When Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer Came to Life
When Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer came to life. The fact is that when Rudolph came to life, there was not as much knowledge of him as there is now. It can be said that on one cold Christmas Eve night, Bob May sat down with his little girl and made the story to comfort her. However, I would not say that the growth of what was started as folklore was extremely slow. In fact, though the recognition was not immediate, it was definitely worldwide.
See, Rudolph came to life when there was a need for Santa Claus to have someone guide his sleigh. He was the ninth reindeer and was picked on because of his differences. The main difference was being his shiny red nose. It is also said that May’s little girl had asked a very hard question. “Why is my mommy so different� May’s wife was dying from cancer. This was apparent to his child in some ways, but he needed a way to explain this to his child. So some say this is how the first story line of Rudolph came about.
In 1934 the Montgomery Ward Corp employed Robert L May. He was instructed to create a fictional character for the Rudolph Company LP. So he designed this little reindeer to guide the way of Santa Clause.
The original idea was considered more of a fake idea, rather than folklore. Many scholars had some problems with the thought that a reindeer could have a shiny enough nose to guide an entire sleigh, reindeers and Santa Claus.
Really they probably did not believe in Santa Claus. That is likely their loss though. Personally I am glad that Rudolph was able to have his oddities, in order to guide Santa through the fog and the pollution of now days especially. The presents would never get delivered to the little children.