| The Gum Chewers | |
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Real Name |
Unknown |
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First Appearance |
Dot and Tot of Merryland (1901) |
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Original Publisher |
George M. Hill Co. |
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Created by |
L. Frank Baum |
Origin[]
In the Valley of Bonbons, those who are naughty venture over to a row of low bushes where grow all kinds of chewing gums and pick them. For this, they are punished.
"But I thought they had no teeth," said Dot.
As explained by the Candy Man: "Their gums are hardened by long use, so they are able to chew as well as you do. This gum-chewing is a very disagreeable habit, as doubtless you know; so when anyone is discovered indulging in this habit, we make them come out here to the mountains and sit on the rocks for seven days and seven nights. It is a terrible disgrace, of course; but all naughtiness must be punished in some way."
Public Domain Appearances[]
- Dot and Tot of Merryland