To the witch-woman's query, Teeny-Tiny replies that "the littlest one is awake." Aware of the old woman's motives, Teeny-Tiny makes up a series of bedtime rituals to stall for time. The Witch-Woman comes up the stairs calling out to the boys to see "who is awake and who is asleep". Suddenly, Teeny-Tiny hears what sounds like somebody sharpening a knife. Looking out of the bedroom window, he notices knobby white fence surrounding the house and realises it is made of human bones. Big One and In-the-Middle both fall asleep right away, but Teeny-Tiny, uneasy, stays awake. Teeny-Tiny is less enthusiastic but relents.Īfter the boys finish their supper, the old woman shows them upstairs to her spare bedroom. Big One and In-The Middle heartily accept the woman's hospitality. She offers them food and shelter for the night, and promises to lead them out of the woods the next morning. He and his brothers make their way towards the source-a cottage owned by a kindly old woman. Searching for a way out of the woods, Teeny-Tiny climbs a tree and spots a light in the distance. The boys spend all afternoon playing in the woods and soon it starts to get fairly dark, and the three become lost and hungry. Reluctant, Teeny-Tiny follows his brothers, but keeps "his eyes open and his legs ready to run". Big One and In The Middle both ignore Teeny-Tiny's warnings and decide to go anyway. Teeny-Tiny declines his brothers' offer and reminds them of their grandmother's story. In The Middle agrees with Big One and they ask Teeny-Tiny if he'd like to join them. One day, Big One decides that it might be fun to go play in the woods. Their mother warns them to never go into the forest, where, according to their grandmother, lives a "Witch-Woman" who eats little children and uses their bones to build a fence around her house. The brothers play in and around the village every day. The two older brothers often mock Teeny-Tiny because of his size and that he is the youngest.
The brothers are Big One (The eldest brother), In-the-Middle (The middle brother), and Teeny-Tiny (The youngest brother). "Alright, my darling, no more school for you!'Īnd they all lived happily ever after – Nina, Winifred, Taffy, Noodles, Batty and all the cabbages.The story is about three brothers who live in a Turkish village with their mother and grandmother. "I am never going to school again!" said Winifred, bursting into tears. "Oh, my poor darling!', cried Nina, rushing towards her daughter and scattering cabbages everywhere.
Nina was picking cabbages in the vegetable-plot when Winifred suddenly shot-into the garden on the broomstick and crashed straight into a patch of stinging nettles. The broomstick flew off out of the window, leaving the astonished class behind. Winifred grabbed hold of the demonstration broomstick, chanting, "Oh, no!" she thought to herself, "Miss Witchy-Doodle will boil me up and eat me!". When Winifred heard this, she was horrified. "Certainly not!" retorted Miss Witchy-Doodle. "Please may I go to the toilet?" said Winifred, in a very small voice. She had actually put-up her hand to ask if she might go to the toilet. "Well, how DO you ride a broomstick, Winifred?!" Winifred raised her hand to ask a question. Their first lesson was 'How to Ride a Broomstick'. They had just finished their game when the school bell rang and they had to return to class. They all played a game called, 'Wicked Witch' and Winifred was the wicked witch. She already knew some of the children from the village. Winifred went into the gloomy courtyard to play.
It was her very first day and she was feeling rather scared. One rainy, October day Winifred went off to Witches' School. Her favourite meal is Bubble-and-Squeak made with fresh cabbages from her very own vegetable garden.
Everybody likes Nina, even the police, because Nina never eats children.