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OW.

I GOTTA FIND:

AN EASIER WAY TO TRAVEL.

IF YOU CAN'T BRING

THE REINDEER:

TO THE MIRROR,

YOU GOTTA BRING:

THE MIRROR:

TO THE REINDEER.

IT'S OK.

IT'S A LITTLE TREAT.

GO ON, BUDDY-BOY.

TAKE IT.

YEAH... YEAH.

[LAUGHS]

[McKIBBLE HUMMING]

HEY, SANDY.

OH, HEY, CARL.

OK, WE'RE GONNA HAVE

TO HAVE SOMEBODY

ON GUARD HERE:

DAY AND NIGH IN CASE THAT GUY

COMES BACK.

COPY THAT.

CHRISTMAS SURE BRINGS

OUT THE FREAKS.

SANDY:

YEAH, I KNOW.

LOOKS LIKE YOU GO A NEW FRIEND.

I KNOW.

ISN'T HE SWEET?

YEAH.

THERE'S SOMETHING

SO DIFFEREN ABOUT HIM, THOUGH.

I MEAN, THEY ALL CAME

FROM THE SAME:

FARM HERD, BUT...

HE DOESN'T REALLY

SEEM TO FIT IN.

MAYBE HE'S HOMESICK,

I DON'T KNOW.

OFFICER McKIBBLE:

WELL, HE SURE LIKES YOU.

OH!

JINGLE BELLS.

WHAT THE--

McKIBBLE:

HOLD ON.

YOU CAN'T PARK THAT THERE.

COME BACK!

[CLEARS THROAT]

AH!

BUCK, WILL YOU STOP

SNEAKING UP ON ME?

[CHUCKLES]

SO JUMPY.

SO TENSE.

I GOT A SURE-FIRE

CURE FOR THAT.

WHERE DID YOU:

JUST COME FROM?

WE STILL HAVEN' SETTLED UP ON DINNER.

YOU KNOW WHAT?

ALL DAY LONG:

I'VE GOTTEN THE FEELING

THAT SOMEBODY'S BEEN

WATCHING ME.

IT WAS YOU.

BOBCAT, I HAVEN' BEEN WATCHING YOU.

BUT IF YOU THINK

SOMEBODY HAS,

MAYBE I SHOULD COME OVER

AND CHECK OUT YOUR PLACE,

SAY AROUND 9:
00?

I'LL BRING THE WINE.

[PHONE RINGS]

HANG ON.

HOLD THAT THOUGHT.

MAN:
SEGER?

MR. TERRELL.

I GOT MY HEART SE ON HUNTING

SOME BIG GAME:

THIS CHRISTMAS, SEGER.

YOU COME THROUGH FOR ME,

AND YOU'LL HAVE A CHRISTMAS

TO REMEMBER AS WELL...

A VERY GREEN CHRISTMAS.

BUCK:
OH, NOW DON'T YOU WORRY,

SIR. REST ASSURED.

I'LL FIND YOU SOMETHING

VERY BIG AND FEROCIOUS SOON.

I HOPE SO.

I GOT A BIG EMPTY SPACE

ON MY WALL.

OF COURSE, I COULD ALWAYS

MOUNT YOU UP THERE.

WELL, YOU CAN

COUNT ON ME, SIR.

SO, BOBCAT--

WHERE WERE WE?

[CLEARS THROAT]

NICK:

OH, SNOWFLAKES.

OK, HERE WE GO.

HI, I'M--

HI, I'M NICK.

HI. HI.

HELLO, I'M NICK.

MY NAME IS NICK,

AND YOU PROBABLY DON'T RUN

INTO THIS PROBLEM VERY OFTEN,

BUT IT JUST SO HAPPENS

YOUR ZOO HAS MY REINDEER,

AND, UM...

NEED IT BACK!

'CAUSE SLEIGH CAN'T FLY

WITH ONLY SEVEN,

AND IF THE SLEIGH CAN'T FLY

WE GOT TROUBLE.

NO, I HAVEN'T--

NO, I DON'T DRINK.

I HAVEN'T BEEN...

YOU KNOW. NO, THERE'S NO

REASON TO BE ALARMED.

