"Sorry, I didn't see you." "I'll get you one of these days, Bennie Brat." "Don't use your fingers." "I've told you before." "Take this to the notary, Rietje." "Benjamin Brat, you should be at school." "I can still make it, mother." "And a nice curl." "Very good, Maria." "Now copy it, all of you." "Miss, Bennie's inkpot has fallen over." " Bennie Brat." "It was an accident, Miss." " You stay late." "But my father's arriving at the harbour today." " Clean it up first." "See you tomorrow." " See you tomorrow, Miss." "Watch this." "That'll take care of you, Bennie." "Bennie wanna race?" " I have to go to the harbour." "I'll race you to the harbour." " OK." "Ready, steady... go." "Come on then." "I thought you said you were fast?" "Watch out." "Watch where you're going, stupid apple farmer." "I'm winning." "Let me through, or I'll call my father." "You rascal." "I'm going to make it." "I'll make it, I'll make it." "Sorry, sir." "You really think you can beat me?" " I'm faster than you are." "On that ramshackle thing?" "I don't think so." "What are you doing?" "You're mad." "My pig." "Oh, nice." "It's marzipan." "Who did it?" " Benjamin Brat." "Hurry up, then." "Daddy." "I hope he's brought me something from a faraway harbour." "Daddy will be so proud of you." "I don't see him." "Boy, you look so much like your dad." "Where's the youngest?" "Benjamin's still at school, I think." "Where's my husband?" "He's still in Spain." " Spain?" "But he's supposed to be back before St. Nicolas' day." "He found work in the port of Bilbao." "He won't be back till spring." "You need the money." "Here's his wages." "It was a poor catch." "Thank you." "Come along." " All the best." "A basket of apples and a marzipan pig." "It's quite a catch." "Made of top-quality almond paste, Mr. Mayor." "It took me 3 days to make." "What do you have to say, Roderick?" " Nothing." "I told him to stop, but he wouldn't listen." " You didn't say that." "That's clear then." "Roderick has nothing to do with it." "Excuse me, Mr. Mayor, but Roderick started the race." "I agree he's at fault too." " Our son doesn't lie." "Come along." "Winifred." " Frederik." "Well, Benjamin." "You always seem to get into trouble." "Why's that?" "The brakes were broken." " It was a very expensive pig." "I'll pay for it." "But Mum, the screws of the brake had been loosened." "I tried to stop." "Here." "Is that enough?" "If he we're mine, I'd..." "He should go to a children's home." " No way." "The boy just needs his father." "Like all boys do." "That's settled then." " What about my apples?" "I can't give any more." "It's winter and..." "Here you are." "This is for your apples." "On your way now." "I'll pay you back when my husband returns." "I can do with an extra pair of hands when St. Nicolas arrives from Spain." "Bennie you can come to polish the silver." " Alright, Mr. Mayor." "Thank you." "There you are, Steven." "Why isn't Daddy home?" "He has to work to pay for things you broke." " That's not true." "It is." "The money for that pig was all we had for the winter." "We'll starve." "It's true." " It isn't." "It wasn't my fault." " You broke the stupid pig." "Benjamin Brat." "That's enough now." "Stop it." "Have you gone mad?" "What gift do you want from St. Nicolas?" " Nothing." "Nothing?" "Why not?" " I won't get anything anyway." "Don't be silly." "St. Nicolas never misses anyone out." "Good boy." "Steem enjun?" "What's that?" " A steam-engine." "St. Nicolas won't be able to read that, dear." "That way you might get nothing." "Start again." "Let me read it." "Dear St. Nicolas." "I want my dad back from Bilbao" "St. Nicolas cannot arrange that, dad will be back when he's finished working." "I want him to come back now." "I miss you all very much." "Hope to be back soon." "Love from Bilbao, Dad." "Bilbao." "Where is Bilbao?" " In Spain." "I want it." " No, it's mine." "Mummy, she took my bear." " Hadewych." "Yes, Mummy." " Did you steal her bear?" "No, Mummy." " Where is it then?" "Barbertje was playing with it and she went to the ditch." "he's coming, he's coming, St. Nicolas your