Es ist ein Elch entsprungen

Summary

There’s young Bertil, sitting in the lounge, minding his own business when a fully grown moose (or elk, same difference!) crashes through the roof and lands right in front of him! Not only is it a fully-grown Alces alces, a member of the Cervidae family of the order of artiodactyla (even-toed ungulates), but one that can talk and fly! Answering to the name of Mr. Moose, our animated hero claims he was on a test flight with Santa when he lost control of the sleigh and crashed. Young Bertil is ecstatic, even if he’s really long since stopped believing in Santa. He’s finally found a friend with whom he can get up to all sorts of crazy stunts, someone who can protect him from the other kids at school and, most importantly, understands him. It would be a dream come true for Bertil were it not for the rude and shabby landlord, Mr. Pannecke, who, instead, sees his dream come true – the opportunity to hunt moose at last! And if that wasn’t enough, Father Christmas himself arrives, and he wants Mr. Moose back. What’s Bertil to do?