Askasleikir - elf with attitude #6

Askasleikir - askar are the wooden all purpose bowls - of course after dinner, you put them down for the cats and dogs to lick them clean.
Very energy efficient.
This lad will distract the animals and then snatch askurinn to lick them clean himself.
Helpful, as these lads go.

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Seems like at least half of these elves have some kind of an oral fixation. Guess who's next?

By Rassasleikir (not verified) on 17 Dec 2007 #permalink

I think they're just hungry.
Long walk off the mountain an'all.

The canonical list no longer includes the one who hides under the bed and peers up the womens' skirts.