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+The Project Gutenberg EBook of A Kidnapped Santa Claus, by L. Frank Baum
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+Title: A Kidnapped Santa Claus
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+Author: L. Frank Baum
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+Posting Date: July 30, 2008 [EBook #519]
+Release Date: May, 1996
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+A Kidnapped Santa Claus
+
+
+by
+
+L. Frank Baum
+
+
+
+Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big,
+rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured.  His workmen,
+selected from the ryls, knooks, pixies and fairies, live with him, and
+every one is as busy as can be from one year's end to another.
+
+It is called the Laughing Valley because everything there is happy
+and gay.  The brook chuckles to itself as it leaps rollicking between
+its green banks; the wind whistles merrily in the trees; the sunbeams
+dance lightly over the soft grass, and the violets and wild flowers
+look smilingly up from their green nests.  To laugh one needs to be
+happy; to be happy one needs to be content.  And throughout the
+Laughing Valley of Santa Claus contentment reigns supreme.
+
+On one side is the mighty Forest of Burzee.  At the other side stands
+the huge mountain that contains the Caves of the Daemons.  And between
+them the Valley lies smiling and peaceful.
+
+One would thing that our good old Santa Claus, who devotes his days to
+making children happy, would have no enemies on all the earth; and, as
+a matter of fact, for a long period of time he encountered nothing but
+love wherever he might go.
+
+But the Daemons who live in the mountain caves grew to hate Santa Claus
+very much, and all for the simple reason that he made children happy.
+
+The Caves of the Daemons are five in number.  A broad pathway leads
+up to the first cave, which is a finely arched cavern at the foot of
+the mountain, the entrance being beautifully carved and decorated.  In
+it resides the Daemon of Selfishness.  Back of this is another cavern
+inhabited by the Daemon of Envy.  The cave of the Daemon of Hatred is
+next in order, and through this one passes to the home of the Daemon
+of Malice--situated in a dark and fearful cave in the very heart of
+the mountain.  I do not know what lies beyond this.  Some say there
+are terrible pitfalls leading to death and destruction, and this may
+very well be true.  However, from each one of the four caves mentioned
+there is a small, narrow tunnel leading to the fifth cave--a cozy
+little room occupied by the Daemon of Repentance.  And as the rocky
+floors of these passages are well worn by the track of passing feet, I
+judge that many wanderers in the Caves of the Daemons have escaped
+through the tunnels to the abode of the Daemon of Repentance, who is
+said to be a pleasant sort of fellow who gladly opens for one a little
+door admitting you into fresh air and sunshine again.
+
+Well, these Daemons of the Caves, thinking they had great cause to
+dislike old Santa Claus, held a meeting one day to discuss the matter.
+
+"I'm really getting lonesome," said the Daemon of Selfishness.  "For
+Santa Claus distributes so many pretty Christmas gifts to all the
+children that they become happy and generous, through his example, and
+keep away from my cave."
+
+"I'm having the same trouble," rejoined the Daemon of Envy.  "The
+little ones seem quite content with Santa Claus, and there are few,
+indeed, that I can coax to become envious."
+
+"And that makes it bad for me!" declared the Daemon of Hatred.  "For
+if no children pass through the Caves of Selfishness and Envy, none
+can get to MY cavern."
+
+"Or to mine," added the Daemon of Malice.
+
+"For my part," said the Daemon of Repentance, "it is easily seen that
+if children do not visit your caves they have no need to visit mine;
+so that I am quite as neglected as you are."
+
+"And all because of this person they call Santa Claus!" exclaimed the
+Daemon of Envy.  "He is simply ruining our business, and something
+must be done at once."
+
+To this they readily agreed; but what to do was another and more
+difficult matter to settle.  They knew that Santa Claus worked all
+through the year at his castle in the Laughing Valley, preparing the
+gifts he was to distribute on Christmas Eve; and at first they
+resolved to try to tempt him into their caves, that they might lead
+him on to the terrible pitfalls that ended in destruction.
+
+So the very next day, while Santa Claus was busily at work, surrounded
+by his little band of assistants, the Daemon of Selfishness came to
+him and said:
+
+"These toys are wonderfully bright and pretty.  Why do you not keep
+them for yourself?  It's a pity to give them to those noisy boys and
+fretful girls, who break and destroy them so quickly."
+
+"Nonsense!" cried the old graybeard, his bright eyes twinkling merrily
+as he turned toward the tempting Daemon.  "The boys and girls are
+never so noisy and fretful after receiving my presents, and if I can
+make them happy for one day in the year I am quite content."
+
+So the Daemon went back to the others, who awaited him in their caves,
+and said:
+
+"I have failed, for Santa Claus is not at all selfish."
+
+The following day the Daemon of Envy visited Santa Claus.  Said he:
+"The toy shops are full of playthings quite as pretty as those you are
+making.  What a shame it is that they should interfere with your
+business!  They make toys by machinery much quicker than you can make
+them by hand; and they sell them for money, while you get nothing at
+all for your work."
+
+But Santa Claus refused to be envious of the toy shops.
+
+"I can supply the little ones but once a year--on Christmas Eve," he
+answered; "for the children are many, and I am but one.  And as my
+work is one of love and kindness I would be ashamed to receive money
+for my little gifts.  But throughout all the year the children must be
+amused in some way, and so the toy shops are able to bring much
+happiness to my little friends.  I like the toy shops, and am glad to
+see them prosper."
+
+In spite of the second rebuff, the Daemon of Hatred thought he would
+try to influence Santa Claus.  So the next day he entered the busy
+workshop and said:
+
+"Good morning, Santa!  I have bad news for you."
+
+"Then run away, like a good fellow," answered Santa Claus.  "Bad news
+is something that should be kept secret and never told."
+
+"You cannot escape this, however," declared the Daemon; "for in the
+world are a good many who do not believe in Santa Claus, and these you
+are bound to hate bitterly, since they have so wronged you."
+
+"Stuff and rubbish!" cried Santa.
+
+"And there are others who resent your making children happy and who
+sneer at you and call you a foolish old rattlepate!  You are quite
+right to hate such base slanderers, and you ought to be revenged upon
+them for their evil words."
+
+"But I don't hate 'em!" exclaimed Santa Claus positively.  "Such
+people do me no real harm, but merely render themselves and their
+children unhappy.  Poor things!  I'd much rather help them any day
+than injure them."
+
+Indeed, the Daemons could not tempt old Santa Claus in any way.  On
+the contrary, he was shrewd enough to see that their object in
+visiting him was to make mischief and trouble, and his cheery laughter
+disconcerted the evil ones and showed to them the folly of such an
+undertaking.  So they abandoned honeyed words and determined to use force.
+
+It was well known that no harm can come to Santa Claus while he is in
+the Laughing Valley, for the fairies, and ryls, and knooks all protect
+him.  But on Christmas Eve he drives his reindeer out into the big
+world, carrying a sleighload of toys and pretty gifts to the children;
+and this was the time and the occasion when his enemies had the best
+chance to injure him.  So the Daemons laid their plans and awaited the
+arrival of Christmas Eve.