best friend, my best friend every child's friend my heart's beating my heart's beating with joy have you been good or have you been a brat?" "the naughty kids go on the ship to Spain" "who comes every year sailing all the way from Spain?" "over the big, big ocean" "St. Nicolas, hooray who has a bag full of cookies toys and picture books?" "who brings us lots of goodies?" "St. Nicolas, hooray" "he's coming, he's coming dear St. Nicolas my best friend, your best friend every child's friend my heart's beating my heart's beating with joy have you been good or have you been a brat?" "sweets for the good sticks for the bad" "he's coming, he's coming dear St. Nicolas" "Darling..." "I want to come too." " No, you're not allowed." "Some fresh air?" " The doctor said not until spring." "Yes, dear." "I'm coming." "I'm sorry, sweetheart." "Shall I ask St. Nicolas to stop by?" "It's not soft soap, is it?" " No, ma'am." "We don't want St. Nicolas breaking his neck, do we?" "good old St. Nicolas comes back every year all the way from Spain he brings us cookies toys and picture books but takes the brats away to Spain" "Weren't you supposed to be somewhere, young man?" "Please, Mum?" "St. Nicolas is arriving." "Come along, Benjamin." "Hurry." "But he only comes once a year." " Keep walking." "Shame we couldn't be there." "But St. Nicolas will be around for a while." "Won't be a moment." "Ma'am wants the laundry handed to her." "Steven." "Steven." "Oh, no." " Will you please call Mummy?" "Quickly?" "Mum, come and help." "Bennie..." "Steven, where are you?" "Oh, hi." " Hi." "I can't hold it any longer." " May I?" "Sure." " Hurry up, Steven." "At last." "There you are." " What are you doing?" "Who's that?" " Bennie." "Oh, hello." "I'll be gone in a minute." "Pull me inside, quick." "Really can't hold it any longer." " How did he get there?" "No idea." "Rietje, look at the laundry." "Everything is dirty again." "Come inside, you." "Now we have to wash it all over again." "I just don't know what to do with you, Bennie Brat." "Come along." "Will you help me?" "Plump up my cushions?" "Thank you." "Is the new teacher strict?" " I've left school." "I'm working now." "I'm going back to school in spring." "Pete, put the Big Book in the best room." "I'm going to see Sofie first." "Hello, Sofie." " Hello, St. Nicolas." "How are you, dear child?" "I need a little more practice." " We can see that." "I can do much better if you leave me alone." " We're not allowed to leave the Book." "Then I won't be able to play properly for St. Nicolas." "Pete?" " Don't worry, I'll look after the Book." "thank you, St. Nicolas" "Mum?" "Yes, Bennie." "When's Daddy coming back?" "After winter." "It's nice weather in Spain, isn't it?" "Will you take this to the reception room?" "Bennie, don't get into any mischief." "What do you want to be later?" " A teacher, St. Nicolas." "To the reception room." "What are you doing?" " Nothing." "It's St. Nicolas' Big Book." "Naughty children:" "Wilhelmina Van der Hoven." "Roderick." "Roderick, that's you." " Give that to me." "What are you doing?" "That 's not allowed." "You really don't think that I'm going to Spain for a year." "And dare tell anyone." "To Spain?" "Ben... jamin..." "Brat." "If that isn't Benjamin Brat." "I already missed you at the harbour." "I'm polishing the silver." " Oh, dear." "Have you been a brat?" "Rather." "I made an inkpot fall over yesterday." "The floor was pitch black with ink." "And then I drove my go-kart into a huge marzipan pig." "It broke into a hundred thousand pieces." " My word." "The baker must have been quite angry." " Rather." "Well, things like that can happen." "Now, go outside and play Benjamin." "He's one of a kind, sir." " He may have done it." "But really bad children would lie about it." "St. Nicolas." "Roderick." "What are you going to play for me?" "St. Nicolas, fill my shoe." " A masterpiece." "St. Nicolas fill my little shoe fill my little boot thank you, St. Nicolas" "Wonderful." "He's such a special child, St. Nicolas." "I'm coming to see you, Daddy." "Then I will help you." "What's