The Enid Blyton Society

Hi, I'm hoping someone can help me find the following story:

Some naughty elves, or brownies or such are banished for their mischief. On their subsequent travels they encounter a monster of some kind who can only be vanquished by reciting a magic word which is too long for any of the brownies to remember. So they each memorise one part of the word, climb into the monster's home, and when he comes home jump out, each reciting one part of the word and defeating the monster. Needless to say that puts them back in everyone's good books.

Anyone know it?

Many thanks.

Welcome to the forums, Khechog. Are you definitely thinking of a short story, or could it have been a chapter from a novel? If it's a whole book, it might well be The Enid Blyton Book of Brownies. The three brownies Hop, Skip and Jump (who have been banished from Fairyland) each memorise part of the word "Kerolamisticootalimarcawnokeeto" and use it to escape from the Golden Dwarf. You can see the different editions of the book (the title was changed for some printings) here:

http://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/book ... 26+Jump%29" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Enid Blyton often reused ideas, so if you're thinking of a short story I hope someone else is able to help.