![]() ![]() ![]() Santa is shocked and frustrated by the wars, greed, child neglect and child abuse he witnesses. Santa is raised by these magical, immortal creatures in the forest until Ak decided Claus must learn more about his own people and takes him on a trip into the human world. One day Ak stumbles upon a lost child and allows a Wood Nymph, Necile, to adopt him. All of these creatures are presided over by the Great Woodsman, Ak. We see creatures such as Fairies who watch over humans, Wood Nymphs who watch over forests, Gnomes who watch over the rocks and Ryls and Knooks who watch over the flowers and animals, respectively (along with many other creatures I’ll not name). But Baum does it in his usual dreamy, fairy tale-like manner and, for the most part, it works.īaum sets up the world by describing all the magical immortal creatures that oversee various aspects of Nature. This was Baum’s attempt to tell the origin of Santa Claus and explain the beginnings and reasons for all of our different beliefs and practices around Christmas time. In 1902, just two years after writing The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, but 2 years before the first Oz sequel, L Frank Baum wrote The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus. ![]()
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