An ordinary Danish Christmas turns extraordinary when a family overlooks an important folkloric traditionChristmas has come and with it a sparkling white winterfrost over the countryside But twelve-year-old Bettinas parents have been called away unexpectedly leaving her in charge of the house the farm and baby Pia In all the confusion Bettinas family neglects to set out the traditional bowl of Christmas rice pudding for the tiny nisse who are rumored to look after the family and their livestock No one besides her grandfather ever believed the nisse were real so what harm could there be in forgetting this silly custom But when baby Pia disappears during a nap the magic of the nisse makes itself known To find her sister and set things right Bettina must venture into the miniature world of these usually helpful but sometimes mischievous folk A delightful winter adventure for lovers of the legendary and miraculous.
