Your favourite regular short story character

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Who's your favourite short story character?

Mr Meddle
4
9%
Mr Pink-Whistle
15
35%
Mr Twiddle
2
5%
Amelia Jane
12
28%
Brer Rabbit
10
23%
 
Total votes: 43

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To be honest, I have hardly read any of the short stories, and those that I have were read 5o or so years ago! I just picked Mr Meddle as I liked his name!
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Hey Brer Rowe!
You NEVER read no Brer Rabbit?
Man you be missin sumthin' real classy, git on down to the library an then see if you still cast your vote for Brer Meddle - boy, that Meddle guy has one stupid name! 8)
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What about Barbar the elephant?

Or Robin Hood... :roll:
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Tess wrote:Hey Brer Rowe!
You NEVER read no Brer Rabbit?
Yes, I did read Brer Rabbit as a child - and enjoyed them! However, they were the Uncle Remus editions, not the editions re-written by Blyton. Image
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I read E.B's Brer Rabbit stories often and enjoyed them, but I always felt the language used (American South) was more Uncle Remus than Enid Blyton. That's why I was really surprised that Brer Rabbit was included in a list of 'Blyton short story characters'. I'm being a bit picky, maybe, but there are so many great Blyton originals that could have replaced Brer Rabbit: Binkle and Flip, Billy-Bob, Belinda, Rubalong, Mary Mouse, Bom, Pip, Dan and Daisy, Feefo, Tuppeny and Jinks, Josie, Click and Bun, etc etc. :D
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I had to vote for mr Pink Whistle as Mr Pink Whistles Party was the first book I remember too :D I still have it, dustjacket and all :D
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I voted Amelia Jane cos she's so naughty. Never liked Brer Rabbit, Mr Pink Whistle is a bit too smug and Mr Twiddle is good but in small doses. I like Mr Meddle but the naughty ones always get the vote. :twisted:
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I voted Mr. Pink-Whistle although it was hard to choose between him and Mr. Twiddle. I love the whole idea of Pink-Whistle, and he's such a lovable character for small children.

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Amelia Jane for me.She is very naughty and when the toys send her off they miss her.I like the tricks and all.
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elizabeth wrote:Amelia Jane for me.She is very naughty and when the toys send her off they miss her.I like the tricks and all.
I agree with you,elizabeth.
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Amelia Jane was the first EB book I read !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Nice pic.I don't remember the first EB book I have read.Have any of you read any of the Twiddle books?What is it about?I haven't read any.
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I haven't read that,elizabeth.
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I bought a whole heap of Blyton books that were missing from my collection a few months ago and I've only now had the time to read them. Among them were Pink Whistle, Twiddle and Meddle - stories I'd not read before. They are all really great stories, but Pink Whistle has become my favourite - I just love that his whole purpose in life is to make things right! I find him very delightful because he often admits that sometimes he gets too carried away in trying to make things right and ends up punishing people a tad too much (i.e. the instance when he goes to school to punish George and Harry and ends up fighting them). I also love that for him the reward is just seeing the smile on the child's face.
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