The First Snowflake of Winter

Inspired by a gingerbread house, this original story is meant to feel like an old folktale. It is told in Tomte Kajsa's voice. A tomte is a Swedish house elf--a cousin to the Norwegian nisse. Classic elements of Scandinavian folklore such as the end of the world; the helpful wind; and a land East of the Sun, West of the Moon play a part in the recovery of the first snowflake of winter.