Scunner the Elf
We have a new elf up here in the North Pole. His name is Scunner. He is a Scottish elf. Do you know where Scotland is?
It turns out that Scunner is a rather grumpy elf!
Anyway, Scunner was in such a bad mood today. I caught him knocking the stuffing out of a teddy bear. I asked him what was wrong and he told me that he hated Christmas!
GASP! I did not know what to say! This was such a surprise. I did not know that ANYONE could hate Christmas!
I asked him why and he just pulled a face.
“It isn’t much fun for the elves now is it?” he grumbled. “We make all the Christmas presents. Then we get a few days off. Then we start all over again!” Scunner stopped for a second. “Well, maybe Mrs. Claus’ cookies are ok.” Then he marched away, stomping his feet.
I did not know what to say! No one at the North Pole sees making Christmas presents as work. It is too much fun to be work!
Later on, I saw him again. He was looking out of the window at the stars. He looked so sad! I wished I could cheer him up.
I asked Kissy the Elf if she knew why Scunner was so sad. She told me that he really misses Scotland. “He actually quite likes Christmas” she said. “But he prefers New Year’s Eve. In Scotland, they call it Hogmanay.”
Well I have an idea that might cheer Scunner up. It is a surprise though! You will have to wait and see what it is.
Merry Christmas!
Santa Claus
P.S. How would you cheer up Scunner the Grumpy Elf? You can click here to tell me or scroll down to see what other people have written!
December 23rd, 2011 at 7:29 pm
maybe to cheer him up is to try how christmas all about
December 23rd, 2011 at 7:08 pm
dear santa well first what i want to say is that you are the greatest person ever i think what you can do is maby have a party for him and make it look like scotland or you can bring him with you when you go to see scotland.
December 23rd, 2011 at 2:08 pm
What? Don`t all elves love Christmas? He needs to learn the meaning of Christmas!We think he will love Christmas after that! Merry Christmas!:D
December 23rd, 2011 at 3:10 am
well mabye you could tell Scunner about the true meaning of Christmas and how Jesus loves us soo much!!! Mabye that would cheer him up.
December 22nd, 2011 at 5:08 pm
You have a lot of elves why don’t you let him go back to Scotland or make his house a lot like Scotland
December 22nd, 2011 at 4:09 pm
santa i enjoyed your blog very much and i”m the conor that wrote to you a few minuts ago so elfs yous should just not read this letter just give it to santa claus
December 22nd, 2011 at 12:08 pm
Scunner, do you miss scotland? Clumsy’s hot chocolate might cheer you up a little.
December 21st, 2011 at 7:35 pm
give him some cookies
December 21st, 2011 at 5:33 pm
Although I don’t know what elves like, you could cheer Scunner up by letting him take a few extra days off to get settled in the North Pole and introduce him to some elves he might become friends with.
Brittany B.
age 12
December 21st, 2011 at 11:15 am
Why don’t u give him some of Clumsy special hot chocolate
Merry Christmas