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t’s 5 december, the day of the Holy Saint from Spain. Varias would like to eat a nice chocolate number, but they are nowhere to be found. “Only stupid letters!” Varias says out loud.
While Snix walks by, it sees a white puff in the pretty white snow. The white puff is staring into a nice bakery. Suddenly it says: “Only stupid letters!” Snix is curious. Why would a little ball of fur say such a thing?
As Snix comes closer, it notices it’s not just a normal ball of fur. It’s his white counterpart! Snix quickly hides behind a tree, hoping Varias hasn’t noticed him yet. He stays there for a long while, just staring at Varias. Varias doesn’t move at all. It sits there and lets a sigh out once in a while.
Snix almost fell asleep, when he heard a soft: “I want a number…” He felt sorry for Varias, the poor thing. He wanted to walk away, knowing he couldn’t do anything for Varias to make him happy, when he suddenly had a thought! He ran by Varias, making sure Varias couldn’t eat him in this short time. He did wave though, but quickly. Inside the shop he makes gestures to Varias, to let him wait a little longer.
Varias was surprised. “What’s chocolate-cat up to?” He decides to stay a little longer.

Meanwhile Snix is having a hard time fetching a chocolate letter from the top shelve in the store. He tries to jump but he lands on his butt a few times and decides that’s not the way.
Then tries to climb to the top, using all the shelves! But that doesn’t work as well. The shelves aren’t made to be climbed on by a little kitten, and make Snix fall. With little tears in his eyes from the pain in his bottom, Snix gets up again. “Although snowball always thinks I’m a chocolate kitten, I want to be nice for him in this cold season. He must be very lonely, sitting in the cold like that, for the want of a chocolate number!” he thinks.
He tries to climb the shelves again, but again failed. But then he feels warm hands catching him and lift him to the top shelve. He there grabs a M-letter and runs to Varias. Looking over his back, he sees an old man with long white hair and beard, wearing a red robe and hat and holding a staff. “What a nice man,” he thinks.

Outside he runs to Varias, opens the box and bites in the chocolate. He bites parts of the M off, making it’s chape change. Varias looks at the M, changing chape and looks puzzled. Suddenly it cries out: “Chocolate cat, you made a 3!”

At last! I'd like to announce that the winner of the art and writing contest was Hatsjepsoet for her sweet story! It just made me think of everything that christmas is about - without being too sickly sweet. heart Thanks to everyone who entered that contest!