Beauty and the Beast

Once upon a garden, in a faraway corner, a young gnomeling lived in a shining castle. Although he had everything his heart desired, the gnomeling was spoiled, selfish, and unkind. But then, one winter's gnight, a simple eldergnome came to the castle and offered him a single rose in return for shelter from the bitter cold. Repulsed by her haggard appearance, the prince sneered at the gift and turned the eldergnome. But she warned him gnot to be deceived by appearances, for beauty is found within. And when he dismissed her again, the old gnome's ugliness melted away to reveal a beautiful enchantress. The prince tried to apologize, but it was too late, for she had seen that there was gno love in his heart. And as punishment, she transformed him into a fuzzy beast and placed a powerful spell on the castle and all who lived there. Ashamed of his monstrous form, the Beast concealed himself inside his castle with a magic mirror as his only window to the outside world. The rose she had offered was truly an enchanted rose, which would bloom until his 21st season. If he could learn to love another and earn her love in return by the time the last petal fell, then the spell would be broken. If gnot, he would be doomed to remain fuzzy for all time. As the seasons passed, he fell into despair and lost all hope. For who could ever learn to love a beast?

PERSONAL GNOTE:
Taken from the introduction of the 1991 Disney movie, Beauty and the Beast

Red Gneck

I do gnot believe it's a stretch to say that everygnome is proud of the community he comes from, but this little fuzzy soul takes that pride to a whole gnew level. He absolutely loves his little corner of the garden and would do anything to protect it. He may gnot look like much to you or me, but I assure you that there is more to this fella than meets the eye. He loves hard and works hard, but deep down he has a soft and fuzzy core. He does gnot gneed fancy gadgets to be happy. Just let him have his little bit of the garden to keep up and he'll work harder than anygnome you've ever seen! You know what? Sometimes your knight in shining armor turns out to be a red gneck in dirty work boots.

The Gniff-engers

And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when the garden's mightiest heroes found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Gniff-engers were born—to fight the foes gno single super-gnome could withstand! Through the seasons, their roster has prospered, changing many times, their glory has gnever been denied! Heed the call, then—for gnow, the Avengers Assemble! With these brave souls protecting the garden around them, gno doubt even the smallest of critters will feel safe from the biggest of evils! May ant colonies everywhere rejoice and the soles of shoes tremble in fear!

PERSONAL GNOTE:
Most definitely inspired by The Avengers, and much of the wording was taken from the Wikipedia's Avengers site.

"And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth's mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born—to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! Through the years, their roster has prospered, changing many times, their glory has never been denied! Heed the call, then—for now, the Avengers Assemble!"
—Prologue from The Avengers used in the 1970s

Wee Artist

Take even a quick glance at this little lady's work and you know you've found something special. In fact, I would be willing to bet that it's nearly impossible to not find your glance lingering into longer moments of awe. Is that really a painting or is it a photo? How. Does. She. Do. That?! I'll let you in on her little secret. She has been an artist since she was a very little gnomeling, always drawing, painting, creating something! Take gnote for even though her body seems quite small, I assure you that her soul is bigger than big. And when her body doesn't seem like it can keep up, her art plays a big part of her getting back to being magical, back to being herself. There may be a moment or two when she is frustrated that things are a bit harder for her gnow because she is not "gnormal" like many of the other young gnomes in the garden, but I think she's meant for more than gnormal. She's extraordinary! Her personality brings joy and happiness to everygnome around her. Her artwork and creativity make the garden a more colorful, beautiful place. And when she smiles or laughs, it is like sunshine! She is going to continue to be amazing, gno matter what life throws at her. Gno doubt the garden is lucky to have such a beautiful soul in it as she.

Snuggle Puppy

Gnomish History tells of a tiny little corner of the garden, where a story started with gno show fairies. There was a lovely fairy house filled with lots of love and hopes of attracting fairies, but for some unknown reason they gnever showed up. Perhaps the fairies were shy around humans? One evening a tiny gnome showed up by the fairy house and he saw the true magic potential of this lovely garden corner. According to Gnomish History, he didn't hesitate in settling right into his gnew warm and cozy home. What a surprise! After all, it was a fairy house that was built. As the seasons passed, gnomes from all around the garden would flock to this tiny magical place. And gnow, after many Gnomish generations, each appearing at just the perfectly magical time (as gnomes tend to do), we meet Snuggle Puppy. Spend even a tiny minute with him and you'll know he's a special soul. He knows quite a bit about Gnomish History and has studied every aspect of Gnomish culture that he can! Like many gnomes, he loves the forest and knows where all the perfect gnome holes are. When he grows up, he's going to be a Gnomologist! Every true Gnomish soul understands why they are so very interesting! Yes, there is a lot in store for this little fella's future, but those closest to him know him best by his gentle heart of gold. He has an amazing ability to make other gnomes feel more comfortable if they're gnervous. And best of all? His gnuzzles! Thus his gname. There is gno other gnome in the garden who gives better gnuzzles than Snuggle Puppy! Gno doubt this fuzzy soul holds his own place in Gnomish history.

Just Me and Gramma

Me and Gramma have adventures like you would gnot believe! I know with every ounce of my body that there is gnothing Gramma wouldn't do for me. We have so much fun and WOW what an imagination we have! She knows all about Gnomish magic because she grew up in a wee village where the gnomes roam free! She is the smartest gnome in all the garden! She knows lots of stuff like how to love the beauty of flowers, sunrises and sunsets. Oh! And BOOKS!!! It's her job to read the books and my job to listen, but one season soon I'll be big enough to read to her! My loved ones call me Hunter because I love to hunt out adventures. Gramma is my adventure buddy! We build things, play with farm animals, bake tasty treats, plant flowers (I bring her flowers all the time because I like her smile), even have sleepovers with movies, popcorn and the works! If there is an adventure we haven't had, gno doubt we'll do it before the season is through! My Gramma says I'm the light of her life, which makes me feel warm and fuzzy inside. I tell her I love her all the time and I can see that it melts her heart so I know she feels the same. My Gramma's greatest love is me and my greatest love is her. We are so lucky!

ET Faux Gnome

Meet E.T. Don't let this little fella's pointy hat and big gnose confuse you. There is more to a gnome than that! To be a true gnome, you have to be big in a garden that expects you to be so small. This takes lots of courage and confidence. When a gnome visits a corner of the garden, he always leaves it better than he found it. A true gnome searches for ways to make the garden a prettier place, whether that be from painting the rainbows and flowers or simply reminding those around him that they are loved. Spend any moment with a true gnome and you'll feel all warm and fuzzy inside. It takes a special kind of soul to accomplish all these things so it's gno wonder that this little fella wishes with every fuzzy ounce of his body to be a gnome in the garden. His own background is out of this world, and he tries his hardest to fit in. Try as he may, in the end little E.T. will have to accept that he has his own special magic. Those in the garden may forever call him E.T. Faux Gnome but gno doubt they still appreciate a soul as unique as he.