You bundle your scarf tighter and push open the workshop door.
A gust of cold air whooshes in, carrying sparkly snowflakes that twirl like tiny ballerinas. You step outside and start walking down the snowy path toward the North Star Clearing.
The path is lined with peppermint posts that glow a soft red and white. Each one jingles quietly when the wind blows. You hear soft crunch-crunch-crunch footsteps behind you. You turn and see your friend, Tinselberry hurrying to catch up. He is holding a lantern shaped like a shining gumdrop.
"I want to help search!" Tinselberry pants. "Magic winds can be tricky!"
He pulls out a small brass machine. "I brought a wind reader—it tracks wind patterns. If the list blew through here, the reader might show which way it went."
Together you reach the edge of the clearing. The wind swirls in circles around you, glittery and glowing. But… there's no sign of Santa's list.
Then Tinselberry whispers, "Look!"
A trail of tiny gold sparkly flakes leads toward the Glitter Pine Forest.