+
+The moon shone big and white in the sky, and the snow lay crisp and
+sparkling on the ground as Santa Claus cracked his whip and sped away
+out of the Valley into the great world beyond.  The roomy sleigh was
+packed full with huge sacks of toys, and as the reindeer dashed onward
+our jolly old Santa laughed and whistled and sang for very joy.  For
+in all his merry life this was the one day in the year when he was
+happiest--the day he lovingly bestowed the treasures of his workshop
+upon the little children.
+
+It would be a busy night for him, he well knew.  As he whistled and
+shouted and cracked his whip again, he reviewed in mind all the towns
+and cities and farmhouses where he was expected, and figured that he
+had just enough presents to go around and make every child happy.  The
+reindeer knew exactly what was expected of them, and dashed along so
+swiftly that their feet scarcely seemed to touch the snow-covered ground.
+
+Suddenly a strange thing happened: a rope shot through the moonlight
+and a big noose that was in the end of it settled over the arms and
+body of Santa Claus and drew tight.  Before he could resist or even
+cry out he was jerked from the seat of the sleigh and tumbled head
+foremost into a snowbank, while the reindeer rushed onward with the
+load of toys and carried it quickly out of sight and sound.
+
+Such a surprising experience confused old Santa for a moment, and when
+he had collected his senses he found that the wicked Daemons had
+pulled him from the snowdrift and bound him tightly with many coils of
+the stout rope.  And then they carried the kidnapped Santa Claus away
+to their mountain, where they thrust the prisoner into a secret cave
+and chained him to the rocky wall so that he could not escape.
+
+"Ha, ha!" laughed the Daemons, rubbing their hands together with cruel
+glee.  "What will the children do now?  How they will cry and scold
+and storm when they find there are no toys in their stockings and no
+gifts on their Christmas trees!  And what a lot of punishment they
+will receive from their parents, and how they will flock to our Caves
+of Selfishness, and Envy, and Hatred, and Malice!  We have done a
+mighty clever thing, we Daemons of the Caves!"
+
+Now it so chanced that on this Christmas Eve the good Santa Claus had
+taken with him in his sleigh Nuter the Ryl, Peter the Knook, Kilter
+the Pixie, and a small fairy named Wisk--his four favorite assistants.
+These little people he had often found very useful in helping him to
+distribute his gifts to the children, and when their master was so
+suddenly dragged from the sleigh they were all snugly tucked
+underneath the seat, where the sharp wind could not reach them.
+
+The tiny immortals knew nothing of the capture of Santa Claus until
+some time after he had disappeared.  But finally they missed his
+cheery voice, and as their master always sang or whistled on his
+journeys, the silence warned them that something was wrong.
+
+Little Wisk stuck out his head from underneath the seat and found
+Santa Claus gone and no one to direct the flight of the reindeer.
+
+"Whoa!" he called out, and the deer obediently slackened speed and
+came to a halt.
+
+Peter and Nuter and Kilter all jumped upon the seat and looked back
+over the track made by the sleigh.  But Santa Claus had been left
+miles and miles behind.
+
+"What shall we do?" asked Wisk anxiously, all the mirth and mischief
+banished from his wee face by this great calamity.
+
+"We must go back at once and find our master," said Nuter the Ryl, who
+thought and spoke with much deliberation.
+
+"No, no!" exclaimed Peter the Knook, who, cross and crabbed though he
+was, might always be depended upon in an emergency.  "If we delay, or
+go back, there will not be time to get the toys to the children before
+morning; and that would grieve Santa Claus more than anything else."
+
+"It is certain that some wicked creatures have captured him," added
+Kilter thoughtfully, "and their object must be to make the children
+unhappy.  So our first duty is to get the toys distributed as
+carefully as if Santa Claus were himself present.  Afterward we
+can search for our master and easily secure his freedom."
+
+This seemed such good and sensible advice that the others at once
+resolved to adopt it.  So Peter the Knook called to the reindeer, and
+the faithful animals again sprang forward and dashed over hill and
+valley, through forest and plain, until they came to the houses
+wherein children lay sleeping and dreaming of the pretty gifts they
+would find on Christmas morning.
+
+The little immortals had set themselves a difficult task; for although
+they had assisted Santa Claus on many of his journeys, their master
+had always directed and guided them and told them exactly what he
+wished them to do.  But now they had to distribute the toys according
+to their own judgment, and they did not understand children as well as
+did old Santa.  So it is no wonder they made some laughable errors.
+
+Mamie Brown, who wanted a doll, got a drum instead; and a drum is of
+no use to a girl who loves dolls.  And Charlie Smith, who delights to
+romp and play out of doors, and who wanted some new rubber boots to
+keep his feet dry, received a sewing box filled with colored worsteds
+and threads and needles, which made him so provoked that he
+thoughtlessly called our dear Santa Claus a fraud.
+
+Had there been many such mistakes the Daemons would have accomplished
+their evil purpose and made the children unhappy.  But the little
+friends of the absent Santa Claus labored faithfully and intelligently
+to carry out their master's ideas, and they made fewer errors than
+might be expected under such unusual circumstances.
+
+And, although they worked as swiftly as possible, day had begun to
+break before the toys and other presents were all distributed; so for
+the first time in many years the reindeer trotted into the Laughing
+Valley, on their return, in broad daylight, with the brilliant sun
+peeping over the edge of the forest to prove they were far behind
+their accustomed hours.
+
+Having put the deer in the stable, the little folk began to wonder how
+they might rescue their master; and they realized they must discover,
+first of all, what had happened to him and where he was.
+
+So Wisk the Fairy transported himself to the bower of the Fairy Queen,
+which was located deep in the heart of the Forest of Burzee; and once
+there, it did not take him long to find out all about the naughty
+Daemons and how they had kidnapped the good Santa Claus to prevent his
+making children happy.  The Fairy Queen also promised her assistance,
+and then, fortified by this powerful support, Wisk flew back to where
+Nuter and Peter and Kilter awaited him, and the four counseled
+together and laid plans to rescue their master from his enemies.
+
+It is possible that Santa Claus was not as merry as usual during the
+night that succeeded his capture.  For although he had faith in the
+judgment of his little friends he could not avoid a certain amount of
+worry, and an anxious look would creep at times into his kind old eyes
+as he thought of the disappointment that might await his dear little
+children.  And the Daemons, who guarded him by turns, one after
+another, did not neglect to taunt him with contemptuous words in his
+helpless condition.
+
+When Christmas Day dawned the Daemon of Malice was guarding the
+prisoner, and his tongue was sharper than that of any of the others.
+
+"The children are waking up, Santa!" he cried.  "They are waking up to
+find their stockings empty!  Ho, ho!  How they will quarrel, and wail,
+and stamp their feet in anger!  Our caves will be full today, old
+Santa!  Our caves are sure to be full!"
+
+But to this, as to other like taunts, Santa Claus answered nothing.
+He was much grieved by his capture, it is true; but his courage did
+not forsake him.  And, finding that the prisoner would not reply to
+his jeers, the Daemon of Malice presently went away, and sent the
+Daemon of Repentance to take his place.
+
+This last personage was not so disagreeable as the others.  He had
+gentle and refined features, and his voice was soft and pleasant in tone.
+
+"My brother Daemons do not trust me overmuch," said he, as he entered
+the cavern; "but it is morning, now, and the mischief is done.  You
+cannot visit the children again for another year."
+
+"That is true," answered Santa Claus, almost cheerfully;
+"Christmas Eve is past, and for the first time in centuries
+I have not visited my children."
