Welcome to Issue Four
Welcome once again to the Gummizine. This is the first Gummizine to debut on the Gummizine website. This issue we take a look at the voices behind the series. The history of June Foray, who played Grammi, a bit about Jason Marsden and much more. Wonder what they've done since? Or how they began? Look no further, I've assembled as much info as I could find, which has turned this into the biggest Gummizine yet! Also included are a couple Cyber Trading Cards and some new fanfic. Enjoy and please email me with some stories! Next issue is looking pretty boring.
Sincerely,
Flip of Dunwyn
| Ms. Foray's career with Disney began in
1950 as the voice of Lucifer the Cat in Disney's
"Cinderella." She also is the Indian squaw in
"Peter Pan," Cindy Lou Who in "How the
Grinch Stole Christmas," Jokey Smurf, Witch Hazel
for both Disney and Warner Brothers cartoons, Grammi
Gummi in Disney's "The Gummi Bears," voices in
"Tale Spin," Goofy's wife; Tweety's Granny, and
hundreds of other animated characters. This legendary voice-over artist is best known for playing Nell Fenwick, Dudley Do-Right's girl; Natasha Fatale, Boris Badenov's partner-in-crime; and, of course, Rocket J. Squirrel (Rocky the Flying Squirrel), Bullwinkle's faithful pal. |
 June Foray - Grammi |
Today, June lives in her Los Angeles suburban
home which is a veritable museum of animation memorabilia. She
remains very active in voice-over work and also is on the Board
of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
(home of the Oscar awards) and on the advisory board of the
Cartoon Network alongside such luminaries as Bill Hanna, Joe
Barbera, Friz Freleng and John Kricfalusi. Ms. Foray is also one
of the founders of the Hollywood chapter of ASIFA and is very
active in promoting the present state of the art and the future
possibilities of animation. For more information about June
Foray, see June Foray -- The Queen Of Cartoons in Animato!
Magazine #30, Fall 1994.
June Foray was dubbed "the first lady of voiceover
acting" after immortalizing such characters as Rocky the
Flying Squirrel, Nell Fenwick, and the notorious spy Natasha
Fatale in "Rocky & Bullwinkle." In
"DuckTales," she portrays Magica de Spell.
Foray began her career in animation when she was hired by Walt
Disney to provide several voices in his animated feature
"Cinderella." That project was later followed with work
on "Peter Pan." In recent years, Foray has provided
lead and guest voices on numerous Disney series, including the
role of Grammi Gummi in "Disney's Adventures of the Gummi
Bears."
Additionally, she furnished the voices for the Warner Brothers
characters Tweety Pie's Granny and Witch Hazel; Jokey in
"The Smurfs"; and Grandma Howard in "Teen
Wolf."
Cory Burton began his voice career at 17, doing a sound-alike for Disney as the late Hans Conreid. He studied radio acting for four-and-a-half years and, since then, has voiced characters for over 50 Disney Storyteller records. He can also be heard at various Disney Theme Parks attractions, in promotional and souvenir videos, and in TV and radio commercials.
Burton’s credits include voices on "Disney’s Adventures of the Gummi Bears," "Chip ’n Dale Rescue Rangers," "Goof Troop," "Bonkers," "The Transformers" and "James Bond Jr." His feature film work includes character voices and looping for "The Outsiders," "Critters," "Poltergeist," "Tron," "E.T.," "Class," "Total Recall," "Endless Love," "Amazon Women on the Moon," "Action Jackson," "Spaceballs," "The Flamingo Kid," and "Disney’s Aladdin."
He still does animation and can be seen as the voice of Zuess in the new Hercules cartoon show!
Reached him at cb@coreyburton.com. His official website is at www.coreyburton.com.
