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Character Name: Jimmy
Fandom: De Fawg Pin books by Donna Jo Napoli
Canon or Alternate Universe: AU. Instead of turning back into a frog just before the hag turned into a large rock, he stayed a boy.
Canon Point: After The Pickpocket of the Palace by a few months
Species: Fawg/frog. He's the son of a man-turned-frog and a frog, but he's currently in a human(ish) body.
Age: 14
Appearance: He has greenish skin that peels if he's away from water too long or spends too much time in the sun, and shoulder-length brown, curly hair. His fourth toe is longer than normal. (The only colored picture I have of him is here)
Background: Once upon a time, a hag turned a prince into a frog. He didn't make a very good frog -- his tongue got in the way when he tried to talk, he didn't want to eat bugs, and he didn't act like a frog should act. Normal frogs don't fight, they run and hide, but the prince didn't know that. He fought bigger frogs, a box turtle, and the hag when she came back. Luckily, he met Jade, another frog, who tried explaining the way he should act. He tried to explain that he wasn't just a normal frog, he was the frog prince, but his tongue got in the way, so he called himself "de fawg pin." Since Jade couldn't tell what he was trying to say, she decided his name was Pin.
Jimmy is the son of Pin and Jade. Pin disappeared a short while after he was born, but Jimmy has heard many stories and misses his father. Like Pin, Jimmy isn't exactly a normal frog -- he and his brothers and sisters call themselves fawgs. They're faster thinking than other frogs, try to take care of each other (frogs usually mind their own business), and croak with only their left vocal sac. Jimmy is the smartest and bravest of his brothers and sisters, and his mother calls him Dreamer because he is always thinking of unfroglike things.
Jimmy lived in a pond for most of his life, along with his brothers, sisters, and mother, and a variety of other pond creatures. His biggest worry was the big box turtle that kept trying to eat him and the other frogs/fawgs. There was a man who visited the pond fairly often, and told stories about Pin and other strange things. He brought a horse with him that Jimmy decided was his horse, and Jimmy would imagine hopping out of the pond to ride on the horse's head. Other than that, Jimmy lived a simple life, just swimming around in the pond and eating bugs.
One day, an old hag showed up and threatened the pond, saying she would dry it up if she wasn't given her magic ring back. She also caught Jimmy and tried to curse him, but her powers wouldn't work without the ring. Jimmy knew that the man who often visited the pond had the ring, and that the man lived in a palace. He headed off for the palace, followed by his friend Gracie (who was just a regular frog). When he got there, he was attacked by a cat that scratched his leg. Sally, a princess, chased the cat away, and kissed his scratch to try and make it better. This caused the hag's curse to work, and Jimmy was turned into a human.
There was a lot of confusion, after which everyone decided that Jimmy was the extra kitchen boy that was supposed to have been sent from the nearest town. He was given a set of clothes and told to clean up the kitchen. While he was there, Sally caught Gracie and kept her in a bowl filled with water. She came to yell at Jimmy (who everyone was calling "Timmy" since he lisped when he tried to say his name) because she needed someone to complain to -- her sister was getting married to a prince in a few days, and Sally wasn't very happy about it. While she was complaining, Jimmy found out that she had captured a frog (Gracie, who had followed Jimmy) and demanded that she let it go. Sally got upset and ran off into the castle, with Jimmy quickly following. They ran into the dining hall where Sally's sister, their father, and the man from the pond were eating. While Jimmy was distracted by the sight of the man from the pond, Sally marched over and demanded that they tell the kitchen boy (him) that she could keep the frog if she wanted to.
The man from the pond agreed with Jimmy, that the frog should be set free. After some arguing, Jimmy wound up in possession of Gracie. He tucked her into his pocket, and went on a walk with the man from the pond. After some time, he wound up trying to steal the ring, but the man from the pond saw him, and he was thrown into a jail cell under the palace. He stayed there for a few hours, until Sally came to bother him, and he escaped. He couldn't leave entirely, though, because he still needed the ring.
He snuck back into the palace, and into the man from the pond's room. The man woke while Jimmy was looking for the ring, and they had another talk. The man said that he was Pin, that he had been turned into a man. Jimmy didn't believe him, and decided to run away, back to the pond. When he got there, he set Gracie down on the ground, and suddenly the hag appeared. The hag threatened to dry out the pond again, and suddenly Gracie dropped the ring from her mouth - she had stolen it while she was at the palace. Jimmy picked up the ring, and wished that it would turn the hag into her true shape. She threw her drying-potion at him, so he had to dive and catch it, which meant he dropped the ring. When she went to pick it up, however, she suddenly became a huge rock, and the ring was stuck underneath her.
Pin, or the man from the pond, rode up just afterward, and congratulated Jimmy on conquering the hag. Jimmy was proud of having saved the pond, but sad that he couldn't go back to being a frog. He didn't like being a human very much. It's been a few months since then, and he's currently living with the prince, the prince's wife Marissa, and Sally in the palace. The prince has claimed him as his son, and Jimmy is trying to come to terms with having Sally as a sister - even if she's only a half sister - and looking for a way to change back into a frog.
Reality Description: The palace has just gotten a moat - not because they're in any danger of invasion, but because Pin and Jimmy would like to swim in it. Pin is married to Marissa, who is Sally's sister, and the three of them plus Jimmy live in the palace. The palace has a well nearby, and the pond is about an hour's ride (on horseback) from the palace.
There was an evil hag who could cast spells, but she's a rock now. Presumably there are other beings with magic, but Jimmy hasn't encountered any.
Powers/Abilities: He jumps very well (at one point, someone accuses him of flying) for a human, if not as well as he could as a frog. He's a very good swimmer, but that's taken a lot of practice. He can also speak frog.
