Dear Santa,
How are things at the North Pole? I hope everyone is healthy. I know from the movies that reindeer can get sick if it’s too hot, so I was worried with all the global warming. I’m going to be a vet when I grow up, so maybe I can live with you and help take care of Rudolph and the rest of them.
I know you see us when we’re sleeping and when we’re awake, but I’m guessing you don’t really have time to watch every kid on the planet 24 hours a day. So, I am writing this letter to make sure you have the full story about what has been going on this year between my brother and me.
Most people think Billy is a troublemaker, but he really isn’t; it just looks that way sometimes. Last summer, when he pushed me in the pond, I had been playing with matches and accidentally set my pants on fire. It may have looked like a mean trick, but Billy actually saved my life that day. And when he stole all my Halloween candy, he was just worried about my blood sugar levels; he didn’t want me to catch diabetes.
But if there were one thing that might have gotten his name on the wrong list this year, it would probably be the incident with the super glue.
I guess just about everybody thought it was a cruel thing to do, but they never bothered to find out his reasons. The thing is, I had a bad case of lice. And there were deer ticks too. But, Mom and Dad refused to shave my head, no matter how much Billy pleaded. They didn’t believe that I was infested. So, together Billy and I came up with a foolproof plan.
The chemicals in super glue are deadly to insects; we tried it on an ant to be sure. The idea was to kill all the bugs with the glue, and then let it dry in my hair. Mom and Dad would have no choice but to shave my head, getting rid of any survivors.
Billy took all the punishment for it, even though we thought of it together; Mom said he was old enough to know better. You can’t really blame him for being a little mad at me. After all, I was cured of bugs, and he was grounded for two weeks.
You can see that Billy isn’t really the naughty boy people think he is. It wouldn’t be fair if you believed all the bad things without knowing the truth. Billy is a good boy and deserves as many presents as me. In fact, he probably deserves more, since I started most of the trouble.
Your friend,
Charlie Fisher
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As the young boy dropped the envelope into the mailbox, a smile spread across his face. Billy was confident his letter would fool an old guy like Santa. Christmas morning was going to be great.