Reindeer Games 6

They really didn’t know what to do. After Rudolph left, no one felt like doing anything. Even Blizen, sat silently still hitched to the sleigh, Donner’s legs were still shaking, and Dancer’s and Prancer’s antlers were still hooked! But after what seemed like hours, Rudolph came back, with a grin on his face.

    “Hello again!” He said cheerfully. No one could look him straight in the eye.

    “Rudolph?” Donner finally said.

    “Yes?”

    “I’m really sorry about the sleigh ride.”

    “Yeah.”

    “Sorry.” The others chimed in too.

    “Guys! It’s ok! It’s not your fault!” Rudolph said reassuringly. They brightened a bit.

    “But how are we going to pull Santa's sleigh around the world now?” Vixen asked.

    “Not to worry! I… Have a plan!”

    “Oh boy.” Larry said, with his arms folded across his chest. “Here is a plan! If you really want to get this sleigh in the air, you might want to actually try!”

The reindeer look at each other.

    “When did you become a part of this?” Blizen asked, stepping forward.

    “I Have some toys to make.” Larry said, jogging back where he came from.

    “So… What is the plan?” Dasher asked.

    “Not trying!” Rudolph answered.

    “That’s your plan!?” Larry exclaimed from around the corner.

    “Come to think of it, I think my plan actually was to report you to Santa.” Rudolph threatened.

    “Alright, alright! I’m going, I'm going!”

    “As I was saying, I think we're trying too hard. This is your first sleigh fly, and I never made the time to really work on it! Nobody gets it on their first try, and I know you are all very intelligent reindeer, so even if it is Christmas eve eve, I think we can figure this out!” Rudolph said.

Then, he helped Dancer and Prancer get unhooked, Talked to Commit and Dasher about going slower, and to Vixen and Cupid about going faster, and of course, he taught Donner properly how to fly. (And gave Blizen some carrots).