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 17th, 2011 at 10:52 pm
He might need some Christmas magic. Sing songs, give him some cocoa, and let him start a snowball fight. He needs to feel “that Christmas feeling”. He’s definitely not in the Christmas spirit.
December 17th, 2011 at 10:51 pm
hi santa can i have my presents plz on sunday
December 17th, 2011 at 10:34 pm
I would cheer up Scunner by giving him cookies and taking him back to Scotland to visit.
December 17th, 2011 at 10:27 pm
make scunner a scottish christmas like say hogmanay and ake him feel like he is in scottland
December 17th, 2011 at 10:11 pm
I think you should make the North Pole look like Scottland! It`ll be perfect for him~ I`m sure he`ll love it. Be very nice and try to be respectful to Scunner. He will get angery. Trust me I know!
December 17th, 2011 at 9:17 pm
mabe you should cheer him up buy reminding him buy decreating the nroth pole to scottland
December 17th, 2011 at 9:14 pm
hi santa how is scunner the elf doing now fine or naughty
December 17th, 2011 at 9:04 pm
i think you should bring scoutland to him you know like make him feel at home
December 17th, 2011 at 8:28 pm
well if Scunner has his own room knock on his door and sing some christmas carols maybe in scottland
and make him feel happy
December 17th, 2011 at 8:24 pm
maybe you find out what he likes suprise him on christmas and make him feel like he is in scotland and he will not turn out as a grumpy elf anymore and if that does not work thro a party all for him and tell mrs.claus to make the goodest cookies of all
welcome filled with lots of love be good scunner