"Oh little gnome it is so on", Jasmine thought. Rethinking her strategy, she stopped running. Jasmine knew that gnomes weren't supposed to be very smart. She was no expert on garden gnome behavior, but this one seemed to be enjoying the chase. When she stopped running, so did the gnome. Apparantly he decided to change his strategy too because now he was heading straight for Jasmine. She let him come and when he got close enough, she used her foot to stop his progress.

She had to move quickly because Mr. Gnome was trying very hard to bite at her foot and ankle. Again he tried to slip away, but this time Jasmine managed to catch him by one ankle before he escaped. It was a good thing she had on her gloves because Jasmine could feel him struggling to get at her hands. Shifting her grip she held him upside down and as far away from her body as possible. Now it was time to swing.