Selma Lagerlöf wrote a true fairy tale in which fairies do not appear. However, they have bestowed their supernatural powers upon the tomte, the dwarfs, the familiar little creatures of Scandinavian mythology.

With how much love the old teacher wrote this beautiful novel and how touchingly charming is the moralist who struggles to punish or scold the "guilty"!

Little Nils, the mischievous rascal, teased a tomte and was enchanted by it. Now that he has become a tomte himself, he will embark on a wonderful journey with a flock of wild geese, traveling across Sweden. Of course, he will face some unpleasant adventures, but there will be more joys to offset them!