Niklas the Swiss mountain Gnome

Little ones !

Have I ever told you about Niklas?

Well, he is a friend from Switzerland.

He lives way up in the mountains with his little Squirrel friend Loki.

He has a very important job, he makes sure the Swiss cows are all back in their stable before the Winter comes.

You know the Swiss farmers let their cows roam the mountain greens during Summer ?

Sometimes a cow gets lost but Swiss cows wear bells and usually the farmer finds it quickly.

But as soon as the snow falls it is more difficult to find them, because of the snow the sound of the bells is muffled .

And there is where Niklas and Loki comes in.

He jumps on his sleigh, pulled by the magnificent strong white Squirrel Loki and because of a Gnome's outstanding hearing he soon will find the lost soul.

Sometimes a beautiful Jay comes to warn him about avalanches !

There is this rumour little ones, when there is snow and mist and sun, sometimes it causes strange huge shadow projections on the mountains and it happened quite often that people saw a shadow from Niklas and Loki high on a mountain and I think it inspired a certain "someone " as a way to bring gifts around the world. 

Oh look here is a photo of him and Loki !