A/N: This came out of the blue and demanded to be written: Father Christmas from Tolkien's Father Christmas Letters writing to Bridget Walker from Arthur Ransome's books.
It was meant to be seasonal, but got delayed. Anyway - enjoy.
Noth Pole
23. 12. 19-
Dear Bridget,
I am very sorry to inform you that I cannot fulfil all your wishes this year. My magic cannot affect the way other people behave; if it could, I would have stopped the goblins from stealing toys from my storage rooms a long time ago. Rest assured that your siblings love you and the reason they do not allow you into their adventures is because they love you. Adventures are, in nature, sometimes dangerous. My old friend North Polar Bear would not let his nephews Paksu and Valkotukka fight with goblins either. (That they bombarded the goblin army with water bombs and bit the behind of every goblin that tried to sneak into the kitchens last time is a completely different matter; it just shows that those cubs won't listen to anything you tell them to do.)
All the other gifts should be waiting for you there on Christmas Day. Your mother is a dear old friend of mine and I am sure she will take good care of them for you before you wake up.
NPB, Paksu and Valkotukka send their greetings to all your family, and so do the elves. And I promise I will stop by your father's ship and let him know.
Love,
Father Christmas
P.S. GET SOME CHOKLIT BEFORE ROGER EATS IT ALL! - NPB
P.P.S. But I made sure you would have lots this Christmas, so I do not think it is so important. - FC