Disney
Television Animation
DISNEY'S GUMMI BEARS:
Gruffi Gummi, Toadie, Clutch (Troll Leader), Sir Victor, Flint
Shrubwood,
Troggles, Various bits & guest lead characters
SCHNOOKUMS & MEAT; TEX TINSTAR: Ian, Rusty Crustknuckle,
Percy Lacedaisy
TIMON & PUMBA: Kusko Quint (in several aliases), Speedy the
Singin' Snail
CHIP'N'DALE's RESCUE RANGERS:
Dale, Zipper, Mole & Snout, plus bits & guest lead
characters
DUCK TALES, TAILSPIN, and DARKWING DUCK:
Various
GOOF TROOP:
"How-To" Narrator, Circus master, Various bits
BONKERS: Ludwig Von Drake, Mad Hatter, Various bits
ALADDIN (T.V.): Peddler/Narrator, bits
QUACK PACK: Prof. Ludwig Von Drake, bits
SING ME A STORY: Loops for vintage Disney Shorts
DTV VALENTINE'S DAY SPECIAL: Announcer; Ludwig Von Drake
Warner Bros.TV Animation
SYLVESTER & TWEETY MYSTERIES: Count Bloodcount, One-Eyed
Jack, Bits
Spumco's "RANGER SMITH" (Cartoon Network): Title Role
PINKY & THE BRAIN: Cushing, Van Spoony, Bit parts
ANIMANIACS: "Duke" the Bully
SUPERMAN: Brainiac, Bits
BATMAN: Narration, Bits
FREAKAZOID: Invisibo
More Television Animation
TOONSYLVANIA: Death
TRANSFORMERS: Spike, Brawn, Shockwave, Sunstreaker, Various bits
G.l. JOE: Tomax, Various bits
SPIDERMAN: bit parts
C.O.W. BOYS: (can't recall - a Guest Lead Role)
MIGHTY MAX: Felix, J.C. Mega, bits
JAMES BOND, JR.: Title Role (James), Various bit parts
PHANTOM 2040: 23rd & 21st Phantom, bits
THE THIRD PIG (TALES FROM THE CRYPT): Wolf Chief of Police,
Bartender
68th ACADEMY AWARDS:
PIXAR's "TOY STORY" OSCAR PRESENTATION TO JOHN
LASSETER:
"Oscar" - the Statuette Himself
Disney Home Video
THE STORY BEHIND "TOY STORY": Narrator
SNOW WHITE - THE MAKING OF A MASTERPIECE: Narrator, Grumpy
THE MAKING OF CINDERELLA: Narrator
THE MAKING OF SLEEPING BEAUTY: Narrator
THE MAKING OF DISNEY'S "JUNGLE BOOK": Narrator
THE MAKING OF BAMBI: Narrator
THE MAKING OF "FUN & FANCY FREE": Narrator
MAKING OF WINNIE THE POOH: Narrator
HUEY, DEWEY & LOUIE'S GREATEST VIDEOS: Ludwig Von Drake
DISNEY'S GREATEST VIDEOS: Dale & Ludwig Von Drake
PLUTO'S GREATEST HITS: Various
POCAHONTAS - SUPPLEMENTAL MATERIAL: Narrator
THE ADVENTURES OF SPOT (SEVERAL TITLES): Narrator and many other
characters
DISNEY SING-A-LONG SONGS (SEVERAL TITLES): Professor Owl, Ludwig
Von Drake
MAKING OF THREE CABALLEROS: Narrator, Newsreel Voice
FUN WITH ENGLISH: Ludwig Von Drake, Radio Announcer, bits
Television Miniseries
WORLD WAR II: Radio News Announcer
THE L.B.J. STORY: Newsreel Announcers
R.F.K.: Various Loops
SADAT: Various Loops<
T.V. Documentary Narration
SNOW MONKEYS
SECRETS OF THE DEEP
ADVENTURES IN DIVING
THE NATURAL WORLD
OUTER BOUNDS
THOSE WHO DARE
(all on Discovery Channel)
SUPERTRAINS
FIRST FLIGHTS
(on A&E)
CYBERWARRIERS
(on Sci-Fi Channel)
Promo Announcing
ABC, CBS, FOX KIDS & FX CABLE NETWORKS,
THE WB, TELEPICTURES SYNDICATION, NBC 2000
and occasionally
TONIGHT SHOW PROMOS
| Jason
Christopher Marsden was born January 3, 1975. He was born
in Providence, Rhode Island, and currently lives in
Southern California. Jason's dad, Myles, founded the Rhode Island State Ballet. His mother, Linda, is a former model. He has three siblings, all older. They are brothers Rick and Mark, and sister Ana. Jason graduated from high school early at the age of 16 to pursue his acting career. At last check, Jason has two cats, Aladdin and Jasmine. Apparent from the names chosen for his pets, Jason is a huge fan of cartoons, Disney in particular. Some of his hobbies include drawing and impersonations, like the theme songs to shows like Animaniacs. He loves going to Disneyland and movies, and also enjoys rollerblading, ice skating, and swimming. Jason has studied with Bud Barth at Del Mar Media Arts Theatrical/Commercial, Center Stage LA Scene Study with Kevin McDermott (improvisation), scene study and improvisation at The Myles Marsden Dance Studio/Theatre with Kate McCally and Kris Kyer, and has participated in the Director's Workshop with the Film Industry Workshop. |
 Jason Marsden - Cavin |
To write Jason,
use this address:
