THE GLUMP

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 394, 30 June 1928, Page 27

THE GLUMP

The Glump is the person who makes everyone unhappy. He lives in a cold, damp cave on the fringe of the world and has never seen the sunshine. All day long lie thinks gloomy thoughts and all night long he dreams gloomy dreams. Worse than that, he knows everything we are doing. Sometimes ho sends coal-black thoughts and puts our fires out, and, on holidays, he always prays for rain. When a child is half-way through a hard sum, he changes the answer and makes it wrong, and then again ho often jogs elbows and spills blots on copy-books. The Glump is at the root of all mischief and is a most unpleasant person to know. Not very long ago the King of Laughter-land heard about the unsociable Glump, and he sent a deputation of jests and quips and riddles to cheer him up. They felt rather small and unimportant when they entered the cold, damp cave and saw the Glump sitting in a corner with his chin in his hands, but the brave little jests turned somersaults and hand-springs, the quips threw the dust of wit into his eyes, and the riddles tweaked at his ears. Of course, it was useless. The Glump looked more bored than ever, and said . rudely - “You can go no*w. You may he disguised, but you are all chestnuts. Thank you for calling.” So you see, his is rather a helpless case. The best thing to do is to ignore him. Wise children usually do.

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