this?" "Only one child gets something?" "Who does he think he is?" "It's OK, Mum." " We can share it." "I'm going to school." " You haven't eaten yet." "Steven can have mine." "Bye, Mum." "Bye, Steven." "11 cents plus 7 cents is..." " 10 cents?" "Almost, Roderick." "Go back to your seat." "Who else?" "Pete, are you here to throw sweets for us already?" "No, Miss." "Do you want us to sing for St. Nicolas?" " No again, Miss." "We've come to collect a naughty child." "I'm sorry." "He's in the Big Book." " Who is it?" "Bennie Brat, Miss." "Bennie Brat?" "Looks like you saw this coming, Benjamin." " I sure did." "Will you tell my mum?" "She might be upset." "Goodbye, class." "I'll send you a postcard." "St. Nicolas' bag, St. Nicolas' bag boy, oh boy, he's the big boss" "Are you singing, Pete?" " No." "I can hear someone singing." " It's Bennie." "he's for big and small, big and small he's got gingerbread and marzipan" "and mountains of candy so nice, so nice and sweet" "but the brat in the bag but at the bottom of the bag there's a spanking" "Poor child." " That'll teach him." "at the bottom of the bag but the brat in the bag the brat in the bag will be taken to Spain for the lazy, the lazy, naughty child do you fit inside, you naughty friend?" "A bad child." "And he won't stop singing." " Never happened before." "So, when do we start sailing?" " After Present's Eve, of course." "Shame." "I'd like to go right away." "Steven, the Petes came into our classroom... and they put your little brother into The Bag." "Sorry, I'm in a hurry." "Steven, we didn't ask for coal today, did we?" "Is my mother here?" " Yes, she's busy in the linens room." "My brother has been taken onto St Nicolas boat." "Did they take him?" "About time too." "I'll go and get your mother." "Don't come in." "I don't want any black foot prints in the house." "Hi." " Hi." "What happened to Bennie?" " He's in The Bag." "What bag?" " St. Nicolas' Bag." "Really?" " Yes." "I don't get it either." "Perhaps you should write a letter to St. Nicolas." "Come on, I'll help you." "Shall I check it?" " There's no need." "Are you sure?" "It's for St. Nicolas." " No, I'd rather take it right away." "Steven?" "Dore St. Nochilas?" " Dear St. Nicholas." "My bother is not snotty?" " My brother..." "I think he'll understand." " Sofie." "I was helping Steven write a letter." " You were to stay outside." "Get out." "I'll talk to my father." "Are you sure, gentlemen?" "But this morning, at the church, I found this gingerbread cookie." "I'm in the middle of a meeting, Sofie." " Ben's in The Bag." "Who?" " Benjamin Brat." "It must be a mistake." "I'll be with you after the meeting." " You have to speak to St. Nicolas now." "Hi." "What's your name?" " Hello?" "Can't you read?" "Hadeweich." " Hadewych." "I'm Ollie." " Aren't you excited?" "I can't wait." "That we're going to Spain." "Are you all really naughty?" " No, I didn't do anything." "You threw your sister's bear in the well." " You stole chocolate sweets... and then he ate his little sister's birthday cake." "It's not true." " What about you?" "Oh all sorts." "But Saint Nic forgot to put me in his Book so I did it myself." "Why?" " I want to go to Spain." "Why?" "I'm just too much trouble for my mum." "I keep messing things up." "So now I'm going to help my dad in Bilbao." "Naughty children, I want you to make yourselves useful." "Get out, you." "Pete." " Get out." "So, children..." " Gingerbread." "On the 6th, we'll start sailing for Spain." " And we don't want you to get bored." "So that's why you're all going to have to work." "No, I don't want to." " Really don't feel like it." "Nothing wrong with it." "It'll do you good." "Experience tells me that many children think they're too beautiful to work." "Or too special." "Or too lazy." " I advise them to do their best." "If you won't bake, you swab the deck." " If you won't swab, you clean toilets." "If you won't clean toilets, you go to the furnace room." "Pete." " Yes, Bennie." "May I knead the dough?" "Please, please?" "All done." " You've done a lot." "When will you do