On the Dole, Javier Gnlez. Pérez, 1st Advanced

New Christmas Time Radio news broke the cold morning at the Valledor´s home, even in the deepest part of the house, the basement. It was the breaking news time and the radio host spoke of political, economics and social events. As the music played again in the dial a short earthquake hit a box in the basement. “Amazing, incredible, this is…it is unbelievable!! Who can explain this to me? A whole life, a job, a know-how, blameless in my career and now, suddenly and abruptly, I am going to be relocated or even worse dismissed, fired, sacked!!! What is happening to the human being? Will they not respect anything?” Inside the old box the calm and easygoing Ozzy the Ox was still in shock over the news listened to a few seconds before. Hundreds, thousands of memories, scenes and words lived Christmas after Christmas, were coming back to its mind. “Why? Why now? Why do they want to break up the old tradition? Perhaps the years of joy and illusion we have given to human were of no avail. Despite the warmth we have given to Little Jess in his early hours of life, nobody is going to be considered? Amazing, incredible this is…it is unbelievable” Ozzy the Ox was still shocked even the third song after news was playing, but it had to tell everything to its old dude: “Hey Molly, hey MollyMolly the Mule!! Wake up! Dam Molly the Mule, awaken right now! ” As there was no answer Ozzy the Ox gave a little kick to the sleeper mule. Them the big and morose mule woke up with the feeling that it was not the moment of the year to do it “ What is going on Ozzy the Ox?” said yawning the mule” After so many years, you should know that I am not an early bird, and even less be the...THE SECOND! The second? Yes, I am the second to wake up in Bethlehem´s stable!!! Are you crazy? Do you have the mad cow desease? Yes, no doubt, you are going nuts. A whole lifetime together in chilly nights and noisy Christmas dinners, keeping Little Jess warm, listening to your complaints about the barley eaten by camels…Who was supporting you when you wanted new straw? Who was by your side when the spoilt brat sprayed us with snow spray? Who? Who? Tell me, tell me, eh? Uhm? Yes, Molly, only Molly, Molly the Mule and I am so rewarded!!!” “Shut up and listen to me whiny mule” Interrupted Ozzy The Ox and went on to say “I have just listen on the radio news that we will be no longer on Bethlehem´s stable staff. We have been fired!!” Molly the Mule broke into laughter and said “Ok, Ozzy The Ox, I told you so many times, you are not a joker, you are an ox, oxen are not funny, accept it!!! Who is going to take us away from Bethlehem´s stable!? Who is going to replace us? Don´t answer that. A goat and a sheep. No, no, even better, a pig and a hen!!! Yes, that´s it. Could you think of Mary´s complaints by the smell? Oh my god if she wanted to put us an air freshener! She has a dim view of our fragrance, my friend!! jajajaja”. The Ox began to get angry, its face was serious and answered with hoarse voice: “Molly, Molly the Mule, you know that I am not kidding, the news was not a radio prank. We must be ready for changes. We may be relocated near the river or by the roadside, but never inside Bethlehem´s stable again. And there is still the worst choice: be in this box for ever!!” Molly the Mule was frozen, it had never seen Ozzy The Ox like now. “May…maybe…maybe nobody at home has listened to that news, perhaps everything stays the same. Don’t you think so?” Said the mule shakily. “I don´t know, I don´t Know” Answer Ozzy The Ox “ I also heard that The Three Wise Men…that, they will not be more kings from the East….they must be from the West….from Andalusia!!!! “Amazing, incredible this is…it is unbelievable!!” said Molly the Mule. At this point in the continuous box they heard: “ What? What? Hey…Molly…Ozzy. Is all that for real? Answer me!!!” It was Kanu The Camel “Our world changes my friends” whispered Ozzy the Ox. “Yes, and this is the beginning of a New Christmas Time” mused Molly the Mule.