfisia. And now from his insufferable brother Elfonso Junior (who everyone called EJ), who just had to rub in the fact that he had gotten into the EFS (Elves For Shelves) program, while Elfie did not.
“But what if I want to be an elf on a shelf?” Elfie protested.
“It’s not about what you want,” his mother scolded. “It is about your Efltitude Score.”
“…and,” EJ added with an elfin smirk, “as we all know, you don’t quite measure up.”
If it weren’t for his mother’s presence, Elfie would have tossed EJ under a reindeer.
Thinking of reindeer. And reins … gave him an idea.
No shelf? No problem.
He’d hang out as an elf by himself.
For Crispina‘s Crimson’s Creative Challenge
Na'ama Yehuda 
I absolutely LOVE this!!
Wonderful, Na’ama!
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Yay! Elfie is very pleased. His family has NOT been amused.
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Cute story.
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🙂 Thank you! That was very much the idea! 🙂
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You’re welcome 😉
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🙂
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Very fun. Very clever. 🎄 🧝♂️ 🎄
Adele Ryan McDowell, Ph.D.
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🙂 Thank you, Adele. I had absolutely too much fun with this one! I blame the elves! 😉
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Excellent. Has me smiling 🙂
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Yay! Mission accomplished! 🙂 Elfie is pleased!
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And I laugh. Excellent. We should be laughing, it’s the season
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“Tis the season to be laughing, sha-la-la-la-la, la-la, la-la!” 🙂 (ear-worm added for free). 😉
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Thanks. I appreciated that
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🙂
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