She took a long, hot shower, slipped into her comfy pjs and called her husband. They chatted a few minutes before she laid down and began reading her ...favorite book. She soon fell asleep and was woke with a start hearing a knock on the door. She got up and went to the door expecting to see a co worker there not realizing how late it was. "Who is it?" She said looking through the peephole, shocked to see a large black man standing there. "Maintenance" he replied "I was told there was something. " She had read that somewhere in the Readers' Digest at the dentists office just last month. But it cut no ice on a nine-year old's heart turned cold.Dad took an even more tactless tact with his, " Well, it was about time you faced reality anyway, dear. You'll be ten soon and have to act your age and not act like a baby anymore. I mean use your head, girl; seven billion people in the world and Santa takes time for each of us. Come on! Do the math. He wouldn't have time. And the cost! Where's he. Take your time and pretend you're doing pull ups. Don't overdo it."Needless to say, I overdid it and my arms ached. Annie came in with a lotion for aches and pains and rubbed it on my arms. She helped me sit up and I was able to eat some soup. I have to admit my arms hurt but I had to play a little macho in front of Annie. I knew she'd seen right through my charade when she shook her head.I wanted so bad to tell her about my dream, but I knew I had to wait and find out about Julie. She did ask. The little boy says to his mother, "What's that?" That's the elephant's tail," she replies."No, under the tail," says the youngster.The mother is clearly embarrassed and says, "Oh, that's nothing." She quickly leads him away.Some time later, the boy is taken to the zoo by his father, and as they pass the elephant enclosure the child points again and asks his dad: "What's that?'His father looks and says, "That's the elephant's penis, son." But mother said it was nothing!" said the boy.The father.