YOU KNOW I'D FEEL MUCH

MORE COMFORTABLE

IF YOU'D PUT DOWN THE GUN

AND STEP AWAY FROM

THE CHRISTMAS CAKE.

DUDE!

JEEZ. WHIZ.

WHO ARE YOU TALKING TO?

AND WHAT'S WITH

THE SNOW GEAR?

THE...

I'M FROM--

HECTOR, YOU'RE SUPPOSED

TO BE UPSTAIRS.

WHO'S THIS?

I WASN'T--

I WAS JUST LOOKING.

I WAS JUST LOOKING.

HE WAS LOOKING:

ALL RIGHT.

IT'S OK, IT'S FINE.

I DON'T NORMALLY SHOW

THE PLACE THIS LATE.

BUT SINCE I'M UP WATCHING

THE LITTLE TERROR--

I HAVEN'T ALL NIGHT,

YOU KNOW.

SO, COME ON.

YOU'RE LUCKY I EVEN HAVE

A ROOM AVAILABLE.

I AM?

I MEAN, I AM.

YOU MUST HAVE SEEN

THE SIGN.

AH, YES, THE SIGN.

THAT'S THE DINING ROOM.

AH.

FOR DINING.

THIS IS THE LIVING ROOM.

AH.

FOR LIVING.

OH.

THIS IS A LOVELY

PAINTING OF PARIS.

OH, THANKS.

HAVE YOU EVER BEEN?

YEAH, I TRY AND GO

ONCE A YEAR.

WOW.

OH, I'VE ALWAYS DREAMED

OF GOING TO PARIS.

JUST A DREAM.

IT'S A LOVELY CITY,

VERY FRENCH.

CHIMNEYS ARE:

A LITTLE TIGHT.

UH-HUH.

IT'S A LITTLE WARM FOR A JACKET,

DON'T YOU THINK?

YES.

THE PLACE FOR RENT'S

UPSTAIRS.

RENT'S DUE

FIRST OF THE MONTH.

THIS WILL BE YOUR ROOM.

WOW.

THAT IS SOME MIRROR.

IT'S AN HEIRLOOM.

GET TO BE MY AGE,

THINGS YOU BOUGHT NEW

ARE SUDDENLY HEIRLOOMS.

IS THAT RIGHT?

SO...

THE ROOM GETS:

SUN ALL DAY.

HAS A NICE AIRY VIEW.

WHAT DO YOU THINK,

MR....?

SNOWDEN.

NICK SNOWDEN.

I THINK IT'LL BE PERFECT.

MAN ON ANSWERING MACHINE:

HI, YOU'VE REACHED

THE NORTHERN LAKES

REINDEER FARMS.

SORRY, WE'RE CLOSED

FOR THE HOLIDAYS,

SO PLEASE LEAVE A MESSAGE

AFTER THE BEEP:

AND HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS.

[MACHINE BEEPS]

HEY, BILL. IT'S SANDY

FROM THE SAN ERNESTO ZOO.

I'M ACTUALLY CALLING

'CAUSE I NEED A COPY

OF THE PAPERWORK

ON THE REINDEER THAT YOU SENT US

WITH BUCK SEGER.

IF YOU COULD JUS CALL ME BACK, THAT WOULD--

[SANDY SHRIEKS]

THAT WOULD, UM...

THAT WOULD BE GREAT.

THANK YOU.

OK, BYE.

[NICK MUTTERING]

WHAT IS THIS DUDE DOING?

[MUTTERING]

GOT MY EYE ON YOU,

NICK SNOWDEN.

DON'T THINK I DON'T KNOW

WHAT YOU'RE UP TO.

YOU KNOW?

STEP INTO MY OFFICE.

SAFETY FIRST.

WHERE ARE WE GOING?

DUDE, I'M EIGHT.

I CAN'T DRIVE.

OH.

TRUTH IS, SANDY'S

A LITTLE OLD FOR ME.

I'LL STEP ASIDE

AND GIVE YOU A SHOT.

BUT IT'LL COST YOU.

HOW SO?

I GOT THIS:

CATALOGUE HERE.

AND I'VE BEEN WANTING

TO GET SOMETHING FOR MY MOM

SINCE SHE DOES:

WORK HARD:

DURING THIS:

TIME OF YEAR.

