You are not the only one. I misread the clue as "brown bear" at first too.So much easier to get the correct code, when you re-read it as “brown gear” instead of “brown bear”.
Don't think too hard about it! I think that was the easiest one for me ;v;i cant find the reindeer at all, but i have just woken up, so i will to come back later and try again.