In the beginning

Things were very quiet in Gnomesville and Mr.Grumpy was bored.  He sat there looking very despondent sighing deeply.  “What’s up?”  Said Mr.Mischief.  Nothing ever happens here…well nothing exciting that is.  Mr. Cheeky arrived on the scene and just laughed in his offhand manner.  “You lot do nothing but moan especially you Grump. “Well its true.” said Mr. Silly with his glasses hanging off his nose. “I think I may go and explore the land of the humans.” Said Mr. Grumpy.   Silence fell upon the room and Mr. Silly gasped “Humans! ……have you ever been there before.  “Once I did” said Mr. Grumpy and he added “It would be at  least exciting” silence once more descended on the room.  “When will you go?” said Mr. Cheeky.  “Tomorrow” said Mr. Grumpy.   Just at that moment a huge bang shook the ground And they were thrown across the room.  They heard this noise like a buzzing but so loud it almost deafened them.  They picked themselves up and decided to investigate.  As they crept into the meadow there were these men with some odd machine which was throwing the meadow into the air and as it did it shook the ground.  That settles it said Mr.Grumpy I going to explore the land of the humans.

The very next day they all gathered ready to wish Mr. Grumpy goodbye and he arrived small rucksack in one hand with his gnome stick in the other.  Here I must explain gnomes sticks are very much like broomsticks accept they go much slower.  Mr. Mischief gave Grumpy his lucky penny which he had found one day after some humans had been picnicking in the meadow. And with that off went Grumpy waving so madly he almost fell off his gnome stick.  What a wonderful day for an adventure the sun was shining and the sky was blue.  He wondered if he could reach a cloud with his gnome stick, but even at full speed he just couldn’t do it so decided to head for the nearest town.  This was too busy, too much noise he headed off looking for somewhere to take a nap as by this time he was feel very tired.  He came across a row of houses and decided to explore them landing on some kind of thing that looked like a ledge.  Behind it was a slot and as he pushed it he tumbled through right on top of a pile of letters.  His gnome stick followed him just missing him by inches.  Just at that moment he heard a noise and the door swung open missing him by inches and towering above him was man slightly balding.

He bent over and said “Now what have we here”

Mr. Grumpy replied in a somewhat disgruntled manner “I am Mr.Grumpy from Gnomesville”.

“Pleased to meet you my name is G.W”. and he added “and how did you get here?”

At this Mr.Grumpy almost exploded “ Get here, get here! I was hurled quite involuntarily through that flappy thing above and my gnomestick missing me by inches. Then I landed in a very undignified way on this pile of letters” “You mean the letterbox?” said G.W.

“Yes” said Mr. Grumpy and it is quite out of order for an elderly gnome such as myself”

G.W. smiled at Mr.Grumpy and said “Do you think a glass of milk and a cookie might help” "What kind of a cookie?” said Mr. Grumpy without even as much as a thank you.

“Honey” said G.W.

“Oh my favourite “said Mr.Grumpy and added “My friends call me Grumpy”

“Ok” said “Does that mean we are friends?”

Mr. Grumpy nodded and said munching away on the honey cookies…. Not one, but two and then a third.

Well said G.W. where will you sleep tonight” He wandered around the house suddenly remembering he had a shoe box and some new hankies which he could make into a temporary bed for his visitor.  In no time at all Mr.Grumpy was sound asleep and for a little gnome snoring quite loudly.

In the days following G.W. and Grumpy had long chats exchanging things such as the way of life in Gnomesville and the state of the world where humans are.  Mr. Grumpy told G.W. about magic and he told him about being a medium, which amused Mr.Grumpy a great deal.  He was now starting to miss his friends especially Mr. Cheeky and Mr. Smartypants