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Welcome
Stories from childhood and carefree imagination
A time when Ufie was born
When we were children, the world was carefree and
wondrous. It was a place where our imaginations could run
free and flow like the wind. Reality and fancy-free
fantasy intermingled in our curious and bright young
minds.The Ufie the Elf stories were first born back in a
simpler time that life has passed by when my mother used
to read and tell stories to me at bedtime. I found out
later as an adult that the Ufie The Elf stories she “read”
to me were not actually books but stories she would tell
and make up using her imagination and mine. When my
oldest son Timothy was born I continued this tradition &
have now decided to put some stories down on paper. I ask
you to come back with me…float back in time to the
carefree days of childhood. Before, the wonders of our
minds were dimmed by our transformation to adulthood.
Never gone completely, but just hidden in little corners in
the deep recesses of our minds. So read on and enjoy a
journey with me to a time when I was so convinced that
Ufie the Elf…really was a Norwegian Elf that worked in
Santa's shop.
The First Story About Ufie
The stories my mother told me were not read to me but
told along with questions about what I thought. So use
the template of the Ufie stories I have written and
adapt them and change them to include your child's
imagination while you read and "tell" the story. I told
Ufie stories to my son Timmy when he was still little
enough to be read to at bedtime! Together we came up
with all kinds of adventures of a little Elf named Ufie.
A curious, magical, Norwegian, mischievous, and
sometimes just a bit naughty little elf!
The Moon Shot was the first story about Ufie that
was written about 10 years ago. It is about a big idea
that provides the overall theme for the series. The
other stories point to or lead up to this story about
Ufie’s most magical adventure!
I have also written a background story that wraps into
the four short stories that have been already been
completed. Once that has gone through the final
editing & proofing process as well as completing the
illustrations for an actual hardcover book, I plan to
publish the series & dedicate it to my mother who has
always been a voracious reader and through that
inspired my, imagination That is my big idea! For now I
am offering the stories in a E-Book format to friends &
family. It is my hope that you enjoy them and that they
bring you, your children or your grandchildren a moment
of Carefree childhood memories.
The Red Paint Incident
The Second story written in the Ufie the Elf Series. It
is the beginning of Ufie’s mischievous adventures
and the overarching theme that flows through Ufies
antics… beginning with the Red Paint Can Spill & the
building of his first sled.
The Crack In The Ice
The Third story in the series is the inspiration
behind the “Big Idea” that leads to Ufie’s Magical
Adventure & attempted Moon Shot!
Ufie Meets St. Nick
The Final story in the first series of Ufie The Elf
Books. The second series is already in the works
includes a background story that pre-dates Ufie.
Providing a backdrop to the Magical Stories about
the Norwegian Origins
of St. Nick.
Ufie the elf stories come straight from my own
imagination. It is an imagination that has been intermingled
with the folklore about elves, gnomes, and trolls. It, of
course, includes the legend of St. Nick. Ufie stories are
meant to be read using your own imagination and that of
the child you are reading it to.
Robert John
The Moon Shot