Not the reaction of a young child, but the first thought that came into my head when I stepped into the half-light of a Lapland Polar ... day as our reindeer-pulled sled slipped across the fresh ...

She stealthily slipped his lunch onto his sleigh. Her unexpected adventure over, she flew back to her homely hideaway in Lapland. She de-suited and de-booted, sinking back into her comfy pyjamas ...