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 18th, 2011 at 12:40 pm
poor teddy
why dont you restuff the teddy and make it into a puppet
then do a performance of the play macbeth
( it is set in scotland )
shakespere was english but his play macbeth is about scotland
December 18th, 2011 at 11:54 am
i think you should decorate the north pole as a scotland theme!or just celebrate the scotland way!
December 18th, 2011 at 11:52 am
I WAS thinking that you could either give him a Hogmanay holiday at the north pole. or let im go down to scotland for Hogmanay.
December 18th, 2011 at 11:13 am
Santa, I know all about Scotland and Hogamany because I had to do a Christmas project on Scotland! You should make a party with bonfires,beer,and bagpipes to cheer Scunner up!
December 18th, 2011 at 10:33 am
Maybe get a funny elf to make scunner laugh?;)
December 18th, 2011 at 10:29 am
hi santa i love you do u love me the most i think u do
December 18th, 2011 at 10:25 am
I say try to let him have rides and play around with the reindeer.
Hopes it help.
December 18th, 2011 at 10:04 am
How about on New Year’s Eve you throw Scunner a surprise party and invite all the elves and maybe even some of his Scottish friends!
December 18th, 2011 at 10:00 am
Help scunner by giving him some food and show him around the north pole that might cheer him up. Let him feed the reindeer.
December 18th, 2011 at 9:41 am
I think you should invite all of his friends from Scotland, and have a ‘Hogmanay’ party!!! That will surely cheer him up!! You can have plenty of Scottish food, and invite the whole of the North Pole to the ‘Hogmanay’ Party, so they can have a new experience, and Scunner can be happy!!! That is what I would do!!