A little girl describes the short, harsh days of winter in Alaska and her efforts to keep a moose from destroying trees and the swing in her back yard, which she finally succeeds in doing with the help of a Hanukkah treat. Includes facts about Hanukkah and the aurora borealis.

"A version of this text was first published in 1998 by Henry Holt and Company in the anthology A Hanukkah Treasury, edited by Eric A. Kimmel."