JASON MARSDEN
c/o Scott Appel Public Relations
13601 Ventura Blvd.
Suite 203
Sherman Oaks, CA 91423
or you can try:
JASON MARSDEN
c/o Cunningham, Escott & Dipene Agency
10635 Santa Monica Blvd.
Suite 130
Los Angeles, CA 90025
| Jim cummings is another artist who has a very expansive list of voice credits. His work seems to stay balanced between both Warner and Disney animated shows. He does no regular characters on Animaniacs, but has done MANY one-timers. Once again I had problems finding any info about him but here's a bit of his work. |  Jim Cummings - Zummi |
Disney
Afternoon Shows
Bonkers
Darkwing Duck
Pegleg Pete (Goof Troop)
Rescue Rangers
Monterey Jack
Fat Cat
Norton Nimnul
Animaniacs
Narrator (e.g. Nighty-Night, Toon)
This voice is an excellent impression of a prominant Disney voice
actor, Sterling holloway. Holloway's known for voices such as
Winne the Pooh and Kaa the python from The Jungle Book.
| Rob Paulsen is a very talented voice actor who has been in the business since 1983, doing work for G.I. Joe. He recently made an appearance on QVC as a guest on the monthly Warner Brothers Studio Store special that was devoted entirely to Animaniacs merchandise. Rob has been in movies as well, including Warlock, Stewardess school, Perfect Match, and Eyes of Fire. |  Rob Paulsen - Gusto |
G.I. Goe
I don't know which character he was, but this was his first show,
so if you know, please Email the character's name to me. In the
movie, he was Snowjob, so it's probably safe to assume he was
Snowjob for the series too.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles
Raphael
Fraggle Rock (animated version)
Boober
Sprocket
Marjory
Gummi Bears
Gusto Gummi
Tiny Toon Adventures
Concord Condor
Arnold
Foulmouth
Rude Dog and the Dweebs
Rude Dog
Goof Troop
P.J.
Mighty Max
Max
Tazmania
Axel Gator
Digerie Dingo
Francis X. Bushlad
The Platypus Brother, Timothy
Dog, the Turtle
Bushlad's fellow clansmen
Animaniacs
Yakko Warner
Dr. Otto Scratchansniff
Pinky
Katie Kaboom's dad
Sonic the Hedgehog
Antoine
The Mask Comming soon on CBS
The Mask
This is straight from the Warner's mouth, so to Speak.
Rob mentioned it during his appearance on Q.V.C.
Gummi Cyber Trading Cards
These cards will be posted on the Trading Card page in January. Click on the card to enlarge it.
Fan Fiction
This Fan Fiction is Debuting here. It will be posted on the Fan Fiction page in January. It is a short story by a gummi fan named Carolyn. She emails Dunwyn from time to time and it is always a pleasure to hear from her. I was real excited to find that she has contributed to the Gummizine. Also I have recieved a story from another fan who I keep in close contact with and has become a good friend. Her name is Carla and has a great love for the voice artists behind the gummies, especially Corey Burton. Here are the stories.
Suzie by Carolyn
Gusto was
painting, as usual, while Arte was giving him "helpful"
comments. Soon Gusto became very annoyed.
"Look, Arte, why don't you go hang out with Cubbi for a
while?" Gusto said.
"Well if you don't want me around then that's just
fine!" Arte huffed.
Gusto rolled his eyes as Arte flew away. Arte was just beggining
to enjoy the feel of the wind on his face as he soared throught
the sky, when he heard a bloodcurdling scream. He swooped down to
investigate. He saw some ogres shaking a tree.
"Give us pretty shiny thingy"one ogre said.
"No! It's mine!" yelled the tree.
"Dukie be happy, we gonna get Gummi and shiny magic
thingie" one ogre told another ogre.
