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A Gump
is a rare creature in the Land of Oz. They look almost like a moose
only they have a green coat and smaller antlers. But the Gump in our
story is much different than these creatures.
The Gump
was created to escape from Mombi’s palace to refuge at the Nome King’s Mountain. It all
started when the last of these moose-like creatures was killed and
mantled in the Emerald City. It stayed in the palace for years and
years and was almost forgotten about. Until Dorothy Gale came and
brought it back to life.
She did so by tying an antique sofa and loveseat together with twine. She
then added palm leaves for wings and a broom for a tail. And finally she
tied the mantled head of a Gump to the front. She then brought him to life
with “Powder of Life” she got from a witch named Mombi.
He
had no memory of the events that had happened to him
since his death. He was in the forest one day,
heard a loud noise, and that was all he remembered..
Until he heard Dorothy say the magic words to bring him
to life...
Weaugh.. Teaugh..
Peaugh...
“Peaugh?”
The Gump replied. And that was his first word as a flying
Sofa. And in that moment his new life started as well as many adventures
with Dorothy began. |
