Mr. Grumble: 41 (Mr. Men Classic Story Books)

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for like fifteen minutes while Jim ambles about, not doing much, and still talking to the original guy. In the jungle, a crocodile tricks them into using his back as a bridge and tries to toss them into his mouth, reminiscent of what the fox did to The Gingerbread Man. Noisy remains relatively the same in terms of appearance, though his shoes are changed from orange to brown and he is given a megaphone-styled bullhorn to emphasize his character trait.

Nosey asks him why he eats porridge on toast, his answer is: "I tried porridge sandwiches and I didn't like them. Greedy is then picked up by a giant who then teaches him a lesson and makes him eat all the giant food, making Mr. Tickle remains relatively the same in looks, though his hat has an aqua stripe and his arms are normally sized but can stretch out when needed. The first books introduced children to characters kids still recognise and love today, including the blue Mr.Slow appears under the titles Monsieur Lent (French), Don Tranquilo (Spanish), 느려씨 (Korean), 慢吞吞先生 (Taiwan), Ο Κύριος Αργοκίνητος (Greek), Fætter Langsom (Danish), Unser Herr Langsam (German).

As far as character traits go, he is still determined to tickle everyone he interacts with, but instead of doing it for mischief, he does it to make people happy and will stop when nobody wants him to tickle them, save for when the opportunity knocks with Mr. Mean rejects helping them, a spell is placed on a part of his body, such as his nose turning into a carrot, and his ears turning into tomatoes. In response, Roger drew a small orange man with extraordinarily long arms that could reach anywhere and tickle anyone. The moral is a variation on the classic if you can’t say something nice, then don’t say anything at all. Tall can't, because by the time it gets deep enough for him to swim, he will be out to the other side, so he just sits.

Muddle appears under the titles Monsieur Méli-Mélo (French), Don Confuso (Spanish), Unser Herr Durcheinander (German), Ο Κύριος Μπερδεμένος (Greek), 엉망씨 (Korean), 糊塗先生 (Taiwan), Meneertje Stuntel (Dutch). If I ever have kids, I will make sure they get the chance to experience these wonderful, colourful books.

Grumble is taught a lesson, which prompts him to rein in his immediate grumpy reaction to everything and everyone. One day, after first bouncing into the duckpond at a farm and then banging his head on the ceiling from bouncing off a chair, Mr. Good appears under the titles Monsieur Gentil (French), O Κύριος Καλοσυνάτος (Greek), Don Bueno (Spanish), Senhor Bonzinho (Portuguese), 好心先生 (Mandarin), and Il Signor Buon (Italian). One day when Mr Happy goes to meet Little Miss Sunshine he stumbles across Mr Nobody crying big fat wet tears. Oh, the coup ended that night—troops loyal to Correa busted him out of the barracks where he was being held prisoner.In the US and UK versions, he is voiced by Rick Zieff (credited as Danny Katiana) and Steve Kynman, respectively.