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The Gremlins Complete Text

Gus languished in a hospital for many weeks. He lay in a small, dark room, with his right leg in a long splint.

All the time Gremlin Gus sat on the bed rail above his head and kept watch.

All the men from his squadron came to visit him and the tales they had to tell about the work of the gremlins were harrowing indeed.

At night the gremlins would move the flare path over to an adjacent field; they pushed whole mountains up into the clouds; they altered the position of marker beacons at night and of familiar landmarks by day.

Then Gus spoke up, slightly muffled by bandages:

"Look here, fellows. You may think I've been wasting my time all these weeks in the hospital – but I haven't. I've given the gremlin problem the most serious thought, and I think I've found the answer. We've been neglecting our duty – listen." And while the boys gathered roun, Gus outlined in great detail his plans for the first Gremlin Training School.