+
+"The little ones will be greatly disappointed," murmured the Daemon of
+Repentance, almost regretfully; "but that cannot be helped now.  Their
+grief is likely to make the children selfish and envious and hateful,
+and if they come to the Caves of the Daemons today I shall get a
+chance to lead some of them to my Cave of Repentance."
+
+"Do you never repent, yourself?" asked Santa Claus, curiously.
+
+"Oh, yes, indeed," answered the Daemon.  "I am even now repenting that
+I assisted in your capture.  Of course it is too late to remedy the
+evil that has been done; but repentance, you know, can come only after
+an evil thought or deed, for in the beginning there is nothing to
+repent of."
+
+"So I understand," said Santa Claus.  "Those who avoid evil need never
+visit your cave."
+
+"As a rule, that is true," replied the Daemon; "yet you, who have done
+no evil, are about to visit my cave at once; for to prove that I sincerely
+regret my share in your capture I am going to permit you to escape."
+
+This speech greatly surprised the prisoner, until he reflected that it
+was just what might be expected of the Daemon of Repentance.  The
+fellow at once busied himself untying the knots that bound Santa Claus
+and unlocking the chains that fastened him to the wall.  Then he
+led the way through a long tunnel until they both emerged in the
+Cave of Repentance.
+
+"I hope you will forgive me," said the Daemon pleadingly.  "I am not
+really a bad person, you know; and I believe I accomplish a great deal
+of good in the world."
+
+With this he opened a back door that let in a flood of sunshine, and
+Santa Claus sniffed the fresh air gratefully.
+
+"I bear no malice," said he to the Daemon, in a gentle voice; "and I
+am sure the world would be a dreary place without you.  So, good
+morning, and a Merry Christmas to you!"
+
+With these words he stepped out to greet the bright morning, and a
+moment later he was trudging along, whistling softly to himself, on
+his way to his home in the Laughing Valley.
+
+Marching over the snow toward the mountain was a vast army, made up of
+the most curious creatures imaginable.  There were numberless knooks
+from the forest, as rough and crooked in appearance as the gnarled
+branches of the trees they ministered to.  And there were dainty ryls
+from the fields, each one bearing the emblem of the flower or plant it
+guarded.  Behind these were many ranks of pixies, gnomes and nymphs, and
+in the rear a thousand beautiful fairies floated along in gorgeous array.
+
+This wonderful army was led by Wisk, Peter, Nuter, and Kilter, who had
+assembled it to rescue Santa Claus from captivity and to punish the
+Daemons who had dared to take him away from his beloved children.
+
+And, although they looked so bright and peaceful, the little immortals
+were armed with powers that would be very terrible to those who had
+incurred their anger.  Woe to the Daemons of the Caves if this mighty
+army of vengeance ever met them!
+
+But lo! coming to meet his loyal friends appeared the imposing form of
+Santa Claus, his white beard floating in the breeze and his bright
+eyes sparkling with pleasure at this proof of the love and veneration
+he had inspired in the hearts of the most powerful creatures in existence.
+
+And while they clustered around him and danced with glee at his safe
+return, he gave them earnest thanks for their support.  But Wisk, and
+Nuter, and Peter, and Kilter, he embraced affectionately.
+
+"It is useless to pursue the Daemons," said Santa Claus to the army.
+"They have their place in the world, and can never be destroyed.  But
+that is a great pity, nevertheless," he continued musingly.
+
+So the fairies, and knooks, and pixies, and ryls all escorted the good
+man to his castle, and there left him to talk over the events of the
+night with his little assistants.
+
+Wisk had already rendered himself invisible and flown through the big
+world to see how the children were getting along on this bright
+Christmas morning; and by the time he returned, Peter had finished
+telling Santa Claus of how they had distributed the toys.
+
+"We really did very well," cried the fairy, in a pleased voice; "for I
+found little unhappiness among the children this morning.  Still, you
+must not get captured again, my dear master; for we might not be so
+fortunate another time in carrying out your ideas."
+
+He then related the mistakes that had been made, and which he had not
+discovered until his tour of inspection.  And Santa Claus at once sent
+him with rubber boots for Charlie Smith, and a doll for Mamie Brown;
+so that even those two disappointed ones became happy.
+
+As for the wicked Daemons of the Caves, they were filled with anger
+and chagrin when they found that their clever capture of Santa Claus
+had come to naught.  Indeed, no one on that Christmas Day appeared to
+be at all selfish, or envious, or hateful.  And, realizing that while
+the children's saint had so many powerful friends it was folly to
+oppose him, the Daemons never again attempted to interfere with his
+journeys on Christmas Eve.
+
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+A Kidnapped Santa Claus
+
+by L. Frank Baum
+
+
+
+Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big,
+rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured.  His workmen,
+selected from the ryls, knooks, pixies and fairies, live with him, and
+every one is as busy as can be from one year's end to another.
+
+It is called the Laughing Valley because everything there is happy
+and gay.  The brook chuckles to itself as it leaps rollicking between
+its green banks; the wind whistles merrily in the trees; the sunbeams
+dance lightly over the soft grass, and the violets and wild flowers
+look smilingly up from their green nests.  To laugh one needs to be
+happy; to be happy one needs to be content.  And throughout the
+Laughing Valley of Santa Claus contentment reigns supreme.
+
+On one side is the mighty Forest of Burzee.  At the other side stands
+the huge mountain that contains the Caves of the Daemons.  And between
+them the Valley lies smiling and peaceful.
+
+One would thing that our good old Santa Claus, who devotes his days to
+making children happy, would have no enemies on all the earth; and, as
+a matter of fact, for a long period of time he encountered nothing but
+love wherever he might go.
+
+But the Daemons who live in the mountain caves grew to hate Santa Claus
+very much, and all for the simple reason that he made children happy.
+
+The Caves of the Daemons are five in number.  A broad pathway leads
+up to the first cave, which is a finely arched cavern at the foot of
+the mountain, the entrance being beautifully carved and decorated.  In
+it resides the Daemon of Selfishness.  Back of this is another cavern
+inhabited by the Daemon of Envy.  The cave of the Daemon of Hatred is
+next in order, and through this one passes to the home of the Daemon
+of Malice--situated in a dark and fearful cave in the very heart of
+the mountain.  I do not know what lies beyond this.  Some say there
+are terrible pitfalls leading to death and destruction, and this may
+very well be true.  However, from each one of the four caves mentioned
+there is a small, narrow tunnel leading to the fifth cave--a cozy
+little room occupied by the Daemon of Repentance.  And as the rocky
+floors of these passages are well worn by the track of passing feet, I
+judge that many wanderers in the Caves of the Daemons have escaped
+through the tunnels to the abode of the Daemon of Repentance, who is
+said to be a pleasant sort of fellow who gladly opens for one a little
+door admitting you into fresh air and sunshine again.
+
+Well, these Daemons of the Caves, thinking they had great cause to
+dislike old Santa Claus, held a meeting one day to discuss the matter.
+
+"I'm really getting lonesome," said the Daemon of Selfishness.  "For
+Santa Claus distributes so many pretty Christmas gifts to all the
+children that they become happy and generous, through his example, and
+keep away from my cave."
