Characters
The King – The King of the Bottersnikes, by far the fattest, meanest and almost the laziest.
Chank – By far the smartest Bottersnike (he thinks) and believes he should be King.
Gubbo – Chank's dull-witted but loyal sidekick.
The Weathersnike – The oldest and most learned Bottersnike. He has been forecasting weather since Halley's Comet and is often blamed for the bad weather he predicts.
Glob - The most cunning Bottersnike. He's the one who often thinks up ideas, especially catching Gumbles.
Snorg – The laziest Bottersnike. Proudly the only one who can go to sleep hanging upside down.
Smiggles – The only ‘snike whose dreams become solid. Quite handy when you need something now, but has the unfortunate catch of the previous dream disappearing to make room for the next one whenever Smiggles falls asleep. Quite precarious when you are a Bottersnike on a dreamed bridge and Smiggles is starting to doze.
Tinkingumble – A Gumble with very good ideas. Each time he gets an idea, a clear, bright 'tink' sound comes from his head.
Happigumble – The most worriesome and cautious Gumble, but likes fun as much as the rest.
Tootngumble – Toots unconsciously when danger is anywhere near.
Willigumble – The youngest, rashest and most danger-prone Gumble. He is always late for everything and has a tendency to be rather tardy, which ends up coming in useful on at least one occasion.
Fixngumble – The best at working with his hands, whether it be alarm clocks, ladders or tape recorders.
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