The Gloob Of Thannook 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 4, 8 & SEVEN

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poohcarrot

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Sep 13, 2009
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#83
Chapter 7 will be ready soon. I haven't forgotten about it.

The original ending was as follows;

The Gloob calls Lady P to go for a walk in the woods with Poggy and Scrunch. Lady P can't go coz Poggy is sicky. The Gloob and Scrunch go, and meet a lost bear cub. The enraged mother bear comes and as the Gloob is running away, he trips. The mother bear is just about to kill the Gloob when Scrunch jumps up and bites the bear, thus saving the Gloob's life. The bear hits Scrunch and kills him. The Gloob is burying Scrunch when Lady P and Poggy AND 2 puppies show up. One of the puppies has been bog-rolling. The Gloob adopts the bog-rolling puppy.
 

Batty

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Feb 17, 2009
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#84
Without reading how the original tale-ending sounds in verse, it is hard to judge which version I would prefer, but the bear version sounds a bit 'Disney-ish'.

I'm still looking forward to reading Chapter 7, though! :laugh:
 

Dotsie

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Jul 28, 2008
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#87
I choked up! I actually choked up. :oops:

I'm feeling so generous I won't point out the typo from the previous verse that Jan missed :p
 

poohcarrot

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#96
THE GLOOB OF THANNOOK - What next?

(It's a one in a million chance.
But if you don't buy a ticket, you won't win the raffle!)

Eight lines to a verse,
Eight verse, to a chapter.
Eight chapters a book,
Filled with sorrow and laughter.
Eight lessons for children,
The audience I'm reaching,
Without sounding glib,
From the pulpit, not preaching.

To the Great Colin Smythe,
I'll email the book,
And add in a sweetener,
If he'll just have a look.
No laughter or tears,
And the Gloob he not rate,
To Alzheimer's Disease,
Ten pounds I'll donate.

But if it is published,
There's demand for these primers,
All profits received,
Should go to Alzheimer's.
For fortune and fame,
I really don't crave,
So all royalties,
I'll willingly waive.
 

Jan Van Quirm

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Nov 7, 2008
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:idea:

A thought inspired by pooh's genius and generosity...

We have other writers and artists on here who do fantasy poetry or prose (like the Gloob not necessarily Discworld, but for example Cheery, Beth, Keith and mspanners and Bogieman too, spring instantly to mind as directly inspired by Terry) so would it be possible perhaps to collaborate and do an illustrated loosely fantasy-oriented anthology as a fund-raiser? Perhaps include the CA bods as well (although we have some on here anyway, but spread the net as it were ;) ) as both sites are Random House supported?

Afterthought edit: I still have a full set of licensed print design software so can donate typesetting skills and keep initial compilation and layout costs down and if Cheery wants to chip in with that then fantastic as time is something I'm not so 'rich' in these days ;)
 

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