The Love Advantage Summary
Santa Claus was having a fantastic Christmas Eve. The sleigh was fast, the cocoa was hot, and the reindeer were in perfect flying formation (except for Rudolph, who kept playing "I Spy" and accidentally lit up a cow pasture in Ohio).
"Next stop, Sydney, Australia!" Santa boomed, reaching into his massive velvet map pouch.
But instead of the neatly folded Global Gift Grid, he pulled out a chaotic mess. It was every map, everywhere, all tangled up! The road map of Paris was tied in a knot with the subway lines of Tokyo, which was braided into a treasure map of the Caribbean.
"Oh, fiddlesticks and fruitcake!" cried Santa. He tried to tug on the corner of the Knitwear Kingdom map, but it only made the Pyjama Peninsula section get tighter.
He had to get all those gifts delivered! He had little wooden kangaroos for Brisbane, fluffy sheep for Iceland, and tiny, sparkly sombreros for Mexico City. How could he find anywhere?
That’s when Prancer, the silliest reindeer, nudged Santa’s arm. Prancer didn't use a map. Prancer used feelings.
"Try focusing on the children's love, Santa!" Prancer whispered in a sparkly burst of reindeer dust. "It's the warmest thing on Earth!"
Santa paused, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath. Instead of looking at the map, he focused on the feeling of all the children waiting for him. He imagined the little girl in Brazil setting out milk for him, the boy in Canada peeking out his window, and the families in India lighting beautiful Diwali lamps nearby.
Suddenly, a massive, warm, golden light burst out of the tangled map pile. It was the feeling of all that pure, excited, hopeful love!
The light was so bright, it untangled the maps in an instant, but here's the funny part: The love light had stuck to Santa’s beard, making it glow a beautiful, warm gold!
"Ho ho ho! I can see the whole world's love right here!" Santa chuckled, patting his shining beard.
From then on, Santa didn't need the maps much. He just looked at his glowing, love-powered beard! It warmed his face and guided the sleigh to every single chimney, from the North Pole to the South Pole, filling his heart with a huge, happy feeling for every child.
As he finished the last delivery, he winked to the stars. "That's the best part of the job," he whispered. "Getting a huge, collective hug from the whole world!"
The end.