Blog #9

First ending :

The next morning, Nathan is woken up by the sunlight coming in his room. As soon as he opens his eyes, he realizes that it is Christmas day and that he can open his present and explain his crazy night to everybody. Before getting up, he looks next to his bed to take the bell he found a couple of hours earlier. “This is gonna be my proof! They’ll have to believe I met Santa!” But he can’t find it… He looks for it everywhere in his bedroom but the bell stays a mystery. Excited to open his presents but also disappointed about the bell, he walks to the living room where it smells hot chocolate ad croissants. He sees his little brother, Louis, under the tree looking for his presents and his dad helping him out. He goes straight to them and does the same. “Where is my present?” As soon as he asks this question to his dad, he realizes that the present Santa gave him is not there anymore: his present has a blue gift-wrap. Still excited to open his present but even more disappointed than what he was before, the boy takes his present on the couch and starts to open it. It is while going to the couch that he sees that the rest of the fire looks exactly the same as it was before Santa came. Was it a dream? No it can’t be! I really lived that moment didn’t I? I don’t know anymore…

“Dad, does Santa really exist?”

Second ending:

[After they came back from the magical world]

“Okay little boy, it’s passed midnight now, which means that it is Christmas today… Do you want to open your present now?”

The boy doesn’t even answer and rushes to the Christmas tree to pick up his present. He brings it back to the couch paying attention that he doesn’t walk in the ashes that are lying around the chimney. The gift-wrap doesn’t take long to be torn: a brand new special skateboard becomes visible in three seconds.

“This skateboard will allow you to fly. And guess what, it will even make your dream become true whenever you want: you can come see me in my land with it!”

“This is amazing!! Thank you Santa!! Can I try it now?”

“No you can’t. There has to be sunlight to use it, otherwise it is too dangerous…”

They still talk for a little while until Santa has to go back to his work. (Same as in the original story)

The next afternoon, when the sun is shining and there isn’t a single cloud, Nathan takes his skateboard and goes in the backyard to take his first flight. 1,2,3…. Nathan takes off, flies away becoming smaller until being a small dot in the sky as Santa was before coming to Nathan’s place.

Third ending:

Nathan decides, when he goes to Santa’s world that he just wants to stay there forever. He goes out of the sleigh and works with the elves and reindeers.