+
+"I'm having the same trouble," rejoined the Daemon of Envy.  "The
+little ones seem quite content with Santa Claus, and there are few,
+indeed, that I can coax to become envious."
+
+"And that makes it bad for me!" declared the Daemon of Hatred.  "For
+if no children pass through the Caves of Selfishness and Envy, none
+can get to MY cavern."
+
+"Or to mine," added the Daemon of Malice.
+
+"For my part," said the Daemon of Repentance, "it is easily seen that
+if children do not visit your caves they have no need to visit mine;
+so that I am quite as neglected as you are."
+
+"And all because of this person they call Santa Claus!" exclaimed the
+Daemon of Envy.  "He is simply ruining our business, and something
+must be done at once."
+
+To this they readily agreed; but what to do was another and more
+difficult matter to settle.  They knew that Santa Claus worked all
+through the year at his castle in the Laughing Valley, preparing the
+gifts he was to distribute on Christmas Eve; and at first they
+resolved to try to tempt him into their caves, that they might lead
+him on to the terrible pitfalls that ended in destruction.
+
+So the very next day, while Santa Claus was busily at work, surrounded
+by his little band of assistants, the Daemon of Selfishness came to
+him and said:
+
+"These toys are wonderfully bright and pretty.  Why do you not keep
+them for yourself?  It's a pity to give them to those noisy boys and
+fretful girls, who break and destroy them so quickly."
+
+"Nonsense!" cried the old graybeard, his bright eyes twinkling merrily
+as he turned toward the tempting Daemon.  "The boys and girls are
+never so noisy and fretful after receiving my presents, and if I can
+make them happy for one day in the year I am quite content."
+
+So the Daemon went back to the others, who awaited him in their caves,
+and said:
+
+"I have failed, for Santa Claus is not at all selfish."
+
+The following day the Daemon of Envy visited Santa Claus.  Said he:
+"The toy shops are full of playthings quite as pretty as those you are
+making.  What a shame it is that they should interfere with your
+business!  They make toys by machinery much quicker than you can make
+them by hand; and they sell them for money, while you get nothing at
+all for your work."
+
+But Santa Claus refused to be envious of the toy shops.
+
+"I can supply the little ones but once a year--on Christmas Eve," he
+answered; "for the children are many, and I am but one.  And as my
+work is one of love and kindness I would be ashamed to receive money
+for my little gifts.  But throughout all the year the children must be
+amused in some way, and so the toy shops are able to bring much
+happiness to my little friends.  I like the toy shops, and am glad to
+see them prosper."
+
+In spite of the second rebuff, the Daemon of Hatred thought he would
+try to influence Santa Claus.  So the next day he entered the busy
+workshop and said:
+
+"Good morning, Santa!  I have bad news for you."
+
+"Then run away, like a good fellow," answered Santa Claus.  "Bad news
+is something that should be kept secret and never told."
+
+"You cannot escape this, however," declared the Daemon; "for in the
+world are a good many who do not believe in Santa Claus, and these you
+are bound to hate bitterly, since they have so wronged you."
+
+"Stuff and rubbish!" cried Santa.
+
+"And there are others who resent your making children happy and who
+sneer at you and call you a foolish old rattlepate!  You are quite
+right to hate such base slanderers, and you ought to be revenged upon
+them for their evil words."
+
+"But I don't hate 'em!" exclaimed Santa Claus positively.  "Such
+people do me no real harm, but merely render themselves and their
+children unhappy.  Poor things!  I'd much rather help them any day
+than injure them."
+
+Indeed, the Daemons could not tempt old Santa Claus in any way.  On
+the contrary, he was shrewd enough to see that their object in
+visiting him was to make mischief and trouble, and his cheery laughter
+disconcerted the evil ones and showed to them the folly of such an
+undertaking.  So they abandoned honeyed words and determined to use force.
+
+It was well known that no harm can come to Santa Claus while he is in
+the Laughing Valley, for the fairies, and ryls, and knooks all protect
+him.  But on Christmas Eve he drives his reindeer out into the big
+world, carrying a sleighload of toys and pretty gifts to the children;
+and this was the time and the occasion when his enemies had the best
+chance to injure him.  So the Daemons laid their plans and awaited the
+arrival of Christmas Eve.
+
+The moon shone big and white in the sky, and the snow lay crisp and
+sparkling on the ground as Santa Claus cracked his whip and sped away
+out of the Valley into the great world beyond.  The roomy sleigh was
+packed full with huge sacks of toys, and as the reindeer dashed onward
+our jolly old Santa laughed and whistled and sang for very joy.  For
+in all his merry life this was the one day in the year when he was
+happiest--the day he lovingly bestowed the treasures of his workshop
+upon the little children.
+
+It would be a busy night for him, he well knew.  As he whistled and
+shouted and cracked his whip again, he reviewed in mind all the towns
+and cities and farmhouses where he was expected, and figured that he
+had just enough presents to go around and make every child happy.  The
+reindeer knew exactly what was expected of them, and dashed along so
+swiftly that their feet scarcely seemed to touch the snow-covered ground.
+
+Suddenly a strange thing happened: a rope shot through the moonlight
+and a big noose that was in the end of it settled over the arms and
+body of Santa Claus and drew tight.  Before he could resist or even
+cry out he was jerked from the seat of the sleigh and tumbled head
+foremost into a snowbank, while the reindeer rushed onward with the
+load of toys and carried it quickly out of sight and sound.
+
+Such a surprising experience confused old Santa for a moment, and when
+he had collected his senses he found that the wicked Daemons had
+pulled him from the snowdrift and bound him tightly with many coils of
+the stout rope.  And then they carried the kidnapped Santa Claus away
+to their mountain, where they thrust the prisoner into a secret cave
+and chained him to the rocky wall so that he could not escape.
+
+"Ha, ha!" laughed the Daemons, rubbing their hands together with cruel
+glee.  "What will the children do now?  How they will cry and scold
+and storm when they find there are no toys in their stockings and no
+gifts on their Christmas trees!  And what a lot of punishment they
+will receive from their parents, and how they will flock to our Caves
+of Selfishness, and Envy, and Hatred, and Malice!  We have done a
+mighty clever thing, we Daemons of the Caves!"
+
+Now it so chanced that on this Christmas Eve the good Santa Claus had
+taken with him in his sleigh Nuter the Ryl, Peter the Knook, Kilter
+the Pixie, and a small fairy named Wisk--his four favorite assistants.
+These little people he had often found very useful in helping him to
+distribute his gifts to the children, and when their master was so
+suddenly dragged from the sleigh they were all snugly tucked
+underneath the seat, where the sharp wind could not reach them.
+
+The tiny immortals knew nothing of the capture of Santa Claus until
+some time after he had disappeared.  But finally they missed his
+cheery voice, and as their master always sang or whistled on his
+journeys, the silence warned them that something was wrong.
+
+Little Wisk stuck out his head from underneath the seat and found
+Santa Claus gone and no one to direct the flight of the reindeer.
+
+"Whoa!" he called out, and the deer obediently slackened speed and
+came to a halt.
+
+Peter and Nuter and Kilter all jumped upon the seat and looked back
+over the track made by the sleigh.  But Santa Claus had been left
+miles and miles behind.
+
+"What shall we do?" asked Wisk anxiously, all the mirth and mischief
+banished from his wee face by this great calamity.