it?" " What?" "Escape." " I'm not." "Once you're back home, Pete will come and get you again." "Not if we hide." " He doesn't want to escape." "He likes it here." " I'm going to run real soon." "Me too." "I miss my mummy." "Hello, Mr. Pete." "I'd like to talk to dear St. Nicolas." "Good night." "Let's try and escape." "Wake everyone up." "Ollie, wake up." "I want to discuss a delicate matter." " A delicate matter?" "Pete, two hot chocolates, please." "With some gingerbread." "Are you really not coming?" " It's better that go live with my dad." "Don't tell on us." " I won't." "Good luck." "Benjamin Brat?" "Yes, his name's in here." "May I ask who wrote his name in the Big Book?" "Sometimes Pete does and sometimes I do." "But it's tricky." "Are these children really bad or are they just a bit naughty?" "Sometimes my hand trembles when I write down a name, I can tell you." "But I have to do it." "Parents expect me to." "What else can you threaten them with?" "We don't really know how he got into the Big Book." "I don't know which Pete wrote him down but I'll find out for you by tomorrow." "Goodbye, Mr. Mayor." " St. Nicolas." "Pete?" "Pete?" " Yes, St. Nicolas." "Call Pete for me, will you?" " Which one?" "The little one." "They've gone." "Let's go." "Start rowing." " Faster, faster." "Hi, Pete." "Have a look at this." "Whose handwriting is this?" "Who put Benjamin's name in the Big Book?" "It's not your handwriting." " I know." "It's a Pete's." "But which one?" "It looks like a child's handwriting." " A child?" "Did a child write in the Big Book?" "Come on, guys." "Keep rowing." "St. Nicolas, all the naughty children tried to escape." "Of course." "That's why they're called naughty." "Except for one." " Who?" "Benjamin." "There you are, Benjamin." "Sleep well?" " Very well, St. Nicolas." "Can we have a little talk, from a Saint to a child?" "Because I have a problem, Bennie." "I've taken bratty kids for hundreds of years." "They all try to escape on the first night." "Yesterday one child stayed in The Bag." " I was a bit tired." "Were you?" "And there's something else." "You've dropped ink on the floor and you ruined a marzipan pig." "That's not really bad, Bennie." "Being bad is something completely different." "I did it all on purpose." " Really?" "How odd." "That's not like you." "But my mum says she doesn't know what to do with me." "That it's always the same." "She can't cope with me anymore." " I don't take kids if I don't have to." "I know what we'll do, Bennie." "If you do your best and work hard from now till Presents' Eve... you can go home again." "Well?" "Is that a good deal or what?" "What's the matter?" " I'm not allowed to go to Spain." "Why not?" " I'm not bad enough." "What a rotten luck." " I agree." "As long as I behave till Presents' Eve." " Well, then misbehave." "It's quite simple." "If you want to go to Spain, do something really bad." "Oh, yuk." " Oh, yuk." "I'll get you." "brat, brat, brat I am such a brat make a mess and tease, I have no manners brat, brat, brat I am such a brat" "I'll be really naughty so I'll end up in The Bag" "I want to go to Spain with Saint Nicolas but he thinks I'm too good make him think you're wicked then" "I'll be a real bully then he'll just have to take me brats, brats, brats we are all brats make a mess and tease, we have no manners brats, brats, brats we are all brats" "I'll be a really naughty then he'll just have to take me into St. Nicolas' Bag" "I am Angry Pete you're going with me to Spain" "brats, brats, brats we are all brats make a mess and tease, we have no manners brats, brats, brats we are all brats we do everything wrong and make St. Nicolas very upset" "That was delicious." "Who started this?" " I did, St. Nicolas." "You, Benjamin?" "Remember what we'd agreed on?" " Yes, St. Nicolas." "What a pity, Benjamin." "It's a real pity." "Well, Bennie." "You'll be shovelling coal all day." "Pete." " Great." "Did he say 'great'?" "Whatever." "Keep on going." "Next wish list." " A doll with braids." "Fine." " A pretty dress." "Next." " Two bouncing balls and a