Glossie was a deer who lived in the Forest of Burzee. One winter he and Flossie, another deer, visited their friend Claus in the Laughing Valley. The man was as good as imprisoned in the Valley by the snow, but he was impressed that the deer could walk upon its frozen surface. During their visit a suggestion was made that Claus could travel faster and farther if the deer would pull him and his toys on a sled.