In Alaska (referred to as "a faraway place at the edge of the world") the old elf Iki-Iäkäs is dying, because the musicbox which plays his life's melody is about to stop.
They manage to steal fuel from a nearby farm, the occupants of which are completely unaware of the elves' presence and the true intentions of their bizarre guest Pentti.
Pentti is, in actuality, a Näsä sent to steal the elves' Book of Knowledge which holds the answer to every question.
Despite getting the gas, they can't leave, because the propeller was twisted in the crash and so Kauko, an elf of an established carpenter family, begins to make a new one out of wood.
This is mostly Finnish but (almost) every line contains a few words or phrases replaced by English in random places.