I heard this tale several times as a child, narrated by my father’s friend, a Bangladeshi Hindu convert who had migrated from that country before its 1971 Liberation War, whom I called ‘Abdul ...

But it turned out the VIPs were a couple of special Elf on the Shelf dolls – Peppermint and Snowflake – who belonged to Jeff and Christy Freeman's daughters, Ava, 10, and Mia, 6. Jeff Freeman ...