
In a bustling little town where imagination runs as wild as the wind, three mischievous siblings—Willie, Wallie, and Huldy Ann—set out to build the most extraordinary statue anyone has ever seen: a towering figure made entirely of chewing‑gum. Their colossal creation, taller than the local hotel, becomes an instant spectacle, drawing crowds who marvel at its soft, pliable limbs and gargantuan grin. As the gum hardens under the summer sun, the townspeople find themselves both enchanted and bewildered by the strange new landmark that now dominates the main street.
Soon the gum giant begins to wobble, melt, and attract a parade of curious onlookers, prompting a frantic scramble to keep the impossible structure from toppling over. The siblings, joined by an eclectic cast of neighbors, devise daring contraptions—cables, ropes, and even a makeshift pulley system—to steady the wobbling behemoth. Their slap‑stick attempts to tame the sticky titan set the stage for further uproarious escapades that promise even more laughter and chaos in this delightfully off‑beat folktale.
Language
en
Duration
~17 minutes (16K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by David Edwards, Anne Storer, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)
Release date
2009-12-12
Rights
Public domain in the USA.
Subjects

1866–1951
A playful American writer and illustrator, he helped shape modern nonsense verse and left a lasting mark on popular language. He is best remembered for the "Goops" books, the "Purple Cow," and for helping popularize the word "blurb."
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