net." "Good, good." "Give them each a chocolate letter." "Whose was that?" " Benjamin's, but he's not getting anything." "Read it out loud." "I want my daddy back from Bilbao." "From Bilbao?" "I think I'm starting to understand what's going on." "That's why he is behaving so badly." "Pete, get in touch with Pete in Spain." "Let's look for Benjamin's dad in Bilbao." "Steven." "That wasn't bad now, was it?" " No." "What colour do you want?" "Red or blue?" "Blue, please." "Bennie, St. Nicolas wants to see you." "Bennie, St. Nicolas wants to see you." "Benjamin, I want a word with you." " Yes, St. Nicolas?" "Why did you write your name in the Big Book?" "I want to come to Spain with you." " I understand." "You want to go see your father." "What about your mother and Steven?" " They're better off without me." "They all say I need my father." " Won't your mother miss you terribly?" "Shouldn't you talk to her first before going on such a long journey?" "Leaving without saying goodbye is not the solution." "You have to go back home." "No, I don't want to." "You must go back to your mother and Steven as soon as possible." "Pete will take you home." "Pete, will you take Benjamin home?" " Yes, sir." "Not all of you." "You." " Me?" "No, you." " OK, St. Nicolas." "Goodbye, Bennie." "Bye." "We have to talk about Bennie's wish list, Pete." "Come inside, will you?" "No, not all of you." "You." "See?" "Are you cold?" " I caught a cold on the roof last night." "You go back to the boat." "I'll be fine." " Are you sure?" "I'm sure." " You're such a good, well-behaved boy." "Poor Bennie." "Whatever next?" "Pete?" " Yes, St. Nicolas." "Come inside." " Me?" "Me?" "Which Pete, sir?" " All of you, of course." "Inside, inside." "Roderick?" " The mayor's Roderick." "I wrote him in the book, St. Nicholas." "Roderick broke Benjamin's go-kart." "Bennie could have been badly hurt." " Why didn't you tell me before?" "I forgot." " We'd better go and fetch him." "But it's the mayor's son, sir." " Naughty is naughty." "But we'll handle things differently in the future." "I don't know how yet, but this isn't working." "Still no news from St. Nicolas." "The mayor said he'd let us know." "It will be alright, Mum." "Really." " How do you know?" "Steven?" "Steven Brat, what do you know that I don't?" "I went to Sofie to write a letter." "Sofie?" "The mayor's Sofie?" " Yes." "Black Pete." " No, it's a dirty boy." "Black Pete." "Hurry up." "Pete?" " Don't you recognise me?" "It's me, Bennie." " Who?" "Bennie?" "I'm going to Spain as Pete." " What a clever idea." "Don't jump the queue." "Where's your bag?" "Candy animals, please." "Make groups of three." "One, two, three Petes." "One, two, one, two... and another one." "On your way." "Spread out." "Hey, Pete." "Coming up?" "Come on then." "St. Nicolas, what a surprise." "It's so late." "Something wrong?" "No, we've come for Roderick." " Roderick?" "What's up with him?" "Perhaps we'd better talk inside." "Roderick shot a cat with his catapult." "Roderick held a burning match under a goat's beard." "Roderick set fire to Maria's hair ribbons." "Roderick teases a lot of poor children and animals." "And Pete found this in Roderick's room." "Grandfather's watch." " A magic trick gone wrong." "You've spoilt the boy." " So it's my fault?" "You work too much." "Ever since he's become mayor, Roderick has no father." "It's often the parents' fault." " I didn't realise he was like that." "That's what I mean." " I'll go and get him." "You're not going to let him go, are you?" " He's right." "We can't raise him properly." "A year in Spain will do him good." "I think he's new." "Hey, Pete." "You have your degree yet?" "OK, Pete." "Your turn now." "Get down there." " What do I do?" "I told you so." "He's still at school." "OK, listen." "Empty the shoe, one handful of gingerbread cookies in each shoe." "Well, make that two." "Pete, the bag's stuck." "For Saint Nicolas and Pete." "Can I have a new bike?" "Good boy." "In your basket." "Back in your basket." "They're all lies told by Bennie, Steven and Sofie." "They only tease me because I