The Sniggle-Snoggle Snook
Story: Sunny Stories No.22 Jun 11, 1937
See also:
The Sniggle-Snoggle Snook
from The Blue Story Book (Methuen 1945)
https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/boo ... Story+Book
How on earth has this strange titled story passed me by?
Have you read it?
Have we mentioned it on the forums?
Anyway here is the story!
REVIEW - WITH SPOILERS:
https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/boo ... Story+BookREVIEW BY TERRY GUSTAFSON
The Sniggle-Snoggle-Snook
Enid Blyton didn't shy from using some quite outlandish names and if this one's not classed as one of the most outrageous, it still must be reasonably high on the scale.
A Grumpy Goblin has come to live in the pear tree outside Bobby's nursery and this is something the toys aren't too happy about because he's a nuisance. One night he popped his ugly head in the window to complain because the toy train was making a noise running about the nursery and another time he moaned because the humming top was practising its new hum. He also visits every now and again to sit by the fire and has even got into the habit of making the big doll read to him for hours.
It goes further.
He's a borrower, which means the bunny now has no safety-pin for the scarf round his neck because it's been 'borrowed' and not returned by the annoying visitor! The clockwork mouse is plain scared of the Grumpy Goblin because he's been threatened more than once with having his key taken away and the other toys are very angry about this. They can't do much about the problem though because if the Grumpy Goblin is angered he's liable to chase any offenders and assault them.
A meeting is held and as it happens, the golliwog comes up with a marvellous idea and begins working on it that very night whilst the Grumpy Goblin is out visiting his Aunt Gazookaloo. Plasticine is involved and the golliwog does a little fashioning before his plan is put into action the very next night.
A picture of the Sniggle-Snoggle-Snook is included for our edification, and young Bobby is mystified next morning - for good reason. Nothing more to say except ...
There's a happy ending to this tale.
Here are some further illustrations from The Blue Book, which I don't think I have seen before: