I for one gave up on eating Gnomes (or any bi-peds) when I was a mere hatchling as a wise Ancient dragon told me they were fattening.
I wouldn't be inclined to hoard a Gnome either, since I find Dwarves are less inclined to making items of a whimsical/fanciful nature and therefore of greater value to the hoard. However, I have yet to find a cooperative Dwarf to hoard.
Snickel or Snikkel either one does not seem to translate to English [^o)]. Neither of which is a pleasant language to speak in either case. The Old Tongue being much more elegant and suited to Draconic speech.
It all reminds me of a time when before the great Battle of Tazoon, when I was engaged in a debate with several gnomes and dwarves on the relative merits of salt rock and why it seemed to pop up everywhere, regardless of what you may have been gathers, and......(trails off into pointless long winded story).....