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anta Claus lives happily in the Laughing Valley, w anta Claus lives happily in the Laughing Valley, where he makes toys with the help of ryls, knooks, pixies, and fairies. Everything in the valley is cheerful, and Santa spends his life bringing joy to children. But in the mountain beside the valley live the Daemons of Selfishness, Envy, Hatred, and Malice, who hate Santa because he makes children happy and therefore keeps them away from their evil caves.
The Daemons try to tempt Santa with selfishness, envy, and hatred, but he refuses every attempt. When they cannot change his heart, they decide to stop him by force. On Christmas Eve, when Santa rides out to deliver toys, they throw a rope around him, pull him from his sleigh, and lock him in a secret cave inside the mountain.
Santa’s helpers—Nuter the Ryl, Peter the Knook, Kilter the Pixie, and Wisk the Fairy—realize Santa is missing. Instead of turning back, they decide to deliver the toys themselves so that children will not wake up disappointed. They make a few funny mistakes, but they finish the job before morning.
Afterward, Wisk flies to the Fairy Queen and learns that the Daemons kidnapped Santa. She promises help, and the helpers prepare an enormous magical army of fairies, knooks, pixies, ryls, gnomes, and nymphs to rescue Santa.
Meanwhile, Santa sits imprisoned. The Daemons mock him, but he stays calm. At last, the Daemon of Repentance, who regrets helping with the capture, frees Santa and leads him through a tunnel to safety. Santa walks out into the bright morning just as the magical army arrives to rescue him.
When they see Santa safe, the army rejoices. Santa thanks them and tells them not to fight the Daemons, since evil will always exist in the world but kindness is stronger. He returns home, hears how his helpers saved Christmas, and sends the missing gifts to the children who received the wrong ones.
The Daemons, defeated and embarrassed when no children fell into their caves that day, realize they can never overcome Santa while he has so many good friends. They never try to stop him again.... |