Gnome families are very much like human families. Gnomes will grow up and take on an occupation that best suits them. When very young their parents will expose them to many trades and eventually each one will discover what he or she enjoys.
They work at night in the woods and sometimes in human dwellings, it is not sheer coincidence that the word gnome itself is derived from Kuba-Walda, which means " home administrator" or "home spirit" in the ancient Germanic language. In rural areas these home administrators often live in the rafters of barns, where, if they are treated well, they keep an eye on the livestock as well as crops. Another variant of their name translates as "to put in order" or "do odd jobs" - with or without an apron.
Males indulge in pipe-smoking
Males think of marriage about age 200 years
Gnome women deck themselves out with blossoms or berry-bearing twigs for the celebrations
Greetings, farewells and goodnights are expressed by rubbing noses.
Gnomes are 7 times as strong as a man.
Brain capacity larger than man’s.
Hair grays very early, baldness unknown.
Life-span is around 400 years.
Not tone deaf.
Fingertips as sensitive as those of a blind person.
Fingerprints are mainly of a circular pattern.
Heart attacks unknown.
Capable of smelling 19 times better than man.
Sense of direction (as good as a homing pigeon)
ESP...(nonverbal communication over great distances)
Weather forecasting
Visit their birthday tree yearly...often live under it
Birth of gnomes is always twins
Pregnancy lasts 12 months
Girl children are raised by their mothers and neighbor women in homely arts.
Boys at age 13 are taught the manly ways and taught his fathers trade
Boys at age 75 years are introduced to the members of the Regional Council, a few he may already know.
Gnomes love to dance and fine occasion to celebrate.
Woodland Gnome
The woodland, or forest, gnome is probably the most common. But this is difficult to verify, as he is not fond of showing himself to man and has many escape routes. His physical appearance resembles that of the ordinary gnome
Dune Gnome
The dune gnome is a fraction larger than the woodland gnome. He, too, avoids contact with man. His clothing sometimes is remarkable drab. The female of this gnome type does not wear gray clothes; hers are khaki-colored.
Garden Gnome
The garden gnome belongs to the general type. He lives in old gardens, even those hemmed in between the new houses of modern "model" cities. His nature is on the somber side, and he rather enjoys telling melancholy tales. If he begins to feel too closed in , he simply goes to the woods. But, as he is quite learned, he sometimes feels out of place there.
Farm Gnome
The farm gnome resembles the house gnome but is of a more constant nature and is conservative in all matters.
House Gnome
The house gnome is a special sort. He resembles an ordinary gnome but he has the most knowledge of mankind. Owing to the fact that he often inhabits historic old houses, he has seen both rich and poor, and heard a great deal. He speaks and understands man’s language; gnome kings are chosen from his family. These gnomes (Farm and House) are good-natured, always ready for a lark or to tease; they are never malevolent, with a few exceptions, of course. If a gnome is really wicked—which happens only once in a thousand –it is due to bad genes that result from crossbreeding in faraway places.
Siberian Gnome
The Siberian gnome has been the most affected by crossbreeding. He is centimeters larger than the European type and associates freely with trolls. In certain regions there is not a single gnome to be trusted. The Siberian gnome takes revenge for even the slightest offense by killing cattle, causing bad harvests, droughts, abnormally cold weather, and so forth. The less said about him, the better.
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