The last animal on Santa's sleigh is the rear deer.
Rudolf
Rear Dear
rear dear
Rudolph was the last to join the sleigh-pulling team, because when I read an old English version of The Night Before Christmas, there were only eight reindeer pulling Santa's sleigh.
Rudolph. Because he is the one who lights up and guard the sleigh with his nose. :)
Santa is "Santa Claus" (from Saint Nicholas, as Nicolaus).
expert
Last cast.
It's fairly easy, you follow an AABB pattern with the first two lines rhyming and the last two lines rhyming also.
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