There is a house in the woods ...

House of the gnome, dwarf - at home!
The wood house is standing in the woods,
The house of a gnome!
And in it there lives a cheerful dwarf,
Gnome houses!
He feeds the squirrels with cones,
At the table he sits with the bears,
With fluffy bunnies
Yes, with mouse-norushkami!
He shares toys
With cuckoo chatters,
With raccoons and woodpeckers,
With an owl, overgrown with patrols!

He shares nuts
With roe deer, with oleshki,
With moles painstaking,
With the Bebriats laughing.
The last winter apple
He shared with the small,
Completely frozen chaffinch!

But fairy tales,
Coloring books,
Long epic poisons,
Little jokes,
Sweet riddles
He shares with the kids,
With the girls, with the boys!

The wood house is standing in the woods,
The house of a gnome!
And in it there lives a cheerful dwarf,
Gnome houses!
Open up, the house is narrow,
Let the gnome come out cheerful!

Yunna Moritz

Santa Claus is the most common secular Christmas symbol on the eve of and during the Christmas holidays.
In Norway, this fairy-tale character is often referred to simply as "nisse."
The word "nisse" comes from the Norwegian name Niels, which, in turn, originated from the name "Nicholas" or "Nikolaus".

Christmas Nissan is a dwarf! Only if in our understanding gnomes are such small dirty people, in Norway they are very kind, they love animals.
In some countries of Scandinavia - Norway, Finland, Sweden - there is a legend about Tomte (Tomte) or Nisse (Nisse) - small creatures, which are something like brownies on farms. It is believed that they help people and in general are very positive, but if the farmer is untidy, and does not support the farm in good condition, then Tomte can shlopotat on the first number. With the spread of Christianity in this region, these gnome-like creatures gradually turned into small santa clauses with appropriate powers.

Modern Tomte, who are called differently, including Jultomte, Julnisse, and Joulupukki, look like Santa Claus, but there are a number of differences. First of all, they are not so well-fed, except that, despite the presence of the team, they do not fly with it, but move on the ground. These Scandinavian Santa Clauses live not at the North Pole, but in the forest nearest to the settlement (each has his own). And they are not engaged in chimneys, that is, they do not fly into the chimney to put gifts in the socks hanging next to them, but simply enter through the door when no one sees.

The height of Nissan is 15 cm, in a red cap with a brush already 25! Wear Nissa knitted in a national-style sweater, vest, pants and shoes.
They have boots with a cunning pattern, so Nyssa leaves bird tracks on the snow.
If in the forest, especially not far from the farm, you see a chain of bird tracks, rest assured - here passed Nissa.
Farmers still at Christmas on the threshold put a plate of rice porridge, they can attach a new cap or sweater.
Let Nyssa also have a holiday, then he will look more often, and the animals will be safe and healthy.