The Grumpy Reindeer

How could Ollie be grumpy today? It was the day of the Reindeer Games. 

But Ollie woke up on the wrong side of the bed.

“I do not like this side,” he said.

Ollie stomped all the way to the Reindeer Games. Stomp, stomp, stomp. 

“The games are so fun,” said his friend Sprinkles. “Don’t you feel jolly, Ollie?”

“I am not good at games,” he said. 

The snowball toss was cold and wet. “This is the worst,” said Ollie.

He got tangled in a jump rope. “Not fun. Nope,” he said.

Finally, it was time for the sled race. 

But the snow was too deep. The reindeer could not get their sleds to go.

“Good,” said Ollie. “Now we can all go home.” 

He started to stomp away.

“Look at Ollie!” said Sprinkles. “What a great idea. We can stomp the snow flat.”

The other reindeer started to stomp too. 

Stomp, stomp, stomp. 

They stomped the snow flat. 

“You did it, Ollie,” said Sprinkles. “You saved the Reindeer Games!” 

“If you say so,” said Ollie. He almost didn’t frown.