Fandom: De Fawg Pin books by Donna Jo Napoli
Canon or Alternate Universe: AU. Instead of turning back into a frog just before the hag turned into a large rock, he stayed a boy.
Canon Point: After The Pickpocket of the Palace by a few months
Species: Fawg/frog. He's the son of a man-turned-frog and a frog, but he's currently in a human(ish) body.
Age: 14
Appearance: He has greenish skin that peels if he's away from water too long or spends too much time in the sun, and shoulder-length brown, curly hair. His fourth toe is longer than normal. (The only colored picture I have of him is here)
Background: Once upon a time, a hag turned a prince into a frog. He didn't make a very good frog -- his tongue got in the way when he tried to talk, he didn't want to eat bugs, and he didn't act like a frog should act. Normal frogs don't fight, they run and hide, but the prince didn't know that. He fought bigger frogs, a box turtle, and the hag when she came back. Luckily, he met Jade, another frog, who tried explaining the way he should act. He tried to explain that he wasn't just a normal frog, he was the frog prince, but his tongue got in the way, so he called himself "de fawg pin." Since Jade couldn't tell what he was trying to say, she decided his name was Pin.
Jimmy is the son of Pin and Jade. Pin disappeared a short while after he was born, but Jimmy has heard many stories and misses his father. Like Pin, Jimmy isn't exactly a normal frog -- he and his brothers and sisters call themselves fawgs. They're faster thinking than other frogs, try to take care of each other (frogs usually mind their own business), and croak with only their left vocal sac. Jimmy is the smartest and bravest of his brothers and sisters, and his mother calls him Dreamer because he is always thinking of unfroglike things.
Jimmy lived in a pond for most of his life, along with his brothers, sisters, and mother, and a variety of other pond creatures. His biggest worry was the big box turtle that kept trying to eat him and the other frogs/fawgs. There was a man who visited the pond fairly often, and told stories about Pin and other strange things. He brought a horse with him that Jimmy decided was his horse, and Jimmy would imagine hopping out of the pond to ride on the horse's head. Other than that, Jimmy lived a simple life, just swimming around in the pond and eating bugs.
One day, an old hag showed up and threatened the pond, saying she would dry it up if she wasn't given her magic ring back. She also caught Jimmy and tried to curse him, but her powers wouldn't work without the ring. Jimmy knew that the man who often visited the pond had the ring, and that the man lived in a palace. He headed off for the palace, followed by his friend Gracie (who was just a regular frog). When he got there, he was attacked by a cat that scratched his leg. Sally, a princess, chased the cat away, and kissed his scratch to try and make it better. This caused the hag's curse to work, and Jimmy was turned into a human.
There was a lot of confusion, after which everyone decided that Jimmy was the extra kitchen boy that was supposed to have been sent from the nearest town. He was given a set of clothes and told to clean up the kitchen. While he was there, Sally caught Gracie and kept her in a bowl filled with water. She came to yell at Jimmy (who everyone was calling "Timmy" since he lisped when he tried to say his name) because she needed someone to complain to -- her sister was getting married to a prince in a few days, and Sally wasn't very happy about it. While she was complaining, Jimmy found out that she had captured a frog (Gracie, who had followed Jimmy) and demanded that she let it go. Sally got upset and ran off into the castle, with Jimmy quickly following. They ran into the dining hall where Sally's sister, their father, and the man from the pond were eating. While Jimmy was distracted by the sight of the man from the pond, Sally marched over and demanded that they tell the kitchen boy (him) that she could keep the frog if she wanted to.
The man from the pond agreed with Jimmy, that the frog should be set free. After some arguing, Jimmy wound up in possession of Gracie. He tucked her into his pocket, and went on a walk with the man from the pond. After some time, he wound up trying to steal the ring, but the man from the pond saw him, and he was thrown into a jail cell under the palace. He stayed there for a few hours, until Sally came to bother him, and he escaped. He couldn't leave entirely, though, because he still needed the ring.
He snuck back into the palace, and into the man from the pond's room. The man woke while Jimmy was looking for the ring, and they had another talk. The man said that he was Pin, that he had been turned into a man. Jimmy didn't believe him, and decided to run away, back to the pond. When he got there, he set Gracie down on the ground, and suddenly the hag appeared. The hag threatened to dry out the pond again, and suddenly Gracie dropped the ring from her mouth - she had stolen it while she was at the palace. Jimmy picked up the ring, and wished that it would turn the hag into her true shape. She threw her drying-potion at him, so he had to dive and catch it, which meant he dropped the ring. When she went to pick it up, however, she suddenly became a huge rock, and the ring was stuck underneath her.
Pin, or the man from the pond, rode up just afterward, and congratulated Jimmy on conquering the hag. Jimmy was proud of having saved the pond, but sad that he couldn't go back to being a frog. He didn't like being a human very much. It's been a few months since then, and he's currently living with the prince, the prince's wife Marissa, and Sally in the palace. The prince has claimed him as his son, and Jimmy is trying to come to terms with having Sally as a sister - even if she's only a half sister - and looking for a way to change back into a frog.
Reality Description: The palace has just gotten a moat - not because they're in any danger of invasion, but because Pin and Jimmy would like to swim in it. Pin is married to Marissa, who is Sally's sister, and the three of them plus Jimmy live in the palace. The palace has a well nearby, and the pond is about an hour's ride (on horseback) from the palace.
There was an evil hag who could cast spells, but she's a rock now. Presumably there are other beings with magic, but Jimmy hasn't encountered any.
Powers/Abilities: He jumps very well (at one point, someone accuses him of flying) for a human, if not as well as he could as a frog. He's a very good swimmer, but that's taken a lot of practice. He can also speak frog.