The Mymble
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The Mymble is a description given to two different characters in the Moomin
books and comic strips by Finnish author Tove Jansson
.
In The Exploits of Moominpappa
there is a matriarchal character known as "The Mymble". She is the mother of a very large and unspecified number of children, including Little My
, Snufkin
, and a girl referred to simply as "the Mymble's Daughter", who appears to be the eldest of the Mymble's children, and helps her mother with child care for her younger brothers and sisters. In later books and in the comic strips the Mymble's Daughter comes to be known as just "The Mymble". She appears again as a relatively minor character in Moominsummer Madness
, Moominland Midwinter
and the comic strips, and is a significant character in Moominvalley in November
. She has long legs, red rubber boots, and glossy reddish-yellow hair that she wears in a little topknot on her head. "It's nice being a Mymble [Mymble thought]. I feel absolutely splendid from tip to toe." (--Moominvalley in November, chapter 6.) The elder 'mother' Mymble has a very round figure, pointed ears, and a very cheerful disposition.
Apart from her appearance in The Exploits of Moominpappa she appears fairly briefly in the Moomin comic strips as rather more self-occupied and snooty, as well as a questionable mother, preferring to pour lemonade over her many tearaway children instead of actually scolding them for their bad behavior. She also often foists the care of her children onto her eldest daughter and the Moomin family, even telling them over the phone to keep Little My when she gets left behind at their house, as she has too many children already.
Moomin
The Moomins are the central characters in a series of books and a comic strip by Swedish-Finn illustrator and writer Tove Jansson, originally published in Swedish by Schildts in Finland. They are a family of trolls who are white and roundish, with large snouts that make them resemble hippopotamuses...
books and comic strips by Finnish author Tove Jansson
Tove Jansson
Tove Marika Jansson was a Swedish-Finnish novelist, painter, illustrator and comic strip author. She is best known as the author of the Moomin books.- Biography :...
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In The Exploits of Moominpappa
The Exploits of Moominpappa
The Exploits of Moominpappa, first published in 1950 and then considerably revised in 1968 under the title Moominpappa's Memoirs, is the fourth book in the Moomin series by Tove Jansson. The story found in this book is mentioned in the previous Moomin books, as Moominpappa writes his memoirs in...
there is a matriarchal character known as "The Mymble". She is the mother of a very large and unspecified number of children, including Little My
Little My
Little My is a character in the Moomin series of books by Tove Jansson. She first appears in the fourth book, The Exploits of Moominpappa . She is a small, determined and fiercely independent Mymble. When she wants something done, she does it straight away...
, Snufkin
Snufkin
Snufkin is a character in the Moomin series of books authored by Swedish-speaking Finn Tove Jansson, appearing in six of the nine books...
, and a girl referred to simply as "the Mymble's Daughter", who appears to be the eldest of the Mymble's children, and helps her mother with child care for her younger brothers and sisters. In later books and in the comic strips the Mymble's Daughter comes to be known as just "The Mymble". She appears again as a relatively minor character in Moominsummer Madness
Moominsummer Madness
Moominsummer Madness is the fourth in the series of Tove Jansson's Moomins books, published in 1954.The novel forms the basis of episodes 28-30 in the 1990 TV series.-Plot summary:...
, Moominland Midwinter
Moominland Midwinter
Moominland Midwinter is the fifth in the series of Tove Jansson's Moomins books, published in 1957.This book sees Jansson adopt a darker, more introspective tone compared to the earlier books that is continued in the remainder of the series.Often in the book Moomintroll is either lonely,...
and the comic strips, and is a significant character in Moominvalley in November
Moominvalley in November
Moominvalley in November is the ninth and final book in the Moomin series by Finnish author Tove Jansson, and was first published in both her native Swedish and English in 1971...
. She has long legs, red rubber boots, and glossy reddish-yellow hair that she wears in a little topknot on her head. "It's nice being a Mymble [Mymble thought]. I feel absolutely splendid from tip to toe." (--Moominvalley in November, chapter 6.) The elder 'mother' Mymble has a very round figure, pointed ears, and a very cheerful disposition.
Apart from her appearance in The Exploits of Moominpappa she appears fairly briefly in the Moomin comic strips as rather more self-occupied and snooty, as well as a questionable mother, preferring to pour lemonade over her many tearaway children instead of actually scolding them for their bad behavior. She also often foists the care of her children onto her eldest daughter and the Moomin family, even telling them over the phone to keep Little My when she gets left behind at their house, as she has too many children already.