The True Story of Rudolph (The Red Nosed Reindeer)

Originally posted on Chris The Story Reading Ape's Blog..... An Author Promotions Enterprise!:

This was emailed to me by a friend:

A man named Bob May, depressed and brokenhearted, stared out his drafty apartment window into the chilling December night. His 4-year-old daughter Barbara sat on his lap quietly sobbing. Bob���s wife, Evelyn, was dying of cancer.

Little Barbara couldn���t understand why her mommy could never come home. Barbara looked up into her dad���s eyes and asked, ���Why isn���t Mommy just like everybody else���s Mommy?���

Bob���s jaw tightened and his eyes welled with tears. Her question brought waves of grief, but also of anger. It had been the story of Bob���s life. Life always had to be different for Bob. Small when he was a kid, Bob was often bullied by other boys. He was too little at the time to compete in sports. He was often called names he���d rather not remember.

From childhood, Bob was different and never seemed to fit���

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