DEJA TU, TODAVIA SIGUEN LOS THREE WISE MAGOS

  

DAR, Submitted to Platicas by Alex Moreno

"Twas the night before Christmas and all through the casa, 

 Not a creature was stirring, caramba que pasa?

Los ninos were all tucked away in their camas

Some in vestidos and some in pijamas,

While mama worked late in her little cocina,

El viejo was down in the corner cantina.

the stockings were hanging con mucho cuidado,

in hope that San Nicolas would feel obligado

To bring all the children both buenos and malos

A nice batch of dulces and other regalos.

Then outside in the yard there arose such a grito

That I jump to my feet like a frightened cabrito

I ran to the window and looked afuera,

And who in the world do you think que era?

San Nicolas in a sleigh and a big red sombrero

Came dashing along like a crazy bombero!

And pulling his sleigh instead of venados,

Were eight little burritos approaching volados.

I watched as they came and this quaint little hombre

Was shouting and whistling and calling by nombre:

"Ay, Pancho! Ay, Pepe! Ay, Cuca! Ay, Beto!

Ay, Chato! Ay, Chopo! Maruca! Y Nieto!"

Then standing erect with his hands on his pecho,

He flew to the top of our very own techo

With his round little belly like a bowl of jalea,

He struggled to squeeze down our own chimenea.

Then huffing and puffing at last in our sala,

With soot smeared all over his red suit de gala,

He filled all the medias with lovely regalos,

For none of the ninos had been muy malos.

Then chuckling aloud, seeming very contento,

He turned like a flash and was gone like el viento.

And I heard him exclaim and this is verdad.

"Merry Christmas to all and Feliz Navidad!!!!!!!!"