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    Journey of a Couch Gnome: A Peter Pomperfield Prequel
    Journey of a Couch Gnome: A Peter Pomperfield Prequel
    Journey of a Couch Gnome: A Peter Pomperfield Prequel
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    Journey of a Couch Gnome: A Peter Pomperfield Prequel

    By D.A. Thompson

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    Journey of a Couch Gnome is the prequel to the beloved Peter Pomperfield Series and follows the adventures of three couch gnomes on their quest to turn iron into gold. Join Riddlesaw, Gruffhammer and Drillbit as they embark on an epic adventure that will change their relationship as brothers and impact their lives forever.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherD.A. Thompson
    Release dateJul 16, 2013
    ISBN9781301886791
    Journey of a Couch Gnome: A Peter Pomperfield Prequel
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    D.A. Thompson

    D.A. Thompson is a writer, licensed attorney and proud father. He holds a doctorate and masters degree in law but is most celebrated for his matchless imagination and gift for storytelling. He uses literature as a means to escape from the daunting world of law. His loving wife Michelle is a school teacher and lends her support and intellect to her husband's many projects.

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      Journey of a Couch Gnome - D.A. Thompson

      Journey of a Couch Gnome

      A Peter Pomperfield Prequel

      D.A. Thompson

      Copyright, 2013 D.A. Thompson

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      Dedication:

      To my older brothers whom I respect and admire. This adventure is for you.

      Chapter One

      The Acorn

      They say all good stories begin with simplicity. This story begins with perhaps one of the simplest things of all; an acorn. But just as an acorn grows into an oak, this story will grow into something much greater.

      It began long ago in an old cottage under the shadow of a great mountain. And in that cottage there was a couch. And under that couch lived a family of gnomes: a father, mother and three young boys.

      Although the boys were still quite old, their beards had not yet reached their round bellies; so, in all measure of gnome years they were considered very young.

      The oldest of the boys, Riddlesaw, was an intelligent gnome and enjoyed spending his time solving problems. The middle son, Gruffhammer, spent more time speaking than he did thinking and preferred the company of animals to the company of puzzles. The youngest son, Drillbit, had the ability to both think and speak but many people wondered how often he used them since his actions created predicaments even Riddlesaw could not solve.

      Now, most people have heard of gnomes but not everyone knows the difference between a forest gnome and house gnome. The differences are subtle to humans but monumental to gnomes. When asked, a house gnome will simply say, A forest gnome likes to sit around a campfire while a house gnome enjoys sitting in front of a fireplace.

      Such a simple statement will lead a person to assume the difference between gnomes is the location of the fire. However, in order to discern the truth, the gnome's answer must be examined more closely. While a forest gnome is perfectly content sitting around either a campfire or a fireplace, a house gnome believes it impossible to sit around a fire. No one can be so large or foolish that they encircle an entire fire, the house gnome would say. A gnome attempting to sit around a fire will certainly be burned.

      It is more proper to sit in front of a fire and therein is the difference. House gnomes are always proper when it comes to prepositions, politeness and positions around a fire.

      Appropriately, in front of a warm cottage fireplace is where our story begins. For this is where an incident changed the lives of three young couch gnomes forever.

      In later years, Riddlesaw would call the incident an enigma, Gruffhammer would call it a tragedy and Drillbit would just call it funny. But the proper term for the incident is not as important as the series of events that caused it to happen.

      It all started with an acorn.

      Riddlesaw believes it was the first acorn of spring but Gruffhammer claims such a fact has never been proven. What has been proven is that a squirrel emerged from its winter nest as hungry as a bear and saw an acorn. According to an unwritten but often squeaked Squirrel Code of Honor, an acorn belongs to the first squirrel that sees it. This rule, of course, is problematic as all squirrels claim be the first to see the acorn, leading to an unknown number of squirrel fights.

      Bird law, on the other hand, can be more easily determined and simply states, The first bird to reach the acorn eats the acorn. This rule was being followed by a woodpecker when he swooped down and snatched the acorn from the squirrel's outreached hand.

      The snatching sparked a heated argument amongst the forest animals about who was the acorn's rightful owner. The sounds of angry squawks and squeaks could be heard long into the night.

      The cackle of the critters came to an end when a wise old owl perched himself on a branch and claimed to know the rightful owner. When the owl declared himself as the first to see the acorn the debate became more heated. The owl supported his claim by offering proof of his superior eyesight. When he announced that he could see another acorn across the forest, a stampede of animals rushed to find it.

      The acorn was there but, when the animals returned, the owl was not. The owl fled with the original acorn clutched tightly in his talons. The only animal that did not fall for the trick was a keen lady hawk with even better eyesight than the owl. She saw the owl take the acorn and flew to retrieve it. The two birds battled in the air until the owl released the acorn high above the cottage.

      To this day, Drillbit laughs when he tells about the falling acorn. A strong wind could have sent it off course and changed their fate. But there was no wind that night and the acorn fell directly down the chimney of a cottage where a family of gnomes sat in front of a warm fire.

      Chapter Two

      The Fire

      It was a cold night when Zudwick Buxton entered the tiny cottage through a small hole created by the stove vent. He had been out in the workshop most of the night and would need to return to finish building a

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