+
+"We must go back at once and find our master," said Nuter the Ryl, who
+thought and spoke with much deliberation.
+
+"No, no!" exclaimed Peter the Knook, who, cross and crabbed though he
+was, might always be depended upon in an emergency.  "If we delay, or
+go back, there will not be time to get the toys to the children before
+morning; and that would grieve Santa Claus more than anything else."
+
+"It is certain that some wicked creatures have captured him," added
+Kilter thoughtfully, "and their object must be to make the children
+unhappy.  So our first duty is to get the toys distributed as
+carefully as if Santa Claus were himself present.  Afterward we
+can search for our master and easily secure his freedom."
+
+This seemed such good and sensible advice that the others at once
+resolved to adopt it.  So Peter the Knook called to the reindeer, and
+the faithful animals again sprang forward and dashed over hill and
+valley, through forest and plain, until they came to the houses
+wherein children lay sleeping and dreaming of the pretty gifts they
+would find on Christmas morning.
+
+The little immortals had set themselves a difficult task; for although
+they had assisted Santa Claus on many of his journeys, their master
+had always directed and guided them and told them exactly what he
+wished them to do.  But now they had to distribute the toys according
+to their own judgment, and they did not understand children as well as
+did old Santa.  So it is no wonder they made some laughable errors.
+
+Mamie Brown, who wanted a doll, got a drum instead; and a drum is of
+no use to a girl who loves dolls.  And Charlie Smith, who delights to
+romp and play out of doors, and who wanted some new rubber boots to
+keep his feet dry, received a sewing box filled with colored worsteds
+and threads and needles, which made him so provoked that he
+thoughtlessly called our dear Santa Claus a fraud.
+
+Had there been many such mistakes the Daemons would have accomplished
+their evil purpose and made the children unhappy.  But the little
+friends of the absent Santa Claus labored faithfully and intelligently
+to carry out their master's ideas, and they made fewer errors than
+might be expected under such unusual circumstances.
+
+And, although they worked as swiftly as possible, day had begun to
+break before the toys and other presents were all distributed; so for
+the first time in many years the reindeer trotted into the Laughing
+Valley, on their return, in broad daylight, with the brilliant sun
+peeping over the edge of the forest to prove they were far behind
+their accustomed hours.
+
+Having put the deer in the stable, the little folk began to wonder how
+they might rescue their master; and they realized they must discover,
+first of all, what had happened to him and where he was.
+
+So Wisk the Fairy transported himself to the bower of the Fairy Queen,
+which was located deep in the heart of the Forest of Burzee; and once
+there, it did not take him long to find out all about the naughty
+Daemons and how they had kidnapped the good Santa Claus to prevent his
+making children happy.  The Fairy Queen also promised her assistance,
+and then, fortified by this powerful support, Wisk flew back to where
+Nuter and Peter and Kilter awaited him, and the four counseled
+together and laid plans to rescue their master from his enemies.
+
+It is possible that Santa Claus was not as merry as usual during the
+night that succeeded his capture.  For although he had faith in the
+judgment of his little friends he could not avoid a certain amount of
+worry, and an anxious look would creep at times into his kind old eyes
+as he thought of the disappointment that might await his dear little
+children.  And the Daemons, who guarded him by turns, one after
+another, did not neglect to taunt him with contemptuous words in his
+helpless condition.
+
+When Christmas Day dawned the Daemon of Malice was guarding the
+prisoner, and his tongue was sharper than that of any of the others.
+
+"The children are waking up, Santa!" he cried.  "They are waking up to
+find their stockings empty!  Ho, ho!  How they will quarrel, and wail,
+and stamp their feet in anger!  Our caves will be full today, old
+Santa!  Our caves are sure to be full!"
+
+But to this, as to other like taunts, Santa Claus answered nothing.
+He was much grieved by his capture, it is true; but his courage did
+not forsake him.  And, finding that the prisoner would not reply to
+his jeers, the Daemon of Malice presently went away, and sent the
+Daemon of Repentance to take his place.
+
+This last personage was not so disagreeable as the others.  He had
+gentle and refined features, and his voice was soft and pleasant in tone.
+
+"My brother Daemons do not trust me overmuch," said he, as he entered
+the cavern; "but it is morning, now, and the mischief is done.  You
+cannot visit the children again for another year."
+
+"That is true," answered Santa Claus, almost cheerfully;
+"Christmas Eve is past, and for the first time in centuries
+I have not visited my children."
+
+"The little ones will be greatly disappointed," murmured the Daemon of
+Repentance, almost regretfully; "but that cannot be helped now.  Their
+grief is likely to make the children selfish and envious and hateful,
+and if they come to the Caves of the Daemons today I shall get a
+chance to lead some of them to my Cave of Repentance."
+
+"Do you never repent, yourself?" asked Santa Claus, curiously.
+
+"Oh, yes, indeed," answered the Daemon.  "I am even now repenting that
+I assisted in your capture.  Of course it is too late to remedy the
+evil that has been done; but repentance, you know, can come only after
+an evil thought or deed, for in the beginning there is nothing to
+repent of."
+
+"So I understand," said Santa Claus.  "Those who avoid evil need never
+visit your cave."
+
+"As a rule, that is true," replied the Daemon; "yet you, who have done
+no evil, are about to visit my cave at once; for to prove that I sincerely
+regret my share in your capture I am going to permit you to escape."
+
+This speech greatly surprised the prisoner, until he reflected that it
+was just what might be expected of the Daemon of Repentance.  The
+fellow at once busied himself untying the knots that bound Santa Claus
+and unlocking the chains that fastened him to the wall.  Then he
+led the way through a long tunnel until they both emerged in the
+Cave of Repentance.
+
+"I hope you will forgive me," said the Daemon pleadingly.  "I am not
+really a bad person, you know; and I believe I accomplish a great deal
+of good in the world."
+
+With this he opened a back door that let in a flood of sunshine, and
+Santa Claus sniffed the fresh air gratefully.
+
+"I bear no malice," said he to the Daemon, in a gentle voice; "and I
+am sure the world would be a dreary place without you.  So, good
+morning, and a Merry Christmas to you!"
+
+With these words he stepped out to greet the bright morning, and a
+moment later he was trudging along, whistling softly to himself, on
+his way to his home in the Laughing Valley.
+
+Marching over the snow toward the mountain was a vast army, made up of
+the most curious creatures imaginable.  There were numberless knooks
+from the forest, as rough and crooked in appearance as the gnarled
+branches of the trees they ministered to.  And there were dainty ryls
+from the fields, each one bearing the emblem of the flower or plant it
+guarded.  Behind these were many ranks of pixies, gnomes and nymphs, and
+in the rear a thousand beautiful fairies floated along in gorgeous array.
+
+This wonderful army was led by Wisk, Peter, Nuter, and Kilter, who had
+assembled it to rescue Santa Claus from captivity and to punish the
+Daemons who had dared to take him away from his beloved children.
+
+And, although they looked so bright and peaceful, the little immortals
+were armed with powers that would be very terrible to those who had
+incurred their anger.  Woe to the Daemons of the Caves if this mighty
+army of vengeance ever met them!
+
+But lo! coming to meet his loyal friends appeared the imposing form of
+Santa Claus, his white beard floating in the breeze and his bright
+eyes sparkling with pleasure at this proof of the love and veneration
+he had inspired in the hearts of the most powerful creatures in existence.
