Sunday, 21 December 2014

Christmas Present


He found her abandoned that cold Christmas eve and sensing a glimmer of life, he brought her home.

He was amazed that despite his blindness, her glaring aura attracted him and filled him with bliss about companionship...

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He felt she was his XMas present & gently attended to her that snowy night, making all effort to bring back her sparkle. 

On Xmas, when she woke up, her eyes were misty realizing that she was alive and seeing her kind benefactor. 

She wanted to wish him a "Merry Christmas", but all she could manage was licking his face in gratitude, wagging her tail & saying - "Woof! Woof!"



Wish you & your family a Merry Christmas & a sparkling Happy New Year!

Linking with-
Five Sentence Fiction- Glimmer
Three Word Wednesday- Alive, Glaring, Misty
Two Shoes In Texas- Sparkle or Snow 
ABCW- X For X'Mas

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53 comments:

  1. MeenalSonal21 December 2014 at 19:19

    Lovely, and dog at was surprise :))

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    1. Anita Sabat21 December 2014 at 19:46

      Thanks MeenalSonal :)
      Glad you liked the surprise ending :)

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  2. Grace21 December 2014 at 20:05

    This is a sweet and lovely story ~ Kindness begets love, smiles ~ Merry Christmas to you and your family ~

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    1. Anita Sabat21 December 2014 at 21:14

      Yes indeed! Thanks Grace :)
      Best wishes to you & your family! Enjoy :)

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  3. Shailaja V21 December 2014 at 22:03

    Awww, that was such a sweet story. Love the ones with dogs in them :)

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 20:42

      Thanks Shailaja :)
      Dog is a man's best-friend.

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  4. Rahul Bhatia22 December 2014 at 06:31

    In the true spirit of Christmas, a nice story!

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  5. Claudia H. Blanton22 December 2014 at 09:58

    now that was such a sweet story, perfect!

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 20:45

      Thanks for stopping by & for your appreciation, Claudia :)

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  6. Red Handed22 December 2014 at 11:36

    AWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW....I want a woof woof cuteness too!

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 20:45

      May you get what you want! Merry Christmas, Red :)

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  7. Sindhu Devi K22 December 2014 at 16:01

    Wow! How sweet the story is! What a lovely gift indeed! The story reminds of the gratitude and love dogs show to their owners... Dogs are with mankind for more than 10,000 years it seems, came to know through a quiz program... Wished to share this information with you in return to this wonderful story :)

    TC dear! Keep smiling :)

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 20:48

      Thank you so much, Sindhu!
      Thanks for sharing the info. It is my Christmas gift!
      Dogs are more faithful than human-beings...
      Best wishes to you! Keep Smiling :)

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  8. Shilpa Gupte22 December 2014 at 16:05

    Awww..that was SUCH A SWEET STORY! Loved it!

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 20:49

      Thanks a lot for your sweet words, Shilpa! Glad you liked it SUCH A LOT :)

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  9. Anonymous22 December 2014 at 17:11

    Hi Anita, I have nominated you for the Very Inspiring Blogger Award. You have very interesting blog and your photos are great. Keep inspiring. https://everycornerofworld.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/i-am-honored/

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 20:52

      First, Congrats to you!
      Thank you so much for your kind words, consideration & nomination!
      I am so honored :)
      Thanks for the lovely Award. Do grant me some time to accept.

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  10. Anonymous23 December 2014 at 07:13

    Heart warming and sensitive story about love and kindness, Anita.
    Merry X-mas and may you get loads of happiness, wealth and health:)

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 20:55

      Thanks for your nice words & super wishes, Vishal :)
      Wish you all the very best. May this Christmas & new year bring lots of goodies, good-news & cheer!

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  11. Jim23 December 2014 at 07:20

    I came from Josie's comment page. You had a nice present for her, a very nice short story with a surprising end. It reminded me of our daughter's church. For a Christmas Eve gift they are going to give some lucky child a puppy. Our Great GD has been advised that they cannot have a puppy just in case they would win it.

    BTW, I don't know if you know but you have an annoying bunch of "Please click me apps on the right hand of your blog. They are obscuring some of what you have written and are bothersome, at least for me. Could it be a virus or has Google been snoopy again? :)
    ..

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 21:01

      It's lovely to have you visiting & thanks for your maiden comment, Jim :)
      Nice to learn of your daughter's church's Christmas Eve gift. What a coincidence! Puppy is brilliant.
      Do hope your Great GD is lucky to win it :)

      I am not aware of any such apps on the RHS of my Blog. Would not want any such apps that make accessing my Blog painful. I am sorry about your bad experience.
      Need to test it out from other platforms/machines & figure out if that's the case with the other readers as well.
      How did you access my Blog? By using computer, tab or mobile-phone?

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  12. i b arora23 December 2014 at 08:58

    quite a twist in the tail(?), but interesting and you killed three birds with one post,great

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 21:02

      Thanks a lot for your kind words :)
      'Twist in the tail' comment is so creative :) Thanks!

