PONDER • WANDER • MIKEY THYME
Mikey’s MelonsPonder • Wander • Mikey Thyme

The shed holds a few questions

The Gnome Files.

You don’t have to open every file. Start with the one that caught your eye.

The Gnome Files cabinet inside the shed
FILE 001The size of a gnome

Gnomes can change their size. A small glimpse doesn’t tell you how large—or how small—Mikey will be when you look again. This is particularly inconvenient for Biff’s crates.

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FILE 002The Night Watchman

Rumpy’s purpose begins after sunset. To protect the woods, he has to notice what is happening in them. Listening takes practice.

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FILE 003A note finds its way

Hope writes the notes and sends them in bottles. Their destination is the person who needs them, including friends far from the land. The water keeps the deeper explanation.

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FILE 004The map is still growing

Atlas records what he sees. A map can hold a path without answering every question about where it leads.

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FILE 005The Gnome Catcher

Biff keeps changing the size of the crate. Mikey keeps changing the size of Mikey. The bait has a habit of disappearing.

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FILE 006A boat called Bog Bouncer

Its leaf sail belongs to a small adventure on the water. Its name is Bog Bouncer. Follow it downstream.

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The place behind the doorway.

The shed is real. The questions have a life of their own.

Rumpy with his lantern, tucked beside the files
Mikey lifts a lantern beneath the cracked floor while a mouse peeks out