"Hoo! Hoo!"
Puffy Face could barely contain his joy. They say the eyes are windows to the soul and
Puffy Face's large owl windows broadcasted the immense Christmas cheer bubbling from within. "Are those presents for us?"
"They most certainly are! Delivered to us this morning by no other than
Santa zeffyr!" I was sat in my flannel jammies with yet another mug of hot cocoa, looking at the quaint pile of wrapped gifts beneath our Christmas tree. Then my eyes went to
Puffy Face, who was perched by the warm fireplace with his own red mug of hot cocoa drowning in a mountain of mini marshmallows.
"Do we know Hoo! Hoo! is our Secret Santa?" asked my curious feathered friend.
"Not yet," I took a sip of the chocolatey goodness from my mug. "I mean, it must be written on that gift tag right over there..." I pointed at a specific package beneath the Christmas tree. "But I'm not yet ready to unwrap my presents. I want this moment to last a little bit longer. I want to savour this hot cocoa on this lazy jammies day. Then, we shall feast on a splendid meal that I have prepared for the both of us, including dessert!"
Puffy Face perked at the mention of my last word. If beaks could smile, his would be stretched from feathery ear to feathery ear!
"So, if it's all good to you, we'll unwrap our presents towards the end of Christmas day, after our festivities and dessert," I winked at
Puffy Face. "But, first, I've got a surprise just for you, my dear friend!"
I set my mug of hot cocoa down and chuckled with amusement at
Puffy Face as I glided with glee towards the gramophone just to the side of our Christmas tree. Then, I pulled out a mysterious vinyl record from its sleeve.
"You are absolutely gonna love this!" I said to my feathered friend. Then, I extended my hand towards him and said, "Shall we dance?"
As soon as the music poured from that gramophone,
Puffy Face went absolutely wild! It was his favourite song, indeed! In one eager swoop,
Puffy Face swooshed from where he was perched and landed at my feet.
"Hoo! Hoo!"
Puffy Face was now grooving to the music. Quite the sight, seeing an owl bunny hopping! "Such fun! Let's dance!"
And, hence, Christmas began with the both of us dancing to the music. A wonderful day this will be, as
Puffy Face and I began to sing along to the gramophone...
"It's a
marshmallow world in the winter
When the snow comes to cover the ground
It's the time for play, it's a whipped cream day
I wait for it the whole year round..."