After Banta gets about a quarter of a mile away, he hears a blood-curdling scream. He rushes back to Santa and yells, "I thought I told you to be quiet!"
Santa says, "Hey, I tried. I really did. When those snakes crawled over me, I didn't make a sound. When that bear was breathing down my neck, I didn't make a peep. But when those two chipmunks (squirrels) crawled up my pants leg and said, 'Should we take them with us or eat them here?' I couldn't keep quiet any more!"
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