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  13. Anonymous23 December 2014 at 09:22

    Hello Anita,

    I like reading your blog posts. I have nominated your blog for "Very Inspiring Blogger Award". I am sure you must've been nominated before, but I felt like nominating your blog anyways. You can read more about it on my blog post http://thoughtburps.wordpress.com/2014/12/22/so-glad-to-receive-very-inspiring-blogger-award/.

    Keep up the inspiring work :)

    Cheers!
    Jay

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 21:04

      Heartiest Congrats to you, Jay!
      Thanks a lot for nominating me! Honored :)
      Need extra time to accept my award.

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  14. kalpana solsi23 December 2014 at 10:16

    Licking his face was her way of wishing and showing her gratitude. Action speaks volumes. a lovely write-up.

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 21:06

      That's so true. 'Actions speak louder than words'.
      Thanks for reading, sharing & for your appreciation, Kalpanaji :)

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  15. Amrita Sabat23 December 2014 at 11:51

    Very nice post! I sorta guessed since 2nd sentence dat it'd b a dog! :D

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    1. Anita Sabat23 December 2014 at 21:08

      Thank you Amrita!
      That's brilliant! You have great intuitive & perceptive powers, Sis! :D

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  16. Reader Wil24 December 2014 at 00:58

    Wonderful story Anita! And from the beginning interesting so that the reader wants to know who was the person that was brought back to life
    Merry Chriatmas!
    Wil, ABCW Team..

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    1. Anita Sabat24 December 2014 at 17:32

      Glad you liked it, Wil :)
      Best wishes & Merry Christmas!

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  17. Roger Owen Green24 December 2014 at 01:37

    Ha! Did not see that coming.

    ROG, ABCW

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  18. Abelle | The Wows! And Oops! Of Life24 December 2014 at 05:32

    A true companion ;o)

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  19. Romi24 December 2014 at 07:51

    I enjoyed reading your heart-warming story.
    Merry Christmas!

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    1. Anita Sabat24 December 2014 at 17:34

      Thanks for reading & for sharing your views, Romi :)
      Merry Christmas!

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  20. Josie Two Shoes24 December 2014 at 08:49

    What a cute Christmas "tail"! Animals definitely have a bit of sparkle in their manner when they are sensing our love and devotion, and their affection and entertainment add a lot of sparkle to our lives too!

    (I do not note any annoying adds such as Jim is describing, so the problem may be on his end rather than yours.)

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    1. Anita Sabat24 December 2014 at 17:37

      Delighted that you liked the 'tail', Josie :)
      Indeed sparkling with loved ones around & animals exhibit that unconditional love a lot more than humans...

      Thank you so much for the feedback about the annoying ads. Glad to know! :)

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  21. Bikram24 December 2014 at 18:59

    awesomeeee.. I hope people realise this also that a Dog is not for Christmas but for life ...

    Bikram's

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    1. Anita Sabat24 December 2014 at 20:10

      Thanks Bikram!
      Valid point. Christmas is celebrated just once a year & gives happiness for a few days, but this gift- Dog lasts for a longer time & gives happiness everyday :)

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  22. Anonymous24 December 2014 at 19:02

    A story filled with love and compassion. It's sad that people abandon pets, but it happens all the time. I was impressed with the London Eye photo. I saw it on a Spring day. It is spectacular lit up for Christmas. Another reason to return. (PS. No annoying ads here)

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    1. Anita Sabat24 December 2014 at 20:16

      Thanks a lot, Val :) Nice to learn your feedback about ads.
      Yes, people abandon pets... Nice when everyone has a home especially during the tough winter...
      Am yet to visit London. The photo is from the FSF prompt :)

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  23. Trubes24 December 2014 at 19:08

    Delightful story,
    Merry Christmas,
    Best wishes,
    Di,,,ABCW team .

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    1. Anita Sabat24 December 2014 at 20:17

      Thanks a lot for stopping by!
      Wish you a Merry Christmas! Enjoy :)

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  24. Lmkazmierczak24 December 2014 at 21:13

    Hah, did not see that coming...Merry Christmas♪ http://lauriekazmierczak.com/xmas-card/

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    1. Anita Sabat25 December 2014 at 09:04

      Nice to be surprised once in a while, Laurie :)
      Merry Christmas!

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  25. Ann25 December 2014 at 02:17

    What a wonderful Christmas Gift. Great poem.
    Ann

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    1. Anita Sabat25 December 2014 at 09:05

      Thanks for reading, Ann! Glad you liked my story! :)

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  26. Amrit Sinha25 December 2014 at 21:38

    Loved the twist :-)

    Merry Christmas :-)

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  27. Beloo Mehra26 December 2014 at 15:50

    This was a perfect tale for Christmas, Anita! Very nicely done. And again you so masterfully mixed up so many prompts :)

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  28. Alok singhal13 February 2016 at 20:25

    Hope you had a great Christmas and enjoying your new year 👍

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Your words mean a lot to me.

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