This post is about supposed Santa's little helpers "gnomes" or "christmas elves". These two might all together be a different species, but I would like to talk about the myth of them watching children and reporting to Santa weather they've been good or not. You see, I have a different point of wiew. (Well this might due to not having any kids to blackmail)My thoughts about this subject might be influenced with the gnome-book by talented illustrator Rien Poortvliet. When I was little, I was really taken by his knowledge ;) about these little creatures... (The picture is from that book)
I really don't see the gnomes as the Santa's little KGB and present making slaves. I see them living free in the forests and helping animals and I'm pretty sure they fear humans and their weird and greedy ways. I believe a gnome has never ever been seen in a city! Maybe a long time ago, when humans lived alone around the wildernes, gnomes used to make some pranks for them.
I don't take these believes really very seriously, but have you ever thouhgt that some parts of the song "Human Behaviour" by Björk is made from a gnome point of wiew... And you can see from the map with your own eyes that there are gnomes in the Iceland too!
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