The Alien Reindeer's Christmas Miracle (A Winter Starr Book 12) by Zara Zenia & Starr Huntress

Author:Zara Zenia & Starr Huntress [Zenia, Zara]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Janice

I decided to do my research from the cabin for the next little while so I could keep an eye upon Smoochy. Oskar stopped by daily and I usually tried to get him to share another Christmas story with me, but today I wanted to see what his thoughts were about the comparisons of the Joulupukki and Krampus. Whether he thought they might be related in some fashion.

“Come in,” I said when he knocked on the door that evening about three days before Christmas eve.

“Hello, kultaseni, how is our little patient doing?” he asked with a smile.

“See for yourself,” I said, gesturing to Smoochy back to his happy self, playing with his toys in front of the fire.

“Well, he looks like a happy boy,” Oskar said with a chuckle.

“Can I get you a drink?” I asked.

“I’ll take a water,” he commented as he squatted down to pet Smoochy.

I brought him a water and sat down on the couch. “Sit, I have some questions,” I said, wanting to dive right in.

He chuckled again, his eyes twinkling. “You, kultaseni, always have questions. It is what I like about you, your inquisitiveness. Now, what would you like to ask me today?”

“Well, I was looking deeper into the Joulupukki and since he can be traced to back before Christian times, I had to wonder if he is in anyway related to Krampus, the Pagan figure from central Europe. He too is depicted as a goat man, with horns, but is instead the one who punishes naughty children.”

“Joo, I am aware of Krampus, but no, they are not related. Not for the Finns in any case. Krampus is not something we associate with Yule here. Joulupukki on the other hand was a man who shifted into a goat to sing and entertain the gods and goddesses in the hopes to bring food to the tables of his family. From my understanding, Krampus is an actual figure from Pagan times, possibly associated with the horned god.”

“Yes, that is what I have found in my research, but I needed to ask, you see, just to be sure. I haven’t found any mention of Krampus in the books, but with you knowing all the Finnish Christmas lore, I couldn’t leave that line of questioning out.” I smiled, glad to have my work verified.

“Very understandable. Now what other facet of our Christmas lore are you tracking down? Mike mentioned a while back you were tracking down the stories of the flying reindeer?”

He seemed hesitant now, as if it was a topic he didn’t want to discuss, but felt he needed to ask.

“Well, I thought I had tracked down a story about flying reindeer, but I couldn’t corroborate it with any other sources.” I frowned. “It was a small article in a newspaper from nineteen twenty-three. A man who was known to drink heavily had encountered what he claimed were flying reindeer in Pyhä Luosto National Park. Everything about the man that I could find, said he was known to spin wild stories.

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