A Kidnapped Santa Claus is a short story written by L. Frank Baum, the author of the Wizard of Oz series. The story is set in Santa Claus's castle in the Laughing Valley, where Santa Claus and his assistants, the Knooks, are busy preparing toys for Christmas. However, a group of demons known as the Daemons decide to kidnap Santa Claus on Christmas Eve and take him to their mountain home in the Cav...