"Fear not for the Future. Weep not for the Past."
Growing Up
From the shadows Mumble watched his peers sing. They all sang wonderfully. But none sang more beautifully than Gloria.
Gloria may have been the youngest, but in singing she was the best.
Her soft, innocent, angelic voice fluttered pure and clear in the Antarctic air.
Gloria & Classmates:
There's a World,
Where I can go
And tell my secrets to –
In my room,
In my room.
Now it's dark,
And I'm alone –
But I won't be afraid.
In my room,
In my room.
The months passed. Mumble, Gloria, and the other chicks started to grow up.
But things just got harder for Mumble.
He was shunned by everyone around him. He was shunned by everyone except his family.
Gloria didn't shun Mumble either, but she never saw him. Tragically, you have to remember that her parents forbade her from visiting Mumble.
Girls: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord.
Boys: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord.
Girls: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord.
Boys: Sing Hallelujah!
Boys: HA – LE – LU – JAH!
Girls: Sing Hallelujah! Sing Hallelujah!
Both: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord!
Boys: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord.
Girls: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord.
Boys: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord.
Girls: Sing Hallelujah!
Girls: HA – LE – LU – JAH!
Boys: Sing Hallelujah! Sing Hallelujah!
Both: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord!
Gloria: Sing Hallelujah to the Lord!
POV – Mumble
Gloria. Just… Gloria. She is so cute – so beautiful. She sounds so cute and beautiful, too.
She is innocent, kind, adventurous, and she has a loving heart.
Do I have a chance to be with her? Oh 'Guin, please…
POV – Normal
Despite his suffering, Mumble decided to hold fast to his faith. His faith in himself was all he had now.
"I'll hang on… for Mom," he thought to himself, remembering his promise to his Mother.
That night he cuddled up under his mother's pouch, smiling contentedly.
"I love you, Mom," he whispered.
"I love you too, my Son," Norma Jean whispered back, "I love you more than you could ever know."