Becoming Santa Claus

Nicholas had wealth, standing, and a full life in Myra. But all around him he saw families struggling to survive and children growing up without joy or hope. He tried to help, but soon learned that open charity could wound the very dignity he hoped to protect. So he gave in secret. In a city where everyone knew him, secrecy could not last. If the work was to continue, Nicholas would have to leave behind comfort, recognition, and the only world he had ever known. The road ahead was filled with uncertainty and peril, but he kept moving. His search for anonymity carried him farther than he could have imagined, through trials for which he could not have prepared. And in the end, the man who tried to disappear would receive a name he never sought. A name that would become legend.