Once upon a time, an old couple forgot to feed their Nisser on Christmas Eve. It was not their intention to be disrespectful to these creatures. They had after all been a part of their lives as long back as they could remember. No, old age had gotten the better of them and they plain forgot or they thought they had already fed them. The ladder leading to the low roof space was in place, the trapdoor was open so Lasse, the husband thought his wife Trine had done the good deed as they had done every year.