It worked! Nicely done MH!!
I don’t know why they’d want him to go back to bed to have breakfast though ;)

You’re right that doesn’t read well… Edit imminent!

I’m a little confused as to what was with him breaking in and who told him to go back to bed, but other than that, this was heart-throbbingly great.

Was fairly disappointed at the craft in this one. As any second story man knows, the first order of business for a nights work is a phone call to the target’s house, to check whether they’re in. Secondly, you carefully select your tools – a crowbar may be unwieldly, but you can never discount brute force as a method for entry or defense and when you—

-you-

—oh it’s a little kid opening his advent calender ahead of schedule masquerading as a break in…

cough

…which I got right away, of course, aheh, and then decided to… humorously… critique the, the…

Five pencils, huh? Whaddya say, then we never mention this again. You with me?

Very fun, very cute, told with suspense and anticipation. The final revelation made me smile. Maybe the kid will get a chance to try again next year… it is, after all, a job for life.