Just Another December 24th

Another microfiction inspired by a photo I've taken

Announcer: Tonight on Investigation Discovery: a bleak midwinter night, in a little town in the Middle East. Shepherds are abiding in their fields. The cattle are lowing — but little Lord Jesus, no crying he makes. For on this night, there is no little Lord Jesus...

Innkeeper: Sure I told ‘em there was no room. Wasn’t, was there? Said they could use the stable but I forgot about the caravan come through town that morning, no room out there, either. Hey, fella, I’m just a small businessman y’know...

Grieving father: We wrapped him in swaddlin' clothes, we did. Only swaddlin’ clothes we had, too. And somebody took him, aye, they did...

Announcer: We’ll be right back, after this important commercial message from our sponsors. Stay tuned for more of tonight’s episode, “Just Another December 24th”...