December 9, 2024
For a moment nothing was heard, except the crash of something crunchy breaking, and someone chewing. Håkan was convinced that his last moment had come. Then a loud “pop” was heard and then a thud as something landed on Håkan’s quilt. He slowly opened his eyes, one at a time. Then he gave a yelp of surprise. On his blanket, sitting on his back and nibbling gingerbread, sat a tiny pig. The pig tilted its head and looked at Håkan with small, squinty buttonhole eyes. On his head the pig had a small green top hat.
“Here we are!” said the pig in a high-pitched voice, adjusting his hat. “Hey, you… I mean, Håkan! Yes, it’s you we’re talking about, isn’t it? We’ve talked about this, haven’t we? And now we’re here! Right now! This is no time to lose track of things! We have a mission to solve, and Christmas is here. Or… well, it’s not here yet, but we can fix that! Because we’re good at that! Really good at that!”
The pig grinned at Håkan as if he’d just explained the greatest mystery of life. Håkan, however, didn’t look any wiser—perhaps just a little less scared. It was impossible for this little joker to frighten anyone. Then Håkan thought about the gingerbread crumbs, the glitter, and his missing slippers. His mood shifted suddenly, and he glared at the pig, pointing an accusing finger:
“You! It was YOU! Who dirtied my floor with gingerbread crumbs and stole my glitter! AND MY FAVORITE SLIPPERS!!”
The pig looked at Håkan as though he had just lost his best friend. “But we don’t think you understand? We’ve been waiting all year for this! Christmas is magical, don’t you see? It’s not just any ordinary holiday! And we’re the ones who make sure there’s snow! And that everyone gets their Christmas presents and that there’s Christmas cheese!”
The pig paused, waving his little hooves as if he had completely run out of patience. “And you mustn’t forget that we’re the only ones who can keep track of the glitter! Glitter is the best thing ever! Don’t you see? Glitter is magic!
Håkan pinched his arm to make sure he wasn’t dreaming. Just a few hours ago, when he had gone to bed, he had been on the verge of losing faith in Christmas and its magic. And now, here was this peculiar little pig sitting on his blanket, talking about glitter as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Suddenly, a wave of determination swept over him. Even though he didn’t fully understand how, he knew one thing for certain: if there was any way he could help this pig bring the magic of Christmas back to Vrångö, he would do it.
Feeling lighter at heart, he leaned back, rested his head, and drifted off to sleep again. For the first time in ages, life felt simple and joyful.
Håkan didn’t see it, but beneath the blanket, the small snow globe glimmered softly. The tiny Santa’s hat regained a hint of its former sparkle.
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