Gertrude Doodles

(Cotton Falls Kingdom)

Kind of creature: Black potbellied pig

Looks like: A chubby potbellied pig

Distinguishing features: A beautiful white star on her forehead, large, soft brown eyes with long lashes, white front paws

Typical clothing: Elegant floor-length dresses, light brown shoes, large straw hats

Quirks: Often has food in her paws

Likes to do: Eat, the Flower Club, the park, Wilbur’s maze and pond

Best quality: The person everyone goes to for advice

Worst quality: Eats till her belly is round

Really loves: Fine clothing and shopping at the village square for groceries

Really hates: Rain, ice, and snow

Favorite food: All foods

Hates this food: Celery

Family members: Cousin to Lady Willow

Friends: Lady Willow and Iris Wilboar, Daisy May, Rambo, Petunia, Emily Rose

Favorite saying: Gosh, I’m hungry

Occupation: Local teacher 

Home/Dwelling

Exterior

Size: Two-story

Looks Like: A small, old English church

Made from: Stone, with a slate roof

Special Features: Arched windows, an arched stone walkway up to the house

Interior:

Rooms: Six

Furniture Style: Upper-class Victorian

Special Features: Shiny wood floors with large olive-green printed area rugs, thick olive drapes, a large olive sofa with two matching chairs in horse/hound fabric, a small writing table near a life-sized painting of Gertrude in a gold frame, a white marble fireplace with a long mantel and a large arched mirror above it. On the mantel, dark wooden candlestick holders on both sides, a Victorian clock, flanked by photos of her in heavy silver frames. In the bedroom, a hand-crafted four-poster bed covered with fine lace netting, with a canopy matching the olive drapes, two olive and tan-printed small slipper chairs at the end of the bed, the luxurious bed cover in matching fabric to the bedspread

Outside:

Location: Near the town square, a short walk away from the schoolhouse

How to Get There: Along a small pebbled winding path

Garden: Small and fenced-in garden with lots of pretty, colorful flowers, like violets, heather, and marigolds

Special Features: The detailed stone arch by the front door