Etwinnig project 08 Kivikon koulu-Kemi(Finland)

Ist.Comprensivo Statale Palazzolo sull’Oglio-Bs (Italy)

Santa Claus and the magic drum

Santa Claus

The evil Lappish Witch

The Magic Drum

In Christmas time in Lapland it's dark even during the day time.In the village of Santa there are many little wooden houses, like there are in Finland. In the windows you can see the traditional Finnish Christmas decoration, the candelier with seven candles.

The little elves have made a snowman. They have a snow mobile with them. In front of the houses there is a lantern made of snowballs with a candle inside.

The little heavily working elves are very busy reading all the letters Santa gets. They find an old strange looking letter they can't understand and can't read the name of the sender.

Elves find this strange letter. They can't read it and they don't know who has sent it.They only know this is an old letter.

The elves go around in Santa's factories asking if some of those older elves could understand the mystic letter.They visit the candy factory, because the old elf there knows somuch. But this letter he can't read!

While they are trying to solve the problem with the letterthey have heard strange drumming sound from somewhere.They go outside and they see the Lappish witch drummingon the roof and catching the Northern lights into a can.

Santa and the little elves get angry with the Lappish witch, because they want to have the Northern ligths back! They take Santa´s sleigh with the reindeer and start to chase the witch over the snowy mountains.

But Santa has bad luck! He falls off the sleigh straight into the partly frozen river. Yet, he gets the drum, but he is freezing...

The elves take Santa back to his wife. She asks him to take a warm bath and gives him hot chocolate.In the backround you can see the eyes of the evil Lappish witch.He is angry with Santa, because he took the magic drum!

The elves continue to chase the Lappish witch and at theend he flies in through an open window. Finally they have catched the evil witch!

Inside the Santa´s house the witch sees the mystic letter. He tells Santaand the elves that as a little boy he sent this letter to Santa asking if he could become an elf and go around with Santaand the reindeers giving the Christmas gifts to all the people in the world. Santa never answered his letter and finally he got very angry withSanta.

Santa is sad he hadn't seen the letter before, but this year he takes the witch with him to give the gifts. The witch is so happy he lets the Northern lights freeagain from the can!

http://www.lappituote.fi/

http://www.keminnahkatarvike.fi/mrumpu.htm

1. - 2. the god of the wind 3. - 4. the goddess of

the fertility5. - 6. the god of

the thunder7. the Lappish village8. the Hades with

a church and a cottage

9. the symbol of the witch

10. the witch11. the god of the world12. the ship of the devil13. a skier14. the tomb of the Lapp15. the Hades16. the aurora17. the sun18. - 19. the wife of the god

of the world20. An animal will

be a catch.21. a reindeer and

a fawn

22. Tree store hut23. The moon24. Laplander's hut25. Father, Son and the Holy ghost26. The god of hunting27. The holy place, a place for votive28-29. Witches with their drums30. Places to put the votives on31. My own holy votive place32. The god of thunder standing on an animal33. The men of Friday, Saturday and Sunday34. A witch snake35. Two lines dividing the earth and the sky36. The mother of devil37. A devil killing people38. The devil which rules the Hell 39. The fire of Hell40. A pot of tar41. The devil which was caught when God created the world42. The mother of God, Virgin Mary

Our drums made by class 5a.

During some italian dark nights…..

When the stars are hidden and only a frail lights are in the sky….

Someone of us can feel few sounds … and using our drums….

We are imaging fly over Lapland sky….

And meet you watching together the wonderful Northern Lights.