Life and Adventures of Santa Claus

Raised by the nymph Necile in the Forest of Burzee, Claus grows from foundling to gift-giver, wins friends among mystical beings, and builds the Christmas customs that make him Santa. Baum's origin fantasy of kindness against adversity and wonder that hardens into legend. Spoken as when a child's wonder becomes a life of giving, and the forest teaches what the world will later call Christmas.