Grubskirm - the name says it all

Yes, it sounds like some awful type of German food dish, but is actually the name of the most reviled teacher at Gemmy's school.

The swall toad himself - pencil sketch

He is described as: "Mr Grubskirm, a short and squat man, had his back to Gemmy.  At the best of times he held a high disdain for students. Punishment and giving poor marks seemed to be the only thing the man enjoyed. But, as usual, Gemmy had never been one for trouble or failure. Gemmy was relieved not to see the smug look on the teacher’s toad-like face. The gray hair’s that sprung out in wiry coils above his ears seemed to perk with glee, creating a grotesque affect."

Here's a bit from the book that precedes the excerpt I posted the other day.


Enjoy!
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Excerpt from Strange Chronicles: The Mighty Orange-Peel by Themo H. Peel
"‘Perhaps someone with such amphibian like features has an underdeveloped sense of hearing?’

[Gemmy] had done it again. Oh mince, I said that instead of thinking it as well.

Mr Grubskirm’s eyes bulged as he inhaled a deep breath.

Well, there’s no reasoning out of this now. ‘You know when you puff out your chest like that you look even more like a swall toad,’ he said."