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The May Day Balloons


May Day is an important holiday in Finland:
a bit like Carnival or Mardi Gras. The third
story in the book tells what happens when
Thomas Troll, the third oldest Troll child,
goes with Papa Troll to get the balloons for
the family's May Day celebration. When
Thomas meets a girl-troll with green eyes
and a cute nose at the marketplace, his
heart goes off on a little adventure of its
own...

Will Thomas get the right balloons?
Will he manage to bring them safely
home, where his brothers and sisters are
waiting impatiently? Celebrate May Day
with the Troll family and learn all about
this important Finnish holiday!

You can see Thomas riding in the wagon
below. (That's Papa Troll wearing his
special Finnish May Day cap and driving
the horse.) Do you suppose Thomas got
the right balloons? Look at his face! Have
you ever felt like that?



Picture © Ulla Etto