Four days in and the grotto is looking tired.
The fake snow that outlines the path has been dirtied and downtrodden by the wheels of too many double buggies. The mini santas in the tree have leaves in their beards. A few toys are broken.
Yesterday a small Asian girl in a red jumper set about silently dismantling the scene. There was no parent, she was not queueing to see Santa, she did not demand a gift. It seemed she simply had a quiet mission to take things apart. The giant presents were removed from their boxes. Bows were ripped off. And the massive duck dressed as a beefeater took a battering.
Actual customers looked on bemused. I tried to reason with her, but she was not interested in communicating. She had a things to do. Realising that it is difficult to be stern and enforce discipline dressed as an elf, I feebly followed her around for awhile replacing items. Eventually she ducked under the barrier, ran through the grotto three times and disappeared.
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