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Million billion Santa Clauses

MOTAI Hiroko







Long ago,
　there was only one Santa Claus in all over the world.













Because there were only a few people in all over the world.







As there were only a few children too, Santa Claus could deliver presents to all children at only one night before Christmas.



Everyone welcomed Santa Claus to their home and received a present with a smile.








　　　　　　　 　Santa Claus was happy.







But gradually, the number of people increased.
The number of children increased too.











It became difficult that only one Santa Claus deliver presents to all children at one night.
He had a necessary to let reindeers take a rest, and the present bag became heavier and heavier.











And so
Santa Claus asked to God:

'God, please increase me to two Santas.'








God fulfilled this request.












Then Santa Claus became two Santa Clauses.













Two Santa Clauses came to be able to deliver presents to all children at half time of the past.
Though Santa Claus had been worried whether the Christmas Eve night would have be over before he finished the delivering all presents, now both of Santa Clauses heaved a sigh of relief.






























But the body was one half size of the past.





In time the number of people increased more.
The number of children increased more, too.


Even for two Santa Clauses, it became difficult that
they deliver presents to all children at only one night.











And so
two Santa Clauses asked to God:

　'God, please increase us to four Santas.'






God fulfilled this request.



Then two Santa Clauses became four Santa Clauses.










When Christmas Eve came, four Santa Clauses loaded four sleds with four bags and delivered presents to all children in all over the world.













But the body was one quarter size of the past.







Over time the number of people increased more and more.
The number of children increased more and more, too.








Even four Santa Clauses could not grasp
how many children were in the world.











And so
four Santa Clauses asked to God:

'God, please increase us to…










1000000 Santas.'









God fulfilled this request.

　　　　　　　　Then Santa Clauses became 1000000 persons.




But one problem happened.


Now, the body was one 1000000th size of the
past. It is too small to lift up a parcel of a present.





1000000 Santa Clauses consulted each other.






And a good idea occurred.





At that winter, 1000000 Santa Clauses slipped into the ear holes of 1000000 adults, and whispered like this:





'Give a present to a child.'






1000000 adults obeyed this order.




Though they didn't know reason why, they arranged a present for a child and excited to wait for Christmas.








As Christmas Eve came,
they hid it in 1000000 stockings
with happy smiles.





Then time passed more and more, the number of people increased more and more.
Of course the number of Santa Clauses
increased more and more.






The body is too small to be grasped with naked eyes of human.





Nobody can see any Santa Claus.










But until now, million or billion Santa Clauses are slipping into
ear holes of adults, and are whispering like this:


'Give a present to a child.'













We are still obeying this order.




2012.2.24

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