The Christmas Story, as told by the Knol kids

On Monday my four kids were playing together with their playmobile, a wonderful type of toy that I would’ve enjoyed as a kid but never saw. They have a lot of playmobile and can play just about whatever they want with it, especially when they have such active imaginations.

This weekend they received a playmobile nativity set from Sinter Klaas. It’s a really cool set, including Mary, Joseph, baby Jesus, an angel, a shepherd, sheep, goats, a cow, a donkey, a fire place and cooking pot, firewood, benches, a lantern, a manger, and an animal stall (plus other stuff). Seriously cool!

They were playing with the set and the Christmas Story that I heard was like none I’ve ever heard before. Here is what I heard…

Mary and Joseph, along with their daughter (the angel) and her little baby brother Jesus, were living in the animal stall. Suddenly, a man started singing a song announcing the arrival of…the steamboat that was carrying Sinter Klaas, his white horse, and the black Pete’s. The steamboat arrived outside the animal stall. The angel went and said hello to Sinter Klaas, the black Pete’s, and the white horse. After she greeted them Sinter Klaas gave her a gift, which she showed to her mother, Mary. The angel then asked Sinter Klaas if her baby brother, Jesus, could have a gift too. Sinter Klaas gave Jesus a manger that was covered in gold. After that, everybody went away with Sinter Klaas on his steamboat.

Beyond that I didn’t hear what happened. I believe that the story didn’t go much further because the creators had a disagreement and ended the entire game. But I ended up being highly amused by this rendition of the Christmas Story, where the children’s two biggest heroes, Jesus and Sinter Klaas, were able to meet.