BY DARREN CURT JESPERSEN

MEXICO CITY*  Early Christmas Eve just above Mexico City Santa scared his reindeer with his fiery mouth. 

          According to Rudolph, the lead reindeer, Santa stopped in Mexico City and ordered lots of hot sauce on his tacos.  The lead elf who sat beside Santa claimed that he heard Santa’s stomach growl and the old man directed the reindeer to land in the parking lot of a Taco Time just below.  As soon as Santa returned to the sleigh, he started to recite his reindeer’s names.  Donner and Blitzen indicated that there was an immediate burning sensation on their hind legs. 

          One reindeer not wanting to be named described the other reindeer’s responses.  He related they climbed almost twenty to thirty feet vertically and glancing back at the sleigh, he saw two presents tumbling to earth while Santa glued his hands to the sleigh’s sides.  The same reindeer added that he had yelled at all of the other reindeer to stop or else Santa would fall to his death. 

          To avoid further disaster, Santa asked the lead elf to direct the reindeer for him.  After the incident Santa told his reindeer that he would never order those tacos again! 

          Following his medical examination, the Doctor explained that Donner and Blitzen had only a superficial burn and it would leave no blisters.