 Hello there, this is your friend Tim, and I'm telling you all about the wonderful Christmas adventure I had with Jump, Jump a Holiday Out at the Palace of the Ice Cream. We certainly were getting more exciting every minute. There was no telling what that hard, harder ice cream would do next to try to stop us from reaching our palace, where Santa's ranger had been imprisoned. We were all very glad to finally see the blue towers of the Ice Cream's Palace, just a little way beyond the hill where we were standing. There was merry holidays, sleepy Slim the Lion, Archie Poggy the Clown, the Poet, and Jump, Jump. He's the little elf only three inches tall, and myself. Now in just a minute, I'll tell you what happened as we started to walk toward the palace. The palace is really in sight at last. Oh yes Tim, there it is, only about half a mile away now. Oh yes, and I'm glad to see it too. I can tell you all the adventures we've been through trying to get this far has turned my hair to a sort of a sky-pink. All right, I'll put you on Tim's shoulder, Jump, Jump. Oh wow, I can feel proud. But promise me you won't jump off. I won't jump off. I'll say not. No, no, no, no. That's right. While we've been talking, we've come much closer to the palace. Oh, isn't it a beautiful castle? Oh look at those high walls and all of those towers and spires. The whole place, there, it looks like glass. That's because it's made of ice. That's what makes the palace glisten like that. Imagine living in a house made of ice. Even if it is a beautiful palace, ooh, is a famous man once said, ooh, ooh, ooh, ooh. The palace, sleepy-slam. I don't like it either, sleepy-slam. I don't think the sleepy-slam or the poor are very much about the ice queen's palace merry holiday. The poor sleepy-slam hasn't had a good nap all day, Tim. He's probably half asleep. And the poet is daydreaming a rhyme, as usual, I expect. Well, I hope they stay that way from the circle of the blue fire then. They must stay away from it. We don't want any of us being changed into a statue, do we? I should say not, Archie Pogli. Speaking of the statues, I think I can see them now. Just beyond something that looks like sort of a pale blue fog. Yes, so you can, Tim. I can see them too now. Oh, yes. Those must be the poor people who've tried to get into the ice queen's palace. That blue fog, as you call it, is the circle of blue fire. So let's take great care, all of us. Oh, I'm disappointed. I thought the blue fire would be pretty. Like fireworks on the Fourth of July or sparkly and flaming up and... No, no, Archie Pogli. Don't forget this is a coal fire that freezes instead of burning. As we come closer to the palace, I can see doorways and balconies. Isn't that what you call those little ledges sticking up from that big round tower up there? Yes, that's right, Tim. They are balconies. My, that's a great big window in that round tower. I wonder... If what? Mary Holiday? Well, Jump Jump, we know that the ice queen has a great tower room where her magic mirror sits. By looking in her magic mirror, she can see what's happening everywhere. Yes, so... That's how she's watching us. Yes, yes, so she does. Santa told us about that. Do you think it might be the room behind the big window up there, Mary Holiday? Very likely, Archie Pogli. Maybe, maybe the ice queen is watching us right now. Oh, she won't get you, Jump Jump. Hey, don't pull my ear like that. Jump Jump, he isn't scared, Tim. He's angry at the ice queen. Oh, here are some statues that are standing on this side of the circle of blue fire. They must have been enchanted by the ice queen, too. Just look at that, will you. Why, they look alive, Mary Holiday. Their clothing and faces and hair have simply been frozen instantly, just as they were taking a step forward toward the palace. It makes me cold. Just do look at them. Poor, poor people. Here's a nice man. And here's another. You'd better not touch them, Mary Holiday. They might be put there just to trap us. Oh, take care, poet. Poet, you're walking right into one of the ice statues. Poet, look out there. Look where you're going. Oh, my, he's going to bump it. Well, what a funny sound. Hey, the poet isn't turning in an ice statue. Are you all right, poet? Jump, jump, spoon, ice, nice, spice, rice, nice. Oh, he's all right, Tim. The statues can't harm us, I guess. Poor statues. That funny, strange, longing sound was the ring made when the poet bumped the statue. It was? Funny. Let me tap this statue's arm. Let me do it now. I'll jump on his shoulder. Oh, no, no, not on the ice statue's shoulder. Jump, jump. It's too late, Mary Holiday. He's already jumped onto it. Oh, jump, jump. I'm going to lift you off the ice statue and put you in my pocket. Oh, yes, you are. Yes, you are going into my pocket. Like that. See, no more jumping for you today. Do you see what I see, Mary Holiday? Do you see what I see? Where? Archie Pavley. Right up there. Where? Oh, I see her now. Up on the balcony, Mary Holiday. Up on the balcony by that great big window we saw a while ago. Oh, yes, Tim. Yes, I see her now. It must be the ice queen herself. Her long, silvery hair. The glitter's like icicles. Look at her face. It's white as snow. I can see that even from down here. But she's moving now. Oh, she's pointing her finger right at us. Oh, boy, can I take your arm? Sleepy, slim. Can I get close to you, please? The shivers. I certainly hope the Christmas fairy is watching over us now. She is, Tim. Don't worry. Yes, ice queen. We are here at your palace gate. We're here for Santa's reindeer and to save Christmas. The circle of blue fire showing you cannot pass through it to rescue those foolish reindeer. Is that so? Well, Blitz and then Comet, they're not foolish. And, well, we'll find a way through your old blue fire. We will, though. That's killing her, Archie Pogli. Stupid! Of the blue. He is heartless and cruel, dear. Look, she's disappeared. I guess she's gone back into her palace to watch us in the magic mirror again. Who is a famous man once said, whatever shall we do? There just isn't any way that I can think of to get through that circle of blue fire. Why can't the Christmas spirit make a path through the fire for us, Merry Holiday? Because, Tim, it's only through us that the warm, kind spirit of Christmas can melt the selfishness of the ice queen. That's why we are here. Otherwise, the Christmas fairy would have simply rescued Santa's reindeer long ago. We must find a way ourselves. You see, the power of hate and selfishness is strong, and people themselves have to fight it with love and generosity. Only then can there be happiness and peace on earth and good will to men. I think I understand, Merry Holiday. If we try, Tim, we can find a way. Jump, jump. That's a wonderful idea. And the ice queen gave it to you herself, did she? My, please tell us what Jump Jump's idea is, Merry Holiday. I'm on pins and needles to know. All right, it's quite simple, but it might work. Do you remember the dolls that Santa Claus made for us? The dolls that look exactly like us? Yes, yes. Does that mean that dolls of Archie Pogby the Lion's sleepy slim and yourself, Merry Holiday? Yes, Tim, and of course those of Jump Jump himself. Yes, we remember them, we remember them, yes. Well, well, Jump Jump's idea is that we send the Santa Claus for the dolls and put them out here to double for ourselves. You know, they're kind of stiff and apparently lifeless, and when the ice queen sees them, she'll think that we have been frozen. And then she might lift the blue fire and we can get into the palace. And rescue Santa's reindeer? And save Christmas. Yes. Oh, now I wonder how we can let Santa Claus know that we need the dolls. Let's ask Santa Claus for a little present. That's a good idea, Jump Jump. She can take the message, Merry Holiday, can't she? Yes, it is a good idea. I'm sure she can. We'll ask her to come to us. She can't be far away. I know. Oh, I hope it works. Sure enough, the Christmas fairy did come when we called to her and told Merry Holiday that she would take our message to Santa at once. I'll be sure and meet me here tomorrow, and I'll tell you if Jump Jump's plan worked. Goodbye for now.