Sense Sonnet - Tickler

Elve$

The Elf on the Shelf is a ploy
To get parents to spend more dough,
To trick the little girl and boy
Into behaving goodly so.
The tale of elves at the North Pole
Helping Santa make toys and such
Really has profit as the goal,
Spending parents - an easy touch.
And if the elves perform real well,
Exceeding quotas on toys sold.
The rest of the year they can dwell
In luxury and count their gold.

There's money to be made in elves.
They only spend it on themselves.