+
+And while they clustered around him and danced with glee at his safe
+return, he gave them earnest thanks for their support.  But Wisk, and
+Nuter, and Peter, and Kilter, he embraced affectionately.
+
+"It is useless to pursue the Daemons," said Santa Claus to the army.
+"They have their place in the world, and can never be destroyed.  But
+that is a great pity, nevertheless," he continued musingly.
+
+So the fairies, and knooks, and pixies, and ryls all escorted the good
+man to his castle, and there left him to talk over the events of the
+night with his little assistants.
+
+Wisk had already rendered himself invisible and flown through the big
+world to see how the children were getting along on this bright
+Christmas morning; and by the time he returned, Peter had finished
+telling Santa Claus of how they had distributed the toys.
+
+"We really did very well," cried the fairy, in a pleased voice; "for I
+found little unhappiness among the children this morning.  Still, you
+must not get captured again, my dear master; for we might not be so
+fortunate another time in carrying out your ideas."
+
+He then related the mistakes that had been made, and which he had not
+discovered until his tour of inspection.  And Santa Claus at once sent
+him with rubber boots for Charlie Smith, and a doll for Mamie Brown;
+so that even those two disappointed ones became happy.
+
+As for the wicked Daemons of the Caves, they were filled with anger
+and chagrin when they found that their clever capture of Santa Claus
+had come to naught.  Indeed, no one on that Christmas Day appeared to
+be at all selfish, or envious, or hateful.  And, realizing that while
+the children's saint had so many powerful friends it was folly to
+oppose him, the Daemons never again attempted to interfere with his
+journeys on Christmas Eve.
+
+
+
+
+
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+
+<h1>A Kidnapped Santa Claus</h1>
+
+<h2>by L. Frank Baum</h2>
+
+
+
+<p>Santa Claus lives in the Laughing Valley, where stands the big,
+rambling castle in which his toys are manufactured.  His workmen,
+selected from the ryls, knooks, pixies and fairies, live with him, and
+every one is as busy as can be from one year's end to another.</p>
+
+<p>It is called the Laughing Valley because everything there is happy
+and gay.  The brook chuckles to itself as it leaps rollicking between
+its green banks; the wind whistles merrily in the trees; the sunbeams
+dance lightly over the soft grass, and the violets and wild flowers
+look smilingly up from their green nests.  To laugh one needs to be
+happy; to be happy one needs to be content.  And throughout the
+Laughing Valley of Santa Claus contentment reigns supreme.</p>
+
+<p>On one side is the mighty Forest of Burzee.  At the other side stands
+the huge mountain that contains the Caves of the Daemons.  And between
+them the Valley lies smiling and peaceful.</p>
+
+<p>One would thing that our good old Santa Claus, who devotes his days to
+making children happy, would have no enemies on all the earth; and, as
+a matter of fact, for a long period of time he encountered nothing but
+love wherever he might go.</p>
+
+<p>But the Daemons who live in the mountain caves grew to hate Santa Claus
+very much, and all for the simple reason that he made children happy.</p>
+
+<p>The Caves of the Daemons are five in number.  A broad pathway leads
+up to the first cave, which is a finely arched cavern at the foot of
+the mountain, the entrance being beautifully carved and decorated.  In
+it resides the Daemon of Selfishness.  Back of this is another cavern
+inhabited by the Daemon of Envy.  The cave of the Daemon of Hatred is
+next in order, and through this one passes to the home of the Daemon
+of Malice&mdash;situated in a dark and fearful cave in the very heart of
+the mountain.  I do not know what lies beyond this.  Some say there
+are terrible pitfalls leading to death and destruction, and this may
+very well be true.  However, from each one of the four caves mentioned
+there is a small, narrow tunnel leading to the fifth cave&mdash;a cozy
+little room occupied by the Daemon of Repentance.  And as the rocky
+floors of these passages are well worn by the track of passing feet, I
+judge that many wanderers in the Caves of the Daemons have escaped
+through the tunnels to the abode of the Daemon of Repentance, who is
+said to be a pleasant sort of fellow who gladly opens for one a little
+door admitting you into fresh air and sunshine again.</p>
+
+<p>Well, these Daemons of the Caves, thinking they had great cause to
+dislike old Santa Claus, held a meeting one day to discuss the matter.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;I'm really getting lonesome,&quot; said the Daemon of Selfishness.  &quot;For
+Santa Claus distributes so many pretty Christmas gifts to all the
+children that they become happy and generous, through his example, and
+keep away from my cave.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;I'm having the same trouble,&quot; rejoined the Daemon of Envy.  &quot;The
+little ones seem quite content with Santa Claus, and there are few,
+indeed, that I can coax to become envious.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;And that makes it bad for me!&quot; declared the Daemon of Hatred.  &quot;For
+if no children pass through the Caves of Selfishness and Envy, none
+can get to MY cavern.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Or to mine,&quot; added the Daemon of Malice.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;For my part,&quot; said the Daemon of Repentance, &quot;it is easily seen that
+if children do not visit your caves they have no need to visit mine;
+so that I am quite as neglected as you are.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;And all because of this person they call Santa Claus!&quot; exclaimed the
+Daemon of Envy.  &quot;He is simply ruining our business, and something
+must be done at once.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>To this they readily agreed; but what to do was another and more
+difficult matter to settle.  They knew that Santa Claus worked all
+through the year at his castle in the Laughing Valley, preparing the
+gifts he was to distribute on Christmas Eve; and at first they
+resolved to try to tempt him into their caves, that they might lead
+him on to the terrible pitfalls that ended in destruction.</p>
+
+<p>So the very next day, while Santa Claus was busily at work, surrounded
+by his little band of assistants, the Daemon of Selfishness came to
+him and said:</p>
+
+<p>&quot;These toys are wonderfully bright and pretty.  Why do you not keep
+them for yourself?  It's a pity to give them to those noisy boys and
+fretful girls, who break and destroy them so quickly.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Nonsense!&quot; cried the old graybeard, his bright eyes twinkling merrily
+as he turned toward the tempting Daemon.  &quot;The boys and girls are
+never so noisy and fretful after receiving my presents, and if I can
+make them happy for one day in the year I am quite content.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>So the Daemon went back to the others, who awaited him in their caves,
+and said:</p>
+
+<p>&quot;I have failed, for Santa Claus is not at all selfish.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>The following day the Daemon of Envy visited Santa Claus.  Said he:
+&quot;The toy shops are full of playthings quite as pretty as those you are
+making.  What a shame it is that they should interfere with your
+business!  They make toys by machinery much quicker than you can make
+them by hand; and they sell them for money, while you get nothing at
+all for your work.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>But Santa Claus refused to be envious of the toy shops.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;I can supply the little ones but once a year&mdash;on Christmas Eve,&quot; he
+answered; &quot;for the children are many, and I am but one.  And as my
+work is one of love and kindness I would be ashamed to receive money
+for my little gifts.  But throughout all the year the children must be
+amused in some way, and so the toy shops are able to bring much
+happiness to my little friends.  I like the toy shops, and am glad to
+see them prosper.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>In spite of the second rebuff, the Daemon of Hatred thought he would
+try to influence Santa Claus.  So the next day he entered the busy
+workshop and said:</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Good morning, Santa!  I have bad news for you.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Then run away, like a good fellow,&quot; answered Santa Claus.  &quot;Bad news
+is something that should be kept secret and never told.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;You cannot escape this, however,&quot; declared the Daemon; &quot;for in the
+world are a good many who do not believe in Santa Claus, and these you
+are bound to hate bitterly, since they have so wronged you.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Stuff and rubbish!&quot; cried Santa.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;And there are others who resent your making children happy and who
+sneer at you and call you a foolish old rattlepate!  You are quite
+right to hate such base slanderers, and you ought to be revenged upon
