#fenixtj

"Why aren't they called sugarbananas?"

"Tradition."

Jessica moves a step closer to Grump with that.

"Plátanos de azúcar is also a mouthful" She takes a purple one. Because purple! And plum!

She hesitates, and looks a little embarrassed. "It's just for niños pequeños..." It's an older copy, maybe it came with one of the donations?

"What don't you understand, Selma?" She takes the book and smiles a little at it.

The troll frowns, as if this is a problem. There must be a way to make them dance. He will find it

She pops the candy into her mouth, and drifts over to see what Salma has.

"I did not know what a sugar-plum was or how it would dance. But it dances on my tongue. Holger, you are a smart nino." She praises him as she tastes the candy!

"It tastes purple!"

She looks around for Ariel.

Holger nods, but still, he has plans

Ariel might be seen scooting a large box bigger than she is.

"Ohhhh... and now you know." Jessica nods.

Ariel scoot scoot... sneak.. scoot.. drag

A prod to Ellie. "Que?" Looking at Ariel.

"The tramping and pawing of each little hoof?"

"I think she is working on presents."

"Ohh..." She looks curious. "GRANDE presents..."

"SHhh. I'm smuggling avacados to Iowa"

"Oh."

"They need lawyers?" Hiding a small grin.

"I don't think a lawyer would fit" she says looking at the box

"What about a boggan lawyer?"

"We should help?"

Jessica goes over and picks up the box. "Ariel, where do you want this?"

The box is heavy for a kid

"I need to get it to Iowa?" She repeats

"Don't bruise the abogados? They are delicious and liticious!"

Jessica nods. "I can take it there if you like?"

Ellie sulks.

"Que pasa, Princesca?"

And she realizes. "Can you tell me what this means?" Asking about another page in the book,

To the little pouting Sidhe.

"Oh, shoot I didn't mean trouble. "

Ariel sees the pout and wonders if she missed something

"Please?" Patting the sidhe's arm with a pout of her own. "I do not LIKE not knowing, and this one I think I had wrong."

"That.. oh, this is the reindeer book. It rhymes!"

"But it is a rude book. It assumes you KNOW what it means." A sigh.

Jessica sets the crate down.

"But you can meet all the reindeer..." She finds a picture with the sleigh on the roof. ""Now, Dasher! now, Dancer! now Prancer and Vixen! On, Comet! on, Cupid! on, Donner and Blitzen!" Her words don't quite match the text below -

Holger goes "I can take the crate to the side for it to be taken to the I O way later? Countessa?"

"But what are reindeer? Are they deer that are damp? Or with reigns on? And then they are coursers? Make up your mine, ay!" A hand to her head.

"I know deer from Bambi..."

"They are magic deer that Santa has. See? They fly!" She finds a picture.

"Um. Yes, thank you, Holger. Please just set it off to the side."

HOlger scoots to the side

Understanding. "He can fly then. Right over the fences and walls and la guardia."

"I think he needs a chimney...."

Worried look around.