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The Dancing Haystacks

Thaddeus Troll, the fifth youngest child in
the Troll family, thinks he's the clever one.
In the seventh story in the book, Thaddeus
tries to trick his younger brother and sister
in an unusual contest organized during the
long, summery, mosquitoey days of the
Lappish hay-making season. Have you ever
seen a real haystack, where the farmer piles
the hay on wooden stakes in the field to
dry? Well, Thaddeus sees more of them
than he wants to see. And they're doing
things haystacks aren't supposed to do!
Read the story to find out if the trickster
succeeds with his scheme or ends up
getting tricked himself. The story is a

you go to bed!

Below you can see a picture of a mosquito.
Don't worry, the real ones aren't as big as
the one in the picture! Ulla, the illustrator,
wanted you to see what they look like up
close. Mosquitos play an important role
in this story.



Picture © Ulla Etto