have the nicest stuff and I'm the best." "Oh, darling." "Take good care, sweetheart." "If I don't get all the stuff on my wish list, I'm not going on that boat." "He'll be alright, Winifred." "It's outrageous." "I've never been treated this badly before." "Will I have my own room?" "I don't think one year will be enough." "This is fun." "Steven, shouldn't you be asleep?" " I want to know how my brother is doing." "He's fine." "He's allowed as much sweets as he wants." "I've written a letter to St. Nicolas." "It's a new wish list." "Can you give it to him?" " I shall, Steven." "Now go back to bed." "Good night, Steven." "Bye, Pete." " Bye, Steven." "Pete, will you bring me a cup of hot chocolate before I go to sleep?" "No skin and hush." "No skin..." "I want to go home." " You can't." "I can." "Or I'll make the boat explode." " You're really bad." "Tonight's the night." "It's Presents' Eve." "We have lots to do." "Have all the presents been wrapped?" " Yes, sir." "And have you baked new gingerbread since the revolt in the bakery?" "Bennie, put more coal on your face." "I can see it's you." "Thanks." "I know how to escape." " How then?" "I'll jump overboard." " It's much too cold." "Don't be stupid." "I'll make a raft." " What with?" "I'm not saying." "Or you'll do it too." " Right, let's get going." "Plenty to do." "Mum, wait." "Where are you going?" " St. Nicolas is a good man." "But he's not taking my child on that boat of his." "I'm going to fetch Bennie." " I'm coming with you." "I want to speak to St. Nicolas." "He's extremely busy." " Well, he'll be even busier then." "Dear St. Nicolas, I want a pony with a carriage." "Isn't that a bit much for a 5-year-old?" " Just the pony then?" "A goat?" " A hamster will do." "Rietje." " Good morning, St. Nicolas." "What can I do for you?" " You understand children best." "That's right." " But I want my Benjamin back." "I sent him home last night." "He never came home." "Children?" "Who knows where Benjamin is?" "St. Nicolas, Roderick just jumped overboard." "Come on, then." "Let's go outside." " Yes, get outside." "Help, help me." "It's me." "Hurry up, Pete." " Yes, sir?" "Help me." " Save the boy, Pete." "No, not all of you." "How often do I have to tell you?" "It's very cold, sir." " You're in now." "Go and save the boy." "But it's really cold, St. Nicolas." " Help, I'm drowning." "Come on, row." " Help." "What a brave boy your Steven is." "Do you know Roderick?" " Yes, I know him." "What a coincidence." "He's in my brother's class." "What a coincidence." " There he is." "I can see him." " St. Nicolas, help me." "I'm stuck." "Who isn't?" "Grab my hand, Roderick." "Steven is taking Roderick home to put to bed." "Meanwhile we have a problem." "What do we do if you don't get well this evening?" "I can't do it without you." "No Presents' Eve?" " No, I wouldn't know how to." "What about all those children?" " They will have to miss a year." "What else can I do?" " But you can't." "Can't I?" "Do you have a solution then?" "Perhaps." "St. Nicolas." "If I save Presents' Eve, can I come with you to Spain?" "Save Presents' Eve?" "It's impossible." " No, it isn't." "Hey, Bennie." "What are you doing here?" "The Petes are sick." " Good, then we can go home." "No." "It's Presents' Eve." "We have to help him." "Then we'll have to go to Spain." " You want to go there, but we don't." "Well, if you help St. Nicolas, you can go home." "I don't believe you." " Wait." "I don't either." " Sorry, Bennie." "Your brothers and sisters won't get anything." "All your friends won't either." "Neither will your cousins." "Well?" "Great Presents' Eve this will be..." "Yes, guys..." "Yes." "Look here." "The chess game for Kees Bakels." "And Mickey McGuire's catapult." "The little rascal." "For Little Oliver." "No St. Nicolas' eve for you either this year." "Children?" " We are going to bring the presents." "No way." " Yes, we want to help." "We want to, St. Nicolas." " We can do it." "Do you really think you can do it?" " Easy." "Let's get cracking then." "it's St. Nicolas' birthday" "I've set my shoe ready" "And