+them for their evil words.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;But I don't hate 'em!&quot; exclaimed Santa Claus positively.  &quot;Such
+people do me no real harm, but merely render themselves and their
+children unhappy.  Poor things!  I'd much rather help them any day
+than injure them.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>Indeed, the Daemons could not tempt old Santa Claus in any way.  On
+the contrary, he was shrewd enough to see that their object in
+visiting him was to make mischief and trouble, and his cheery laughter
+disconcerted the evil ones and showed to them the folly of such an
+undertaking.  So they abandoned honeyed words and determined to use force.</p>
+
+<p>It was well known that no harm can come to Santa Claus while he is in
+the Laughing Valley, for the fairies, and ryls, and knooks all protect
+him.  But on Christmas Eve he drives his reindeer out into the big
+world, carrying a sleighload of toys and pretty gifts to the children;
+and this was the time and the occasion when his enemies had the best
+chance to injure him.  So the Daemons laid their plans and awaited the
+arrival of Christmas Eve.</p>
+
+<p>The moon shone big and white in the sky, and the snow lay crisp and
+sparkling on the ground as Santa Claus cracked his whip and sped away
+out of the Valley into the great world beyond.  The roomy sleigh was
+packed full with huge sacks of toys, and as the reindeer dashed onward
+our jolly old Santa laughed and whistled and sang for very joy.  For
+in all his merry life this was the one day in the year when he was
+happiest&mdash;the day he lovingly bestowed the treasures of his workshop
+upon the little children.</p>
+
+<p>It would be a busy night for him, he well knew.  As he whistled and
+shouted and cracked his whip again, he reviewed in mind all the towns
+and cities and farmhouses where he was expected, and figured that he
+had just enough presents to go around and make every child happy.  The
+reindeer knew exactly what was expected of them, and dashed along so
+swiftly that their feet scarcely seemed to touch the snow-covered ground.</p>
+
+<p>Suddenly a strange thing happened: a rope shot through the moonlight
+and a big noose that was in the end of it settled over the arms and
+body of Santa Claus and drew tight.  Before he could resist or even
+cry out he was jerked from the seat of the sleigh and tumbled head
+foremost into a snowbank, while the reindeer rushed onward with the
+load of toys and carried it quickly out of sight and sound.</p>
+
+<p>Such a surprising experience confused old Santa for a moment, and when
+he had collected his senses he found that the wicked Daemons had
+pulled him from the snowdrift and bound him tightly with many coils of
+the stout rope.  And then they carried the kidnapped Santa Claus away
+to their mountain, where they thrust the prisoner into a secret cave
+and chained him to the rocky wall so that he could not escape.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Ha, ha!&quot; laughed the Daemons, rubbing their hands together with cruel
+glee.  &quot;What will the children do now?  How they will cry and scold
+and storm when they find there are no toys in their stockings and no
+gifts on their Christmas trees!  And what a lot of punishment they
+will receive from their parents, and how they will flock to our Caves
+of Selfishness, and Envy, and Hatred, and Malice!  We have done a
+mighty clever thing, we Daemons of the Caves!&quot;</p>
+
+<p>Now it so chanced that on this Christmas Eve the good Santa Claus had
+taken with him in his sleigh Nuter the Ryl, Peter the Knook, Kilter
+the Pixie, and a small fairy named Wisk&mdash;his four favorite assistants.
+These little people he had often found very useful in helping him to
+distribute his gifts to the children, and when their master was so
+suddenly dragged from the sleigh they were all snugly tucked
+underneath the seat, where the sharp wind could not reach them.</p>
+
+<p>The tiny immortals knew nothing of the capture of Santa Claus until
+some time after he had disappeared.  But finally they missed his
+cheery voice, and as their master always sang or whistled on his
+journeys, the silence warned them that something was wrong.</p>
+
+<p>Little Wisk stuck out his head from underneath the seat and found
+Santa Claus gone and no one to direct the flight of the reindeer.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Whoa!&quot; he called out, and the deer obediently slackened speed and
+came to a halt.</p>
+
+<p>Peter and Nuter and Kilter all jumped upon the seat and looked back
+over the track made by the sleigh.  But Santa Claus had been left
+miles and miles behind.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;What shall we do?&quot; asked Wisk anxiously, all the mirth and mischief
+banished from his wee face by this great calamity.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;We must go back at once and find our master,&quot; said Nuter the Ryl, who
+thought and spoke with much deliberation.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;No, no!&quot; exclaimed Peter the Knook, who, cross and crabbed though he
+was, might always be depended upon in an emergency.  &quot;If we delay, or
+go back, there will not be time to get the toys to the children before
+morning; and that would grieve Santa Claus more than anything else.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;It is certain that some wicked creatures have captured him,&quot; added
+Kilter thoughtfully, &quot;and their object must be to make the children
+unhappy.  So our first duty is to get the toys distributed as
+carefully as if Santa Claus were himself present.  Afterward we
+can search for our master and easily secure his freedom.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>This seemed such good and sensible advice that the others at once
+resolved to adopt it.  So Peter the Knook called to the reindeer, and
+the faithful animals again sprang forward and dashed over hill and
+valley, through forest and plain, until they came to the houses
+wherein children lay sleeping and dreaming of the pretty gifts they
+would find on Christmas morning.</p>
+
+<p>The little immortals had set themselves a difficult task; for although
+they had assisted Santa Claus on many of his journeys, their master
+had always directed and guided them and told them exactly what he
+wished them to do.  But now they had to distribute the toys according
+to their own judgment, and they did not understand children as well as
+did old Santa.  So it is no wonder they made some laughable errors.</p>
+
+<p>Mamie Brown, who wanted a doll, got a drum instead; and a drum is of
+no use to a girl who loves dolls.  And Charlie Smith, who delights to
+romp and play out of doors, and who wanted some new rubber boots to
+keep his feet dry, received a sewing box filled with colored worsteds
+and threads and needles, which made him so provoked that he
+thoughtlessly called our dear Santa Claus a fraud.</p>
+
+<p>Had there been many such mistakes the Daemons would have accomplished
+their evil purpose and made the children unhappy.  But the little
+friends of the absent Santa Claus labored faithfully and intelligently
+to carry out their master's ideas, and they made fewer errors than
+might be expected under such unusual circumstances.</p>
+
+<p>And, although they worked as swiftly as possible, day had begun to
+break before the toys and other presents were all distributed; so for
+the first time in many years the reindeer trotted into the Laughing
+Valley, on their return, in broad daylight, with the brilliant sun
+peeping over the edge of the forest to prove they were far behind
+their accustomed hours.</p>
+
+<p>Having put the deer in the stable, the little folk began to wonder how
+they might rescue their master; and they realized they must discover,
+first of all, what had happened to him and where he was.</p>
+
+<p>So Wisk the Fairy transported himself to the bower of the Fairy Queen,
+which was located deep in the heart of the Forest of Burzee; and once
+there, it did not take him long to find out all about the naughty
+Daemons and how they had kidnapped the good Santa Claus to prevent his
+making children happy.  The Fairy Queen also promised her assistance,
+and then, fortified by this powerful support, Wisk flew back to where
+Nuter and Peter and Kilter awaited him, and the four counseled
+together and laid plans to rescue their master from his enemies.</p>
+
+<p>It is possible that Santa Claus was not as merry as usual during the
+night that succeeded his capture.  For although he had faith in the
+judgment of his little friends he could not avoid a certain amount of
+worry, and an anxious look would creep at times into his kind old eyes
+as he thought of the disappointment that might await his dear little
+children.  And the Daemons, who guarded him by turns, one after
+another, did not neglect to taunt him with contemptuous words in his
+helpless condition.</p>
+
+<p>When Christmas Day dawned the Daemon of Malice was guarding the
+prisoner, and his tongue was sharper than that of any of the others.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;The children are waking up, Santa!&quot; he cried.  &quot;They are waking up to
+find their stockings empty!  Ho, ho!  How they will quarrel, and wail,
+and stamp their feet in anger!  Our caves will be full today, old
+Santa!  Our caves are sure to be full!&quot;</p>
+
+<p>But to this, as to other like taunts, Santa Claus answered nothing.
