In a small but very beautiful town, there lived a girl named Natalie. The girl always read a lot and loved listening to fairy tales that her mother told her at bedtime. And Natalie always dreamed of seeing Santa Claus, who every year brought her the most desired gifts.
One New Year's Eve, Santa Claus even brought a little puppy that the girl had dreamed about for a long, long time. And ever since then, Natalie knows that the magical old man really exists, because she doesn't tell anyone about her dreams, yet they come true. That means Santa Claus can truly read children's thoughts and bring them gifts they've dreamed about for so long.
The hot summer passed, followed by autumn. And then the long-awaited winter arrived—December. The trees dressed in white coats, and soft snow crunched underfoot. All day long, beautiful snowflakes danced in the air, and in the windows of houses, bright colorful lights gradually lit up—garlands. Everyone was waiting for the most joyful and most magical holiday—New Year's!
Meanwhile, in a faraway land whose name no one knows because it's so very far away, the old wizard—Santa Claus—was preparing for work. His snow-white beard curled beautifully down to his waist, and thick-lensed glasses sat on his nose.
So, what do the children wish to receive for the holiday this year?
Lost in thought, the old man settled into his rocking chair by the fireplace and dumped out a pile of letters from children.
Here, little Nicholas wishes to receive a construction set. Let's see how he's been behaving.
Santa Claus pulled closer a beautiful glass orb, where he could observe all the children of the world, their behavior, their grades.
Well then, the boy hasn't been naughty, and his report card has only good grades. That means I'll bring him a beautiful construction set on New Year's Eve!
The old man commented.
Oh, and who is this girl?
In the reflection of the orb, he saw Natalie. She was sitting quietly in her room reading a book.
Then the girl stood up, walked to the window, and whispered:
Santa Claus, dear one, if you can hear me, please give me a beautiful dollhouse. I showed it to Mom once in a store, but we couldn't buy it—it costs too much. I promise I'll never be naughty, and when I go to school, I'll bring home only good grades.
The girl squeezed her eyes tightly shut and clenched her fists, thinking that would make her wish come true even faster.
What a good little girl, I've been watching her for a long time!
Santa Claus said.
Well then, I think I'll grant her wish.
At that moment, someone knocked on Santa Claus's door.
Unhurriedly, he rose from his chair, walked with small steps to the door, and called out:
Who's there?
Open up, Santa Claus, it's an emergency!!!!
Loud sounds came through.
The old man opened the door and saw a snowman on the threshold. His scarf was disheveled, his nose was pointing the wrong way, and his eyes had grown twice as large with fright.
New Year's is gone! Now the holiday is canceled, no one will get presents, and all the Christmas trees will wither! It's a catastrophe!
Now, let's have everything in order. What happened?
New Year's is gone! There are only two days left until the holiday, everyone is preparing, buying trees, decorating homes, giving gifts. But they don't know that New Year's won't come!
Santa Claus listened to the snowman, thanked him for the information, and began to think.
Meanwhile, in the town where Natalie lived, chaos seemed to descend. The wind howled, snow fell so heavily that the roads weren't visible, the ground was covered with ice, and trees were knocked down. The power went out in town, the garlands went dark.
Natalie woke up from the noise of the wind and was frightened.
She called for her mother and asked:
Mommy, how will Santa Claus get to us? He won't see the road and will pass us by. And I'm waiting for him so much, I asked so nicely for a dollhouse.
Don't worry, sweetheart. Santa Claus always comes, he'll definitely find a way to reach us and give you your long-awaited gift.
But Santa Claus wasn't wasting time. He guessed that the Blizzard had stolen New Year's, because she had long been waiting for her chance to ruin the holiday.
Well then, it's time to deal with this Blizzard!
Santa Claus shouted.
He pulled out a huge, glowing staff and struck it on the floor so hard that all the animals around came running.
My helpers—rabbits, foxes, wolves, and reindeer! Help me find New Year's, because without it there will be no holiday! People are waiting, preparing, buying gifts, decorating trees! We can't let the Blizzard ruin all this! And then all of Santa Claus's helpers rushed off to search for New Year's.
Two days passed, it was December 31st. Only a few hours remained until the holiday, and the lights in the houses still hadn't come back on. Natalie was completely upset and decided that there would be no holiday and she wouldn't get her gift.
She cried for a long time, but after a while she finally fell asleep. And suddenly, the lights in the houses came on, the trees finally sparkled with bright garlands, the blizzard quieted down.
Santa Claus entered the room—in a bright red suit, with a long white beard, with a huge sack on his shoulders.
Natalie opened her eyes, the house was warm and cozy, as if there had been no blizzard, no storm, no power outage, but Santa Claus was no longer in the room.
Mom, come here quickly!
The girl shouted.
Mom rushed into the room:
What happened?
Mommy, did New Year's come?
Mom's gaze shifted to under the tree, where a wrapped gift stood—huge, in a bright box.
Natalie jumped up and ran to the tree, rushing to open the gift.
Mommy, Mom, it's a dollhouse, exactly the one I've been dreaming about for so long.
The girl cried out with happiness.
You see, Santa Claus made it to you after all, and no blizzard could stop him.
Mom said.
At that moment, a shadow flashed in the window, Natalie rushed to look, but saw nothing.
In reality, Santa Claus had managed to climb onto the roof so the girl wouldn't notice him, otherwise he would have had to tell her about how his friends—the forest dwellers—saved New Year's, and how they found it in the Blizzard's ice castle. But Santa Claus still has so many children to visit, so many gifts to give.
New Year's arrived on time thanks to Santa Claus, who always fulfills wishes and gives the most desired gifts!
