With its large round tummy, long gangly legs and big chunky black boots, this intense thing is quite the slave driver.

The only Christmas Creature known to exist all year round, the Santa Claustrich “hires” vulnerable wildlife on zero-hour contracts to make it all the wonderful material goods their little paws can create.

© Niklaus Von Stuffingball 1849

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