OH, WELL, THESE ARE

BEAUTIFUL, HECTOR.

YEAH, AND EXPENSIVE.

I'VE BEEN TRYING TO PICK UP

SOME ODD JOBS AROUND HERE,

BUT THE NEIGHBORS,

THEY'RE CHEAP.

WELL, THAT'S NOT NAUGHTY,

HECTOR.

YOU MUST LOVE YOUR

MOTHER VERY MUCH.

[WHISPERING]

KEEP IT DOWN, OK?

OK.

NOTE TO SELF:

HECTOR, NICE.

BUT YOU KNOW,

SHE'S A MOM, OK?

SO WHY DON'T YOU JUS TELL HER HOW YOU FEEL?

'CAUSE YOU KNOW, FOR MOMS,

THEY LIKE THAT BETTER

THAN DIAMONDS AND JEWELS.

BECAUSE...

IT'S NOT COOL.

[SANDY CLEARS THROAT]

HELLO?

I KNOW, I KNOW.

THANKS.

SURE.

THAT'S THE NEW TENANT.

YOU OWE ME.

WOW. HE LIKED YOU.

NICK:
YEAH, HE SEEMS

LIKE A NICE KID.

SANDY:

YEAH.

NOT NAUGHTY.

I LIVE UPSTAIRS.

OH.

I'M SANDY.

WHAT'S YOUR NAME?

OH-- NICK.

ST.-- NICK...

NAME. MINE... NICK.

OH, SORRY.

THAT'S OK.

YOU OK?

YEAH, GOOD,

THANK YOU.

I HAVE TO GO TO WORK.

OH.

OK.

OH.

[ENGINE STARTS]

OH, IT'S...

THAT'S GOT IT.

YEAH.

I'LL JUST...

INTERESTING:

MEETING YOU, NICK.

SANDY.

YEAH.

NICK, NAME, MINE...

YOU'RE PATHETIC.

THAT'S REALLY SMOOTH.

OLD MAN:

LORNA, NO!

LORNA:
I AM NOT GOING

AND THAT'S IT.

OLD MAN:

BUT LORNA...

WHAT'S ALL THIS,

CHESTER?

OH, THEY USED TO BE

THEATER TICKETS.

SHE'S JUST PLAYING

HARD TO GET.

I THOUGHT IT WOULD

BE NICE:

IF I ESCORTED LORNA

TO THE THEATER:

FOR HER CHRISTMAS

PRESENT.

LORNA:
I TOLD YOU

I'M NOT SITTING

IN ANY DARK BALCONY

WITH YOU.

[SIGHS]

WOMAN HAS THE EARS

OF A BAT.

HER HEARING'S

PRETTY GOOD, TOO.

OH, FOR 20 YEARS,

I'VE TRIED TO GE THAT WOMAN TO GIVE ME

THE TIME OF DAY.

WELL, CHESTER,

I HEAR PARIS IS NICE

THIS TIME OF YEAR.

HM?

WELL, EVEN IF I HAD

THE MONEY,

HOW WOULD I GET HER TO FLY

ACROSS AN OCEAN WITH ME

WHEN I CAN'T EVEN

GET HER TO GO TO A PLAY?

RIGHT.

RIGHT, YEAH,

THAT IS A TOUGH ONE.

LET ME GET BACK:

TO YOU ON THAT.

OK, THANK YOU SO MUCH.

THANKS FOR COMING.

THANK YOU.

MERRY CHRISTMAS.

OH.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING HERE?

WELL, YOU KNOW,

IT'S A ZOO, AND...

I'M A TOURIST.

YES, YOU ARE.

LORNA SAID YOU WORKED

AT THE ZOO.

SHE SAID,

"SHE WORKS AT THE ZOO."

I THOUGHT I MIGH RUN INTO YOU HERE.

LADY, WHERE DO THEY GE THE ANIMALS FROM?

WOW, GREAT QUESTION,

RITCHIE.

OH, UM, WELL...

LET'S SEE, OTHER ZOOs'

BREEDING PROGRAMS.

UH, PRIVATE COLLECTORS,

SOMETIMES EVEN:

FROM THE WILD.

MISTER, YOU KNOW THA YOU HAVE PRICE TAGS

ON YOUR CLOTHES?

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