Arte perched in the tree that the ogres were shaking and saw a
terrified green gummi bear hanging on for dear life.
"Hello!" Arte said cheerfully.
The gummi bear almost fell off when she saw Arte.
"Could you help me or go get help, because I'm in no mood
for introductions at the moment." she hissed.
"I could get Gusto, but he probably wouldn't be much
help."Arte said thoughtfully.
" Fine now go!" she yelled.
Arte flew back to Gusto as fast as he could.
"Gusto...bear...in ...tree"Arte panted.
"Whoa slow down Arte!" Gusto exclaimed.
"There's a gummi bear trapped in a tree by ogres."Arte
said urgently.
"Who?"Gusto asked.
"I've never seen her before."Arte shrugged.
"Well let's go save her." Gusto said.
"HHHEEEELLLLPPPP!"Susie cried.
She was losing her grip on the tree. That bird hadn't come back
yet. She really didn't expect him to. Suddenly the ogres had
stopped shaking the tree. She poked her head out and saw them
chasing something.
"They're gone you can come down now." the bird said
fluttering beside her.
She slid down the trunk of the tree looking bewildered.
"Now come on."Arte prompted her.
Arte then told her to lift up the rock he was indicating to.
"But I can't lift that up." she whined.
"I think I see those orges coming back."
"Okay, I'm lifting ,I'm lifting." she sighed.
She peered down the hole that was beneath the rock, suddenly she
felt ashove from behind. She screamed as she fell into the
blackness.
"Welcome to Gummi Glen!" Arte chirped, "and that
is Gusto, who saved your life."he said indicating to the
blue bear who was looking at some paintings.
Suddenly Gruffi and Grammi walked in and all heck broke loose.
Gruffi started yelling at her and then at Gusto, "What were
you thinking, bringing a stranger here!"
"Relax, Gruffi, you're frighting the poor dear."Grammi
said.
"Remember Carny?" he yelled.
Then both of them got into a fight. As they were fighting, the
other gummies came out of their rooms to see what all the
commotion was about. Then they all started talking at once.
"QUIET!"Susie yelled.
They all turned to her in surprise.
"I might as well tell you everything so that none of you
become to suspicious." she said glaring at Gruffi, who let
out a hurmph and crossed his arms.
"The trolls attacked my villiage long ago, plundering and
looting. My mother knew of a cottage close by where two friendly
humans lived. She left me on their door stop and went back to go
get my father. She never came back to the cottage. Shortly after
the couple found me outside and took me in. They raised me as
though I was their own daughter. The only thing I had to remember
my birth parents by was an amulet my mother left with me. I
believed it to be magic later on. She was probably trying to keep
it out of th troll's hands. So one day, when I was much older, my
foster parents recieved news that there were gummi bears inthese
woods, near Dunwyn. I begged them to let me go because I wanted
to live amongst other gummi bears. So after a very tearful
goodbye I started my trek to these woods. I have been living here
for two months looking for you guys." she finished.
They all seemed to accept her story.
Then Zummi asked do you still have the amulet?"
"Of course." she replied and reached into the pouch on
her belt pulling out a beautiful ruby amulet with a gummi emblem
made out of gold on the bottom.
" May I uh look at this?" Zummi asked her looking at
the amulet with great intrest.
"Sure." she said shrugging.
Zummi then hurried off to the library.
"Can I do your hair?" Sunni asked looking at it.
"Wanna play capture the flag?" Cubbi asked eagerly.
"Do you know any good food recipies?" Tummi asked
rubbing his stomach.
"I can teach you to make gummi beary juice would you like
that?" Grammi asked.
" I think you're going to like it here, Susie." Gusto
said putting his arm around her.
She looked around at all of the smiling faces looking at her
expectantly. Then a slow smile spread across her face. "Yeah
I think I'm going to like it here too."
This is copyrighted by me,
Carolyn. You may use this story to distribute or whatever as long
as you don't change anything and if you do distribute it give me
a little credit for writing it. Susie is an original character
and the gummi bears are being used without permission but with
the highest of respects. They are a copyright of disney. Oh yeah
and you're not allowed to use this story to make money or anthing
like that. Everything else is just hunky dory.
