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Figure - Ceramic; Fabric; Embellishment: Agatha, the Whimble Witch
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Harvest in The Upper Meadows is the Pillow Whimbles' favorite time of year. The fall solstice marks not only the lengthening of nights and cooler days but also the annual Pillow Whimble Pumpkin Contest.
Lumenesians from all the colonies come during the week before the contest to admire the many Pillow Whimble pumpkin patches. They walk carefully between one row and another looking for both the largest and smallest pumpkin. Only one of each will win the prize.
Tension fills the late October air, inviting growing competition. As a result, it is not at all uncommon for thievery to occur in one or another of the pumpkin patches in the final days before the great event.
Years ago, certain designated Pillow Whimbles began dressing as pumpkins. In this disguise they became known as Whumpkins. This name blends Whimble and Pumpkin. Whumpkins are also know as "Guardians of the Patch."
Each year Agatha the Witch joins Whumpkin Devon who keeps the vigil in his kitchen garden. She arranges herself, broom at the ready, on the tippy top of the nearby Pillow Whimble's Cottage. Devon is in perfect camo, sporting a stunning pumpkin staff with which to swiftly inflict a blow on any intruder. For some time this year they have both been listening intently for any telltale sign - the crunching of fallen leaves, a snap of dead branches.
What do you think will happen?
Tabletop: approx. 3" w x 4" h; broom: approx. 4 1/2" l
Agatha, the Whimble Witch
$108.00