The Gamage Cup Author:Carol Kendall The Minnipins were a sober and sedate people who dressed in browns and dark greens, minded their own jobs, lived securely in an isolated mountain valley, and never questioned the authority of the Periods, the leading family--that is, all but a handful of the Minnipins: Curley Green, who painted pictures and wore a bright scarlet cloak; Muggles, ... more »who supervised the Museum; Walter the Earl, who dug for ancient records; Gummy, who made up funny jingles and roamed the hills and fields; and Mingy, the town treasurer. When these upstarts dared to challenge the wisdom of the Periods, they were outlawed. High on the mountain where the little group of exiles established a new home, they discovered that the Minnipins' ancient enemies, the Mushrooms or Hairless Ones, had found a way into the valley and were preparing to attack. Could the Minnipins be roused in time? Would they survive?« less