The Return
of Gummi Glen
by Carla
The Glen Gummies moved into Ursalia. Zummi would cast a spell and send them to
the Gummi Islands whenever they wanted to get away, and would send the Barbic
Gummis there too if they liked. They were fairly happy in Ursalia. They had
other Gummies to spend time with and they were safe from ogres. But they all
still missed Gummi Glen after the termite destroyed it and Lady Bane flooded
it.
Zummi and Sir Thornberry spent a lot of time in the Great Library. They would
chat, read a lot, and discuss Gummi history. One day Zummi was reading a book
about places where the ancient Gummies lived.
"Sir Thornberry, come look at this." Zummi called from across the room
"What?"he answered
"Under a large pile of books, I found this book called Gummi places. It's
still in good condition. It shows all Gummi cities and hiding places. It even
shows all passages in all the rooms." Zummi said.
"That's strange. I have never noticed that one, but I am really glad that you
found it." Sir Thornberry said smiling.
They flipped through the book together. They saw many Gummi places, and read
some descriptions. Then, they came to a section about Gummi Glen. Zummi
sighed.
"What's wrong pal?" Sir Thornberry asked as he patted Zummi on the shoulder.
"I just can't help feeling a little homesick. At the Glen, we all had our
share of problems, such as ogres.. But overall, we were happy there, even if
it was just the seven of us plus Cavin and Calla coming to visit. I also
really miss things such as the books. I wanted to go back for them, but it was
impossible to get to them after that supertermite put it in ruins. we all
barely made it out alive. Plus, as much as we like the Barbic Gummis, we don't
really fit in with them. We Glen Gummis are very different from them." Zummi
said this, then sighed again.
" I know just how you feel Zummi. I miss my old home too. I spent many years
alone guarding Ursalia, and it wasn't easy. Those troggles made me nuts, and I
got really lonely for Gummi company. But, I had to do my duty. Look on the
bright side, at least you have never been alone. You have lived with six bears
who you love very much. Plus, you still managed to save the Breat Gook, um the
Great Book. Hmm, I'm starting to sound like you."
Zummi cracked a weak smile and patted Sir Thornberry on the back. "I don't
know how you did it. Don't worry, you're not alone anymore.You're right about
everything, but I still miss the glen. I can't help it. See ya later pal."
"Until tomorow!" uttered Thornberry.
Zummi took the book upstairs into his room. He did nothing but sit there in
his room and look at pictures of the glen for several days. He only came out
to go to the bathroom and eat. He was completely silent at the table, and ate
very little. After a couple of days, the other Glen Gummies started to take
notice. One morning, Zummi didn't even come down to eat.They began talking
over all the noise and loud chewing that could be heard in the dining hall.
Those barbic's were loud.
"Where's Zummi?" Tummi asked.
"Beats me." answered Cubbi
"I've been so worried about the poor dear. He is really quiet and picks at
his food."Grammi said with a worried look on her face.
Tummi gasped. "How awful, he's on a diet."
"Na, I'm sure there's nothing wrong with him." Gruffi said reassuringly.
"Hmm, I haven't seen him in the library in a couple of days. That's not like
him."said Sir Thornberry.
Cindi's eyes widened."I hope he isn't feeling sick or anything."
Gusto put his arm around her and said to everyone"You know, at his age, that
isn't good."
Sunni finished chewing her pancake. "I'll go to his room and see what's
wrong."She left the dining hall.She walked upstairs ito his room, and knocked
on the door.
"Come in." said Zummi in a tired voice.He was sitting still, in the chair,
looking at the book on his dresser. Sunni walked over to him, put her arm
around him, and her head on his shoulder.
"What's the matter Zummi? We're all really worried. You haven't been yourself
lately. Can't you at least come down and eat?" Sunni noticed a picture of the
Glen.
Zummi held her hand. "Don't worry about me, I just don't feel much like
eating."
Sunni walked away, closed the door behind her, and went downstairs. the other
bears wanted to know what was wrong.
"He just sat there, looking at pictures of Gummi Glen in this book. I
think he feels homesick. I don't blame him. I miss seeing Calla all the time
and spending time in Dunwyn."
"I miss Cavin." said Cubbi.
"I miss my garden." said Tummi.
"Yeah, and I miss my old tools." Gruffi admitted."But, Ursalia is our home
now, and we all have to learn to live with it."
"Wait a minute Sun. Did you say he was holding still? Inspiration strikes!"
