“Good morning, Blossom! It’s time to wake up honey,” said Mama-Deer. Blossom, who usually likes to oversleep on the days she doesn’t have deer school, opened her little doe eyes right away. It was a beautiful spring morning, she just had the most amazing dream in the world, and wanted to tell her parents all about it!
“I was on the North Pole in my dream,” little Blossom said. “It was so cool! Please Mom, please Dad, can we go? Can we go today?’ Blossom’s parents were confused. Papa-Deer, especially: his baby daughter often asked him for red apples to snack on, or fresh acorns to play with. But trips to the North Pole? That was a new one! “What are we, reindeer?” he scoffed.
See, that’s exactly what had happened: in her dream, Blossom was a beautiful reindeer! She was flying high up in the sky with her friends, driving Santa’s sleigh and helping him give gifts to every kid in the world. There were bells jingling and reindeer games to play and so much fun to be had! “I know we are not reindeer,” said Blossom, a bit sad. “But that would be so cool…”
Her parents didn’t like seeing Blossom sad. They would have given their right hooves to see her smile again… But they didn’t know how to take her to the North Pole! Blossom didn’t stay sad for long though. As she was munching on her breakfast grass, she decided she would spend the whole year, from now until Christmas, to find out more about the North Pole and how to get there. “One of my friends must know something,” she thought.
Days went by, months went by, but Blossom was no closer to solving the North Pole mystery. It was Autumn now, the holidays just around the corner, and Blossom was beginning to think she would never be able to join the reindeer and help with Santa’s gifts… Until one morning, Blossom’s friend Clover caught up with her on her way to deer school. “I have a reindeer game for you,” he said with a glint in his eye.
Blossom was so excited, she couldn’t wait for deer class to be done for the day! Afterwards, she joined her friend Clover in the forest. “I have hidden a gift for you,” he said. “Go, see if you can find it! When you’re getting close, I’ll ring this bell. The closer you get, the more I’ll ring it.” Just like the bells jingling and the reindeer games in Blossom’s dream! Smiling brightly, she started searching for her hidden treasure.
Blossom galloped in the forest, with Clover right behind her. He was jingling the bell very faintly at first but, as Blossom reached a clearing surrounded by Christmas trees, the jingling grew louder. She had found her present! It was so beautiful! What was waiting for her inside the box? Blossom knew that it didn’t really matter: her true gift was the super fun day she spent in the woods with her good friend.
Soon, the other deer found out about Blossom and Clover’s reindeer game… and decided they want to play too! So every winter during the holidays, when their home looks just like the North Pole, all the young deer scatter in the snowy forest looking for hidden gifts from friends and loved ones. How do they know where to look? They wait for the sound of jingling bells. Shh… Can you hear them? Would you like to play too?