hope he'll fill it with whatever, I don't really know" "I have put down some water and some hay for the horse because that faithful animal deserved it above all" "when the little ones are sleeping good old Saint comes by he loves the good children best it's St. Nicolas' birthday" "see the moon shines behind the trees friends let all stop your ravings it's time for that special night the eve of St. Nicolas we're all so very excited who will get sweets and who will get none?" "we're all so excited who will get cookies and who will not?" "Why isn't he coming?" " Has he actually arrived?" "Of course." "St. Nicolas always comes." "Sing another song." "He'll come." "Hear who's knocking." " Can't you play something else?" "No." "hear who's knocking, children who's knocking on the window?" "it must be a stranger who got lost" "I'll ask him what his name is" "St. Nicolas, St. Nicolas come and visit us this evening and throw lots of sweetness in corners of our room" "Forget it." "He's not coming." " But he comes every year." "Not always, it seems." "Come along." "Hadewych, that way." "Rob's team, that way." "Hans' team, to the farms." "we're all so excited who will get sweets and who will get none?" "we're all so excited who will get sweets and who will get none?" "what fun it will be to play with the colourful harlequin we'll share everything sugared sweets and marzipan" "Thank you, St. Nicolas." "Thank you, St. Nicolas." "see the moon shines behind the trees" "hear who's knocking, children who's knocking on the window?" "it must be a stranger who got lost" "I'll ask him what his name is" "St. Nicolas, St. Nicolas come and visit us this evening" "This one's for Sofie." "And this one is for Sofie too." "This one has your name on it." "Yes boy, it's your own fault." "Mummy, a new bear." "Great stuff." "I'm so proud of you." "These are the last bags." " Oh, no." "Ollie, will you take this one to 37, Harbour Street?" "But that's where I live." " And 14, Lantern Alley." "That's where I live." " Then this one is for you." "St. Nicolas?" "Can we go home now?" "Well, there's something I have found out." " What?" "If naughty children are so good at helping me, they can't be that bad." "So they don't need to come with me to Spain." "I couldn't find him, Mummy." "I'm sorry." "That's it, Benjamin." "Now it's time to go?" " Go?" "To Spain." "Isn't that what you want?" " My mother won't like it." "I know someone else who wouldn't like it." "Dear St. Nicolas, I don't want a present for December 5th." "Not even a steam engine." "My mother and I just want my brother back." "Please, thank you." "Steven Brat." "Funny." " What?" "The spelling is not so bad, for Steven." "Well, what shall we do?" "Oh, saviour of Presents' Eve?" "I'm not coming with you after all." "I'll take you home." "Oh, wait." "I almost forgot." "I still need you." "There's a package coming by train." "Will you fetch it for me?" "Yes, St. Nicolas." "Goodbye, St. Nicolas." " Goodbye, Benjamin." "Daddy." "I'm back." " Bennie." "Bennie, my boy." "I missed you so much." "I missed you too." "And I have a surprise for you." "Daddy." "Did you look after your mother, son?" " Yes." "I thought you were in Spain." "Did you earn lots of money?" " Look." "We had a good catch." "Daddy, Mummy, look." "A new go-kart." "A steam engine." "Isn't it just great when a child gets what he wished for?" "Bless you." " Thank you." "Thank you, St. Nicolas." "Shall we wave goodbye to St. Nicolas?" " No." "I'll race you." "My father says I'm not allowed." "Mum, may I go to the harbour?" "When you're done with this, you can go and polish the silver." "I'm allowed to go out again." " Well yes, don't really agree." "goodbye, St. Nicolas bye bye, bye to Pete" "Come on." "Let's go back to Spain." "Full steam ahead, Pete." "Which Pete, St. Nicolas?" " This is no good." "I'm going to give you all names." "You're Master Pete." "And Candy Pete." "And Big Book Pete." "Look who's there." "The last child ever to go into The Bag." "No more of that." "From now on bags are only meant for presents." "See you next year."