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Mr.Grumpy and Mr.Silly got on their gnomesticks and zoomed away wondering what G.W's reaction would be.  Mr. Blue was shouting loudly at them "Please find us all homes as these drills have given me an awful headache" and "Me too" added Mr.Redman. "There are an awful lot of gnomes needing homes" said Grumpy and at that Mr. Silly sighed and almost hit a tree with his gnomestick.  "For goodness sake Silly be more careful and watch out". At this Silly shot off and zoomed ahead proclaiming "Critics, critics why does everyone criticize me".  The next thing he knew was he had landed head down feet dangling out of the chimney.  He screamed loudly "Grumpy help! Pleasssssseeeee help!" Grumpy started to giggle, then his laugh became louder and louder.  Mr.Silly's feet were going all over the place.  Just at the moment a crow landed next door to Grumpy and said "what have we going on here".  "It's my friend Mr. Silly he wasn't watching where he was going and hit the chimney and went down head first." "Oh my goodness" said Crow said adding "You gnomes ought to watch where you are going"  By this time Mr. Silly was spluttering "Friend mmmmmh!! I don't think so or you would help me".  "Now how are we going to get you out of this one" said Grumpy scratching his forehead and looking as though the whole of his world had collapsed.  Mr. Grumpy and Crow sat on the roof looking at one another.  "I have an idea" said Crow.  "I saw a piece of  string the other day and maybe its still there and we could" "said Crow continuing  "Tie it on his feet and then some of my mates and I could haul him up"  Grumpy looked at him adding "That's a great idea".  Crow flew off and for what seemed like an age, although it was only five minutes returned with a flock of his friends and Grumpy tied the string to Mr.Silly's feet and then suddenly without any warning the crows all at once took the string in their beaks and started to fly upwards with Mr.Silly head down dangling from the string and hovering over the roof.  He was squealing and all this was too much for Grumpy he started giggling loudly.  As he rode his gnomestick to the ground waiting to help Mr.Silly disentangle himself.  Eventually and very gently the crows lowered him to the ground and without another word flew off before anyone could say thank you.  Mr.Silly was covered in soot and at this point Mr.Grumpy said "And we are going back to ask G.W. a huge favour and look at you. .....black from head to toe" He gently tried to brush away the soot from Mr.Silly whose eyes had filled with tears "Oh no!!!" adding " No blubbering I can't take that" said Grumpy.  Grumpy searched around and finally found Mr.Silly's gnome stick.  They both rode off heading for G.W's house and then knocked on the door looking  quite sorry for themselves.  At that moment G.W opened the door and his mouth dropped open.  When he recovered he looked at them and said "Ok what happened"

Another meeting was called in Gnomesville the following weekend and they all sat around looking quite despondent especially Grandma Gnomey who let a rather large tear fall every so often followed by a deep sigh.  She had heard from Grumpy that G.W. would be delighted to have her moved to his abode, but her main concern at this very moment was to help find homes for the rest of Gnomesville and there were so many of them.  Mr.Pinkears grinned from ear to ear he was yearning to move and had had wanderlust for some while as the drilling had made his head shake so violently his ears had gone even pinker.  "I would love to live by the sea" he sigh "Oh don't start on that one again" said Mr.Silly.  It's all right for you lot you are living with that nice G.W. man who feeds you honey cookies and milk.  Moreover my friend Mr.Peppermint has gone to live with that nice lady who thinks he is cute.  They all starting tittering when Grumpy added and anyway with the colours you where you would stand out so much a seagull would probably think you were some kind of tasty morsel.  By this time poor Pinkears was look very despondent as they were all giggling.  I am sure someone will be only too pleased to adopt you said "Mr.Silly adding "You always brighten our day with your rainbow colours. " Now lets be sensible " said Grandma Gnomey.  "What we need is a plan" said Mr. Posh.  At that moment Mr.Pepperment arrived on his gnomestick his face cover in chocolate.  Mr. Pinkears squealed with delight on seeing his friend and then proclaimed loudy "Yes we need a plan"  "The best thing " said Mr.Grumpy "is that I speak to G.W as he knows lots of people and I am sure that there are many other humans like him who would like to give one of us a home" "That sounds very sensible to me" said Grandma Gnomey who had been polishing her gnomestick like mad.  "Ok" said Grumpy I will talk to G.W. tonight.