Alf Prøysen

The story takes place in a hedmark built during some summer weeks.

Mrs. Pepper Pot lives in a small little village with her husband. She wears a small magical teaspoon around her neck which every now and then shrinks her to the size of her teaspoon which does not shrink as well, and she must drag it along with her on her back when she gets shrunk. She always changes back to her original size after a certain amount of time. This special condition had its advantages — she can communicate with animals and enjoy wonderful adventures in the woods. This way she win

Alf Prøysen's classic tale tells the story about the Christmas-loving carpenter struggling with making his three children in believing in Santa Clause, when he swap places with him on Christmas eve, to make a Christmas like no other.