{"id":5476,"date":"2023-12-16T21:05:59","date_gmt":"2023-12-16T21:05:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/?p=5476"},"modified":"2023-12-16T15:17:49","modified_gmt":"2023-12-16T15:17:49","slug":"tales-from-the-town-141","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/accumulationofthings.com\/things\/2023\/12\/16\/tales-from-the-town-141\/","title":{"rendered":"Tales From The Town #140: A Cast Of Christmas Creatures"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cats<\/strong><\/p>\n

Asleep by the fire, they purred and purred. No one knew where the second one had come from, or where it would go to once the flames turned to smoke.<\/p>\n

Crabs<\/strong><\/p>\n

They emerged from Antoine’s cave, their claws wrapped in tinsel, Christmas cheer curiously absent from their crustaceous minds. It would be cruel if it wasn’t surprisingly cute.<\/p>\n

Dogs<\/strong><\/p>\n

The indignity of Christmas jumpers outweighed by the unexplained proliferation of treats. They horde their bones and know not why.<\/p>\n

Robins<\/strong><\/p>\n

Belligerent little bastards given infinite leeway due to their beauty. <\/p>\n

Whale<\/strong><\/p>\n

The whale cares not for Christmas. It dreams of summer, and the stars.<\/p>\n

__________<\/p>\n

Notes<\/p>\n

1. Written on December 16th, 2023<\/em><\/p>\n__________<\/br>

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