“You are a
clever one aren’t you Tyrone” Tess said with a smirk. “You have guessed
the big surprise the town has planned for you. I have heard that on December 25,
all the people in town are planning on coming here to spend the day with you and
have a big party to celebrate your arrival. In fact I think they are going to
bring you gifts to show how
much they love you.”
Tyrone was thrilled. Imagine
another huge party just for him! He must be the most loved Dinosaur in the whole
world. And presents! They must be buying all those packages for him.
Tess smiled, quite pleased
with herself. She could hardly wait until Christmas, because she was sure that
when no one showed up for the big party that Tyrone would be crushed. And with
any luck he would be so upset he would just walk right out of town and go
somewhere else, never to return. Now that would be the perfect Christmas present
for Tess, then all the visitors would give all their attention to her once
again.
As Christmas drew closer and
closer, Tyrone could barely contain his excitement. He talked to Tess everyday
about the upcoming celebration in his honor, while she just smiled and told him
that is was going to be the biggest party the town had ever had.
| Christmas Eve morning arrived,
and Tyrone noticed that the townsfolk were almost frantic in their preparations.
He could smell wonderful smells coming out of homes. People were bustling in and
out of shops with even more packages. Children were happily playing and singing.
The excitement in town was incredible.
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As the sun went down and night
settled over the Valley, Tyrone watched all the decorations light up. When you
are over 80 feet tall you can see a lot. It was beautiful. He just couldn’t
believe his luck. All this for him!
Tess, too was very excited.
She could hardly wait till morning, because she was sure that when no one showed
up in the morning that would be the last she would see of that big lug of a
dinosaur. Then things would get back to the way they should be.
 As the two stood and watched
over the town, the lights in the houses started going out. People were going to
sleep. Most people still left on their outside lights and tree lights but
everything else was dark. All was quiet. Tyrone had just shut his eyes to get
some sleep himself, when he heard bells ringing and something went whooshing
past him almost hitting his nose.
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