This is the little known story about the year the reindeer almost lost their positions as Santa's official sleigh pullers.  One year, when Rudolph and the gang were all nearing around seven years of age (that's the teen years to you and me) they all began to feel their oats.  They would act out by ringing their bells, stamping their hooves, giggling and rolling their eyes at each other.  Santa soon felt their attitudes were just too sassy when they refused to heed his instructions as sleigh pulling practice, or worst yet, not show up at all!

With careful deliberation between he and Mrs. Claus, santa began to devise a new plan to get his team in line.  Soon a big colorful sign advertising new positions for the sleigh pulling team was set up right in front of Santa's house.  The reindeer just continued giggling, foolish ways, confident no other creatures would even think themselves worthy of the job.  However, things would soon change as the first of the candidates could be seen loaping over the frozen ground toward Santa's house.

Quite soon, the foolish attitudes of the reindeer squad began to temper as the other animals began to arrive.  The reindeer now spied around the corners and snooped out of windows.  They nudged each other and fear overtook them.