Gusto spoke. Then, he and Cindi look at eachother. They ran out of the room,
and began dragging a chunk of wood upstairs. Tummi ran over and helped them.
When they got to Zummi's room, Cindi knocked on the door.
"Come in." Zummi said.
They walked in."I know you're feeling kind of low Zummers, but me and Cindi
couldn't pass up the opportunity to make a masterpiece." said Gusto with
enthusiasm.
"Go right ahead, it won't bother me." said Zummi in a weak voice. Gusto and
Cindi began carving away at the wood.
"Is there anything I can do to help?" Tummi asked the melancholy old bear.
"I'm afraid not" he answered.
Tummi went downstairs. Gusto and Cindi became absorbed with their project.
They worked on it for hours until Zummi decided to go to bed. They said
goodnight and walked out of the room.
The next morning, Zummi didn't come down to eat again.
"Good Grief." Gruffi whined."Not again!"
"Tummi Dear, could you bring him up a plate? Don't eat it on the way
up."Grammi requested.
"Sure, no problem. Thanks for the warning." Tummi said as he walked up with
some food. He went upstairs, knocked on the door, and Zummi let him come in.
As usual, Zummi was sitting down and looking at the book.
" I brought you some breakfast." said Tummi
"No thank you." said Zummi sounding deppressed.
Tummi put the plate next to the book. He cut a piece of fried egg. He stuck a
forkful into Zummi's mouth really quickly. Zummi turned his head away from the
book and looked at him while he chewed.
Tummi grinned. "Well, at least I got you to move. I'll leave the food up here
just in case you change your mind, okay? See ya."
"Goodbye." said Zummi shaking his head.
Gusto and Cindi walked into his room shortly after Tummi left.They put
finishing touches on the carving. It was abstract and strange looking. Cindi
put a cloth over it. Gusto went downstairs and brought Tummi back up.The three
of them brought it downstairs and placed it near where all the Glen Gummis
were sitting.
"Here is our latest masterpiece! We call it Zummi in despair." uttered Cindi
enthusiastically.Gusto unveiled it. Gruffi gave it a dirty look. The other
glen Gummies looked at it strangely. A couple of barbic gummi bears walked by
and tried not to laugh at it.
"What the heck is that?" Gruffi yelled.
"I can see the resemblance. " said Sir Thornberry.
"You would." said Gruffi.
Grammi shook her head. "Come on Sunni. Let's go upstairs, and try to cheer
him up." she sounded annoyed. She and Sunni went into his room. Sunni
whispered into Grammi's ear, and she smiled.They walked over to Zummi's chair.
One stood on each side
of him.
"Mwa!" One of them kissed each one of his cheeks at the same time. He just
sat there.
"Land sakes! This is serious." Grammi whined. They went downstairs together.
Cubbi then entered the room.
"Hey Zummi! I know how to make you smile." Cubbi stood behind him and began
tickling his belly. Zummi laughed really hard, and the chair fell over. They
began tickling eachother on the floor and giggling. Then, Zummi got back up,
picked the chair back up, and sat back down in front of the book again.
"I give up."said the discouraged young bear. Cubbi ran out of the room, found
Gruffi, and told him what had happened. Gruffi then went into Zummi's room.
"Look Zummi, we all miss Gummi Glen. Just deal with it, and eat something
before you have a dizzy spell." Gruffi said this and then stormed out of the
room. Zummi's face lit up.
"Deal with it." Zummi repeated softly.
"Spell!" he exclaimed
He ate his fried egg, which was cold by then, but he had just gotten his
appetite back. He ran downstairs,and went outside and into the entrance to
the Great Library. Sir Thornberry was sitting there looking at a book. He
noticed that he came in.
"Hey Zummi, long time no see!" he said
"Hello." he said as he walked towards to the Great Book. He flipped
through it.
"Aha!!" Zummi yelled."I just found a spell that can bring back Gummi
Glen!" Zummi ran out of the library, and found Grammi and Gruffi outside.
"We have to go to Gummi Glen tomorow, I just found a restoration
spell." exclaimed Zummi.
"That's great!" said Grammi.
"I don't know, it sounds too good to be true, but I guess it's worth a
shot." said Gruffi.
