Now, do you really believe you have seen such a "Night Before Christmas" ? ?

A Papua New Guinea Christmas poem. Twas the night before Christmas, and all through the house all the geckoes were stirring, but no little mouse. The stockings were hung on the wash basket's rim, in hopes that the washer would soon work again. When out on waigani there rose such a clatter. A PMV engine, its innards did splatter. A little old man in a jolly red suit, climbed down from the cab, gave the fender a boot. He laughed to the heavens--a hysterical sound-- then sat and chewed beetlenut, glancing around. My eye he did spy--peeking down from our porch, and he winked and he grinned and he asked for a torch. I said it had sold in our go-finish sale, "I missed it," he cried, and his face did grow pale. I rushed him a beer, and his cheeks they did glow. He fingered his nose and he gave it a blow. Then he raised up his head and gave such a whistle, eight rascals appeared, with the speed of a missile. They stole all my money and tied me up right, while the red-suited man, drank my beer and got tight. Then flicking a sign at the rascals to go, he danced toward the dark, stomping hard on my toe. And I heard his mad cry, as he went out of sight. "That'll teach you, good shepherd, stay in Christmas night." ######################################… Glossary: Beetlenut--The nut of the Betel Palm. Widely used in the South Pacific, by everyone from 9-90. This nut, when chewed with lime, releases a narcotic and causes copius amounts of carmine tinted saliva which its users spit everywhere. Geckoes--Small Lizards that make a call that sounds like someone tapping on glass. Go-finish--Expatriate teachers usually have a 3 year contract. In Pidgin, when the contract is complete they are said to "go finish." They usually sell everything they can for cash, rather than paying to ship it halfway round the world. PMV--Public Moter Vehicle. The Bus/Taxi of PNG. These are mini-buses, licensed to drive within specific areas and pick up as many passengers as they can cram in. They are ill-kept and usually run on a mixture of Diesel, Kerosene, and used motor oil, to save money. PNG--Papua New Guinea. Rascals--Gangs of young unemployed males, who make their living robbing people. Torch--Flashlight. ######################################… May your holidays be creative and your gifts many.
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GOOD ONE!
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