The christmas creature

Come here... Closer. A little more closer. Yes, that's good. Now listen, I... I have something I must say to you. Sit down. Have a glass of water. Here. You'll need it... Uhm, okay, now listen... this is really hard for me to say but... Promise me you won't cry. Promise? Okay? Good. All right now... I... I'll just say it now. Right now. Ready?

Santa doesn't exist.

There. I said it. It is your parents and relatives that buy all the gifts that lay there below the christmas tree. I am really sorry that I have to be the one that breaks it to you, but it's the truth.

No, hey, don't be sad! Listen, I am not done speaking! There is one more thing I must tell you about. Hey, you promised you wouldn't cry! Come on, listen to me! This is important. Here, drink some. There you go. I suppose you want me to explain the noises you've heard from the chimney every Christmas night, am I right? Yeah, I thought so.

You see, there is a little creature living there, and it's made out of soot. Yes, soot. That black stuff, you know. You know the stuff... the soot and dust, that you see scattered over the floor on Christmas day? Well, since santa doesn't exist... - hey, don't make that face- ...it cannot be him.
I said stop it.

Anyway, this soot creature is pure black. Since soot is... black. But it's eyes and mouth glow. Like fire. It keeps a fire inside of it, and that's what makes it move. It eyes are huge and round and it's mouth looks like sharp teeth. It's body looks like a very small and very skinny little human. But it moves like a spider! With long, clawed fingers! It comes out of the chimney at night (or, if you don't have a chimney, it comes out of the ventilation tubes) and reaches out for the presents! With it's long spidery fingers it grabs ahold of a few gift and then...-!

Oh, I am sorry! I didn't mean to scare you! Listen, this soot creature isn't dangerous. It might look frightening but it'll never harm you or anyone else. On the Christmas night it comes down from the chimney, and reaches out for the presents below the tree. It takes one or two of them, and then goes back up. See, not dangerous at all.

What it does with the presents? It eats them. And that why you never get what you wished for the most. Why of course, it's got to live on something. He only gets food once a year! Poor thing...