
Themorningafterhewasawakenedbyanoisewhichsoundedlikebombsdropping.ItwastheloudlandpostmanknockingatMr.Quiet'sdoor.BANG!BANG!BANG!BANG!Mr.Quietwentandopenedthedoor.MORNING,shoutedthepostman.LETTERFORYO

Youhaveveryshortarms!shesaidtoMr.Tickle.Ilikeyourbeard!shesaidtoMr.Funny.

OnTuesdayMr.TicklewenttoundtoAbracadabraCottage.Heknockedatthefrontdoor.Open,saidavoiceinside.Ohhello,smiledlittleMissMagicasthedooropenedbyitselfandshesawwhowasstandingthere.Comein!

But.Justbeforeshedid,somethinghappened.TWEAK!Theinvisiblenosetweakerhadstruckagain.Andithurt!Ouch!criedlittleMissNaughty.Andranawayevenfasterthanherlittlelegswouldcarryher.

Ofcoursehedid!Butnotbeforehehadbroughtherbacksafetydowntotheground.Stopit!laughedLittleMissSomersault.IpromiseIwon'tdoanythingsofoolishagain!AndoffwentMr.Tickletolookforsomebodyelsetotickle.

Fouro'clockcame.Therewasaloudknockatthedoor.LittleMissShyhidbehindherchair.Thedooropened.

Itstartedtorain!Andthetroublewas,themoreitstartedtorain,themoreitrained.Andthetroublewas,themoreitrained.themoreMissSplendidgotwet.Andthetroublewas,thewettershegot,thewetterherhatgot.Whatasorrysight!D

Andnow,everyweek,MrStrongcollectslittleMissTinyandtakesherofftoseeherfriends.ThreeweeksagohetookhertoseeMrFunny,whotoldhersomanyjokesshejustcouldn'tstoplaughingallday.

Andshejumpedontothetablesoshecouldpretendtobeaclownandmakeherfriendslaugh.Butnobodylaughed.

MrBrave,shecontinued,Idareyoutowalkacrossthattightrope!

That'sright.Mr.Greedy.Hello,criedMr.Clever.I'mTheCleverestPersonInTheWorld!Ohgood,saidMr.Greedy.thenyoucantellmetherecipeoftheworld'smostdeliciouusdish.Helickedhislips.Ilikefood,heexplained.

There'sagooseasleepinthetain?repeatedFarmerFieldsslowly.ButIdon'thaveanygeese,andanywayitisn'training.Areyousurethatwasthemessage?PoorMrForgetful.He'dgotitallwrong,andhecouldn'trememberhowtogetitallri

Itwasn'tanygood,andtheydidn'tcatchanyfish,andsotheydecidedtogohomebeforeitbecamedark.Helpmepulltheboatupontothebeach,calledGeorge.Rightho,saidMr.Muddle,andpushedtheboatbackintothewater.Georgewasjustab

Beanenginedriver!suggestedMrFunny.Canyouimagine?No!No!

Theywerehalfwayacrosstheriveronthecrocodile'sbackwhenthecrocodilegrinnedarathernastygrin-allteethandnosmile.Then,flickinghisenormoustail,andshootingJackandMrDaydreamupintotheair,thecrocodileopenedhish