The next day, after they said their goodbyes and packed the few belongings
they had. The glen Gummis rode the quick tunnels went back to their home. The
flood was gone, but there was still some dmage. Cindi and Gusto walked off and
went to Gusto's old home behind the waterfall. When they arrived, they stared
at the wreck that was once their home. Zummi took out his notes. He looked at
the glen.
"I sure hope this works. I know the old ways are no more,but put
things back the way they were before." he chanted
All the Damage done on the Glen was gone. The rest of the forest was
back to normal too. Cindi and Gusto were overjoyed as they watched Gusto's
home and his artwork become beautiful again.The problem was, Zummi
accidentally Zapped Grammi and Gruffi and turned them into cubs. Gruffi was an
infant, and Grammi appeared to be about Cubbi's age.
Zummi looked through his notes. "Oh dear. I need to look for the
counter spell in the Great Book, I can't seem to find it."
"WWWAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"Gruffi cried.
Sunni held Gruffi, gave him a kiss, and tried to soothe him."There,
there Gruffi, you'll be back to normal soon, I hope."
They all went into the glen through the entrances in the tree. It
just like they remembered it. Everything was just like it used to be before
the supertermite destroyed it. They had never been happier to see it. Grammi
chased Cubbi into the hall, and began playing a game of tag.Tummi tried his
very best to watch them.
"Wow Grammi, I never knew you were this much fun!" Cubbi shouted.
"I feel years younger! said Grammi. "Your it!" she caught him and
Cubbi began chasing after her.
Meanwhile, Zummi was in his old library looking for the counter spell
in the Great book. Sunni walked in. She had her arms stretched out, and was
holding up baby Gruffi by the armpits with her head turned to the side. She
had a disgusted look on her face.
"Zummi, eeww! Gruffi needs to be changed!" she whined.
" I am looking for the counter spell right now, why don't you ask
Gusto or Cindi to do it? he asked.
"They are at Gusto's place behind the waterfall. You know how the
lovebirds are. I'm not getting them." said Sunni.
"Then change him. He used to change yours. It's not going to kill you
to change one of his." said Zummi sounding annoyed.
Sunni sniffed the air and shivered. "Wanna bet! You're the one who
goofed the spell, you should change him." she answered back.
Gruffi screamed. Zummi was not in the mood to argue. He went into the
bathroom, and changed Gruffi's diaper. He then handed him back to Sunni."Here,
you keep him amused while I look for the spell." he said.
Sunni sat on the floor of the library, made silly faces and noises at
Gruffi, and tickled his chin."Aww, what a cute baby coochy coochy-OWW!" she
screamed as Gruffi bit her finger. "What a little grouch!"
Zummi smiled widely and laughed his usual silly laugh."Some things
never change."
Sunni smiled as she shook her sore finger out."It's nice that you have
your smile back, I really missed it."
Zummi giggled. "I almost forgot how cute him and Grammi were. But I
have the spell right here. I have to change them back,especially before Gruffi
needs another diaper, or Grammi and Cubbi tear the Glen up worse than the
termite did. I remember Grammi and I being the terrible twosome as cubs."
Sunni walked into the hallway where Cubbi and Grammi were playing.
"Alright Grammi! Zummi found the counter spell. It's time for you to
go back to normal." Sunni yelled.
"No!" Grammi protested. " I like being a cub!"
"Come on Grammi. You have to grow up sometime. No better time than
now." Tummi said as he picked little Grammi up.
"Alright." Grammi whined sadly.
Tummi gave Grammi a piggy back ride into the library, and Sunni and
Cubbi followed them. Sunni put baby Gruffi on the floor in the middle of the
room, and Grammi sat down next to him.
"Stand back everybody. Grummow ummup nummow!" Zummi chanted.
Gruffi and Grammi became grownups.
"It's so nice to finally have things back to normal." said Grammi.
"That's for sure!" said Gruffi
Gruffi and Grammi were back to their old selves. Gummi Glen, and Zummi's smile
were back the way everyone liked them. Everything was back to normal, for now.
Gummizine Needs Your Help
My goal is to involve all web using fans in this project. I need reoccuring articles, web reviews and even feature stories for future issues. The next issue wshould be up in November. If anyone is interested, please email me with your idea or full article. I will print just about anything and you will get full credit. Artwork is welcome also.
Hope to hear from you soon.
Thanks alot,
Flip of Dunwyn