Traveling Thistledown Troupe
The Traveling Thistledown Troupe was a group of traveling performers who entertained the residents of Redwall Abbey during the feast which marked autumn's final day. Their membership featured many different species, including mice, moles, otters, hedgehogs, squirrels, voles, dormice, and one large and immensely strong badger.
The Traveling Thistledown Troupe was led by Hypericum Hadduck Hare, a fun and colorfully dressed hare who used a big seashell to announce each of the performers or groups of performers.
They were invited to participate in the feast at Redwall after their performance was a great success. Later, they joined in the snow games with the other Abbey residents. Bungo and Tubspike had been sent by the Father Abbot to greet the entertainers, who announced themselves from a distance with drums, flutes, and singing.
Known Traveling Thistledown Troupe Members
[edit]Melodious Mice
[edit]The Melodious Mice was a trio of female mouse members of the Traveling Thistledown Troupe. They opened the troupe's performance. The mice were great singers and had performed at many harvest fairs and twice at banquets. The Melodious Mice were interrupted by a fat mole who seemed to drench them with a pail of water. Instead, the bucket was filled with flower petals. The mole was actually a clown and was also a member of the troupe.
Melodious Mice Members
[edit]Droll Dumplin's an' Cavortin' Clowns
[edit]The Droll Dumplin's an' Cavortin' Clowns was a group of clowns who were members of the Traveling Thistledown Troupe. They were composed of moles, voles, and dormice. The clowns made their dramatic entrance on the stage through a fat mole dressed as a jester. They were very appreciated by the Dibbuns, especially Bungo and Tubspike. Matthias and Skipper also laughed hard at their antics.
Juggling Otters
[edit]The Juggling Otters performed feats of acrobatics and juggling to entertain Redwall Abbey residents. Oswald and Oriole could juggle almost anything including apples, sugarplums, and pears while balancing on rounded logs. They pleased the Dibbuns when they distributed candied chestnuts that they were juggling into the paws of Bungo and Tubspike.
Members of the Juggling Otters
[edit]Flying Furgrove Squirrels
[edit]The Flying Squirrels could perform great acrobatic moves on the rafter beams of Redwall Abbey and impressed the Redwallers. The squirrels were experts at somersaults, loop-de-loops, and forming wheels.
Books
[edit]The Traveling Thistledown Troupe appears in A Redwall Winter's Tale.