Charlie the Great White Horse and the Story of the Magic Jingle Bells
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Mr. Beamer could not figure out how to operate that darn new steam truck that Santa had given him on Christmas Eve. He got so frustrated with it that he finally took it off to the junk yard. With the departure of Charlie and the steam truck gone, there was a job opening to deliver the summertime ice in town. Mr. Beamer placed an ad in the "Centerfield Gazette" classified ads for a new ice-horse. Who do you think answered the ad, and was hired for the job? Apollo moseyed back into town one day, and has been working for Mr. Beamer ever since.
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Charlie of course went on to fame, and stardom. Charlie finally replaced Rudolf when he retired. Charlie made sure every child's presents from that night on, were delivered on time, and to the right child. Charlie now is living in the North Pole with Santa Claus. He still makes his appointed rounds every year on Christmas Eve, the world over.
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It also turns out that the magic bell Louis wore around his neck, which he used to summon Charlie with on that dark, cold, wintry night tied up in the gunny-sac was a "Magic Bell" after all. Louis still wears that bell around his neck today, but he has not had to use it once, since that horrible night at the train station.