In Norway, there is a legend about a little fairy creature, no more than two feet tall, who would find a home on a farm. The nisse, as it was called, had a beard and wore a red cap, as described by author Margaret Chrislock Gilseth.
The nisse liked a bowl of porridge put out for him. If this happened, the nisse would do chores around the farm. So when the farmer got up the next morning, what a relief it would be to see some work already done. The nisse even helped the farmer acquire some new equipment. Wow! A farmer's best friend.
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