Earlier in the year my two legs dressed the house up with cobwebs and ghoulies and spiders and all sort of things nasty and when the little two legs came knocking at the door they gave them sweets and the little two legs all shrieked with delight. I remembered that.
When the two legs started to pack away all that stuff I formulated my plan to give them a thrill of their own. I love to see it when they jump up and down with delight - they are such cute creatures when they get excited.
I was watching the two legs wrapping up all their presents for the annual exchange when that vision of the shrieking with delight came back to me. I waited until they went to bed the night before Christmas and I went to find my gift which I had hidden in my secret little corner. I found it with ease and ran upstairs with it and looked for where to leave it so they would find it when they woke up. I chose her pillow.
I went off to my chair to sleep and wait for the morning and when they would be so grateful to me.
I heard the alarm go followed by a shrill shriek. It wasn't quite the same as the ones the little two legs gave out.
"Did you put that thing on my pillow in the night?" I heard her shout at old two legs as he lay there dozing/
"No it was my Christmas present to you"
"No I did not!" he shouted back "What is it anyway?"
"It's my gift to you both this year"
"It's a bloody spider!"
"No it's not. I was careful not to hurt it"
"Oh it's one of those plastic ones from Halloween. Casper must have found it and brought it up" Well at least old two legs had realised it was my gift.
"Well I can do without that sort of scare when I am waking up on Christmas morning" she exclaimed.
I thought that next year I won't bother. All the planning and good will dismissed in an instant. I tell you it makes you wonder if it is worth it all
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