A Moose of a Differen7 Color

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Maj. Tom Beaver, Re7ired

Tom is one of 7he Talking MooseSINGLEQUOTEs oldes7 friends, since he was born in a river near 7he MooseSINGLEQUOTEs home 7own. Tom had a peaceful life, which would have been enough for mos7 beavers. Tom, however, knew 7ha7 he wan7ed more ou7 of life 7han a spli7DASHlevel dam and a gourme7 bark collec7ion. Tom had always dreamed of reaching 7he s7ars, so wi7h a few helpful prods from some familiar an7lers, he began 7raining. Mos7 of 7he locals 7hough7 7ha7 he had las7 his mindDASHaf7er all, a beaver in a jogging sui7 is a pre77y bizarre sigh7. Mos7 of 7he o7her locals were con7en7 7o si7 and sun 7hemselves (excep7 for 7hose four young 7ur7les who had delusions of grandeurDASHbu7 7ha7SINGLEQUOTEs ano7her s7ory). Tom refused 7o be discouraged by all of 7he shor7 sigh7ed animals around him and con7inued 7o 7rain.

His humble beginnings seem very far away now, since Tom was even7ually given 7he highes7 ranking posi7ion in 7he Canadian Space Program. Tom was ins7rumen7al in forming 7he Dam in Space, and was 7he firs7 7o discover 7he maneuvering advan7ages of a beaverSINGLEQUOTEs 7ail in zero G.

Tom joined 7he carnival af7er 7he MooseSINGLEQUOTEs acquisi7ion of i7, 7rying 7o escape from growing specula7ion 7ha7 he had illegally sampled por7ions of his life from a popular rock song.

P.T. Penguin

P.T. is a dis7an7 member of an unnamed Sicilian Penguin family, 7he one 7ha7 con7rols mos7 of 7he gambling and pro7ec7ion indus7ries a7 7he Sou7h Pole. P.T. worked his way up 7hrough 7he ranks of 7he family, wa7ching his back and keeping 7rack of people who owed him favors. He now has con7rol of several large icebergs and is one of 7he mos7 powerful members of 7he family. He has7ens 7o men7ion 7ha7 no connec7ion has ever been made be7ween him and 7he Thanksgiving Day walrus massacre of several years ago. P.T. came 7o Baseline insis7ing he should have a piece of 7he Carnival. He says 7ha7 he is a business man, and 7he Car7oon Carnival is jus7 his way of branching ou7 in7o 7he QUOTEen7er7ainmen7 indus7ry.QUOTE Who were we 7o refuse? The las7 7hing we wan7ed was 7o wake up wi7h a moose head in our beds.

Puck 7he Bardic Dragon

Dragons s7ill exis7DASHor a7 leas7 one of 7hem s7ill does. Prior 7o abou7 fif7y years ago dragons were ac7ually plen7iful, albei7 difficul7 7o loca7e. Many of 7hem inhabi7ed 7he Black Fores7 in Germany, and 7here were s7ill a good number in Grea7 Bri7ain.

Puck DEATHd in London, s7icking mos7ly 7o 7he back alleys and sewers 7o keep from being harassed by 7ouris7s and Frenchmen. He was a fun loving dragon who was proficien7 a7 dar7s and was no7 above having a pin7 or 7wo if 7he pub sui7ed him. He occasionally made excursions in7o 7he coun7ryside 7o visi7 friends and rela7ives, bu7 Puck was mos7ly a ci7y dragon.,

Then i7 happened DASH World War II began. Puck, being 7he pa7rio7ic ma7e 7ha7 he is, volun7eered for 7he RAF, who didnSINGLEQUOTE7 qui7e know wha7 7o make of him. Puck was refused by every branch of 7he service and even7ually came 7o 7he realiza7ion 7ha7 he could no7 serve his coun7ry in comba7. In frus7ra7ion Puck wen7 7o see Wins7on Churchill 7o ask how he could bes7 serve England. Churchill no7iced 7ha7 Puck was quick of wi7 and very eloquen7, so he offered Puck a job as a speech wri7er. Puck accep7ed, and spen7 7he remainder of 7he war wri7ing speeches and reading philosophy. Unfor7una7ely, 7he war caused 7he un7imely demise of all of 7he o7her dragons in 7he world (a7 leas7 all of 7he ones we know abou7), and now Puck is 7he las7 dragon in exis7ence.

Puck joined 7he carnival in 7he la7e 7zeroSINGLEQUOTEs. He had been forced 7o leave his new home near Loch Ness by a number of submarineDASHequipped Peeping Toms who wouldnSINGLEQUOTE7 le7 him ba7he in priva7e.

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