+He was much grieved by his capture, it is true; but his courage did
+not forsake him.  And, finding that the prisoner would not reply to
+his jeers, the Daemon of Malice presently went away, and sent the
+Daemon of Repentance to take his place.</p>
+
+<p>This last personage was not so disagreeable as the others.  He had
+gentle and refined features, and his voice was soft and pleasant in tone.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;My brother Daemons do not trust me overmuch,&quot; said he, as he entered
+the cavern; &quot;but it is morning, now, and the mischief is done.  You
+cannot visit the children again for another year.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;That is true,&quot; answered Santa Claus, almost cheerfully;
+&quot;Christmas Eve is past, and for the first time in centuries
+I have not visited my children.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;The little ones will be greatly disappointed,&quot; murmured the Daemon of
+Repentance, almost regretfully; &quot;but that cannot be helped now.  Their
+grief is likely to make the children selfish and envious and hateful,
+and if they come to the Caves of the Daemons today I shall get a
+chance to lead some of them to my Cave of Repentance.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Do you never repent, yourself?&quot; asked Santa Claus, curiously.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;Oh, yes, indeed,&quot; answered the Daemon.  &quot;I am even now repenting that
+I assisted in your capture.  Of course it is too late to remedy the
+evil that has been done; but repentance, you know, can come only after
+an evil thought or deed, for in the beginning there is nothing to
+repent of.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;So I understand,&quot; said Santa Claus.  &quot;Those who avoid evil need never
+visit your cave.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>&quot;As a rule, that is true,&quot; replied the Daemon; &quot;yet you, who have done
+no evil, are about to visit my cave at once; for to prove that I sincerely
+regret my share in your capture I am going to permit you to escape.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>This speech greatly surprised the prisoner, until he reflected that it
+was just what might be expected of the Daemon of Repentance.  The
+fellow at once busied himself untying the knots that bound Santa Claus
+and unlocking the chains that fastened him to the wall.  Then he
+led the way through a long tunnel until they both emerged in the
+Cave of Repentance.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;I hope you will forgive me,&quot; said the Daemon pleadingly.  &quot;I am not
+really a bad person, you know; and I believe I accomplish a great deal
+of good in the world.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>With this he opened a back door that let in a flood of sunshine, and
+Santa Claus sniffed the fresh air gratefully.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;I bear no malice,&quot; said he to the Daemon, in a gentle voice; &quot;and I
+am sure the world would be a dreary place without you.  So, good
+morning, and a Merry Christmas to you!&quot;</p>
+
+<p>With these words he stepped out to greet the bright morning, and a
+moment later he was trudging along, whistling softly to himself, on
+his way to his home in the Laughing Valley.</p>
+
+<p>Marching over the snow toward the mountain was a vast army, made up of
+the most curious creatures imaginable.  There were numberless knooks
+from the forest, as rough and crooked in appearance as the gnarled
+branches of the trees they ministered to.  And there were dainty ryls
+from the fields, each one bearing the emblem of the flower or plant it
+guarded.  Behind these were many ranks of pixies, gnomes and nymphs, and
+in the rear a thousand beautiful fairies floated along in gorgeous array.</p>
+
+<p>This wonderful army was led by Wisk, Peter, Nuter, and Kilter, who had
+assembled it to rescue Santa Claus from captivity and to punish the
+Daemons who had dared to take him away from his beloved children.</p>
+
+<p>And, although they looked so bright and peaceful, the little immortals
+were armed with powers that would be very terrible to those who had
+incurred their anger.  Woe to the Daemons of the Caves if this mighty
+army of vengeance ever met them!</p>
+
+<p>But lo! coming to meet his loyal friends appeared the imposing form of
+Santa Claus, his white beard floating in the breeze and his bright
+eyes sparkling with pleasure at this proof of the love and veneration
+he had inspired in the hearts of the most powerful creatures in existence.</p>
+
+<p>And while they clustered around him and danced with glee at his safe
+return, he gave them earnest thanks for their support.  But Wisk, and
+Nuter, and Peter, and Kilter, he embraced affectionately.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;It is useless to pursue the Daemons,&quot; said Santa Claus to the army.
+&quot;They have their place in the world, and can never be destroyed.  But
+that is a great pity, nevertheless,&quot; he continued musingly.</p>
+
+<p>So the fairies, and knooks, and pixies, and ryls all escorted the good
+man to his castle, and there left him to talk over the events of the
+night with his little assistants.</p>
+
+<p>Wisk had already rendered himself invisible and flown through the big
+world to see how the children were getting along on this bright
+Christmas morning; and by the time he returned, Peter had finished
+telling Santa Claus of how they had distributed the toys.</p>
+
+<p>&quot;We really did very well,&quot; cried the fairy, in a pleased voice; &quot;for I
+found little unhappiness among the children this morning.  Still, you
+must not get captured again, my dear master; for we might not be so
+fortunate another time in carrying out your ideas.&quot;</p>
+
+<p>He then related the mistakes that had been made, and which he had not
+discovered until his tour of inspection.  And Santa Claus at once sent
+him with rubber boots for Charlie Smith, and a doll for Mamie Brown;
+so that even those two disappointed ones became happy.</p>
+
+<p>As for the wicked Daemons of the Caves, they were filled with anger
+and chagrin when they found that their clever capture of Santa Claus
+had come to naught.  Indeed, no one on that Christmas Day appeared to
+be at all selfish, or envious, or hateful.  And, realizing that while
+the children's saint had so many powerful friends it was folly to
+oppose him, the Daemons never again attempted to interfere with his
+journeys on Christmas Eve.</p>
+
+<pre>
+
+
+
+
+
+The End of the Project Gutenberg Edition of A Kidnapped Santa Claus.
+</pre>
+
+</body>
+</html>
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