Tell me a short funny Christmas story, please.

Once upon a Christmas, Santa was having a really bad day. His reindeer ate all the carrots for Rudolph's shiny nose. So, Santa had to use a flashlight instead. When he landed on a roof, the family's dog barked so loudly that Santa dropped his sack of toys. The toys rolled down the roof and into the chimney. The family woke up to a very strange noise and found their living room filled with toys and a flashlight - shining right on Santa who was stuck in the chimney!

There was a little mouse in a house on Christmas Eve. The family had put out a huge plate of cookies for Santa. The mouse, being very curious and a bit naughty, decided to take a nibble of each cookie. By the time Santa arrived, all the cookies had little mouse - sized bites in them. Santa was puzzled but then he saw the little mouse looking up at him guiltily. Santa just chuckled and said, 'Well, little one, it seems you've had your own little Christmas feast.' And he left some cheese for the mouse along with the presents for the family.

Here's one. An elf accidentally put salt instead of sugar in the Christmas cookies. When Santa took a bite, his face scrunched up in the funniest way. He quickly grabbed a glass of milk to wash it down. And he said to the elf, 'You need to be more careful next time, little one!'.

There was this Christmas party at the North Pole. The snowmen were invited. One snowman tried to dance like the elves but ended up melting a little bit from all the movement. His carrot nose fell off and landed in the punch bowl. Everyone was shocked at first but then burst into laughter. It became the most talked - about moment of the party.

A family put out cookies for Santa. But their dog ate them all. When Santa came, he found a note that said 'Sorry Santa, the dog got your cookies'. Santa chuckled and left a note back saying 'That's okay, I'll have some dog treats next year'.

There was a family who bought a huge Christmas tree. When they brought it home, they realized it was too tall for their living room. So they tried to cut off the top. But as they were cutting, the tree suddenly started to shake and make noises. They thought it was haunted. But then they realized it was just their cat stuck in the branches at the top. They all laughed as they rescued the cat.

A snail got mugged by two turtles. When the police asked him what happened, he said, 'I don't know. It all happened so fast.'

A young man fell in love with a librarian. Every day he would go to the library just to see her. One day, he tried to be cool and leaned on a bookshelf while looking at her. But the bookshelf wasn't stable and it toppled over. All the books fell on him. She rushed over, helped him up and they both burst into laughter. After that, they started dating.

An elf was testing out a new sleigh design for Santa. He hopped on and started to take it for a spin. But the sleigh went out of control and crashed right into a pile of freshly made gingerbread cookies. The elf was covered in crumbs and icing. When the other elves saw him, they couldn't stop laughing. And the elf, with a mouthful of cookie, said 'Well, at least it's a soft landing!'.

Santa was on his way to a house when he sneezed so hard that he lost his hat. He landed on the roof without it and was so worried about looking unprofessional. But when he went down the chimney, the family dog found his hat and brought it to him with a big slobbery smile. Santa laughed and gave the dog an extra big bone-shaped treat from his sack.