ABOUT

The Lumberjack and Berto the Raven

Meet my little lumberjack, entirely handmade by me using wool and a felting needle. By his side—or, more precisely, on top of his head you will always find his faithful companion, Berto, a mischievous black raven.

Berto spends almost the entire day sitting proudly on the lumberjack’s head, watching him work in the forest. You might think he is there to help… but absolutely not!

He never carries a log, never lifts an axe, and has never cut a single piece of wood in his life. His favourite activities are stealing the lumberjack’s hat, pulling his hair, hiding his tools and making an enormous amount of noise whenever the lumberjack is trying to concentrate.

And yet, every evening, when the forest becomes quiet and the sun disappears behind the trees, Berto follows him home.

Then comes the funniest part.

Berto climbs straight into the lumberjack’s bed, settles comfortably on his pillow and falls asleep as if he owned the place.

The poor lumberjack is left with half a blanket and barely enough room to sleep.

But he never complains.

Because although Berto may be the most useless helper in the entire forest, he is also his best friend.

And perhaps, in the end, that is what really matters.

Tomorrow morning, Berto will probably sit on his head again… and probably still won’t help with the wood.

But the lumberjack wouldn’t have it any other way. ????????