Big Ears (character) father-figure. He is described as having a white beard, red cap, blue jacket, red-and-white striped jumper and yellow-and-green trousers. His catchphrase is "You funny little Noddy!" Big Ears' character is somewhat grumpy, yet kind and compassionate. He shows great benevolence to Noddy, acting as a mentor, helping him to understand the world, and on several occasions fiercely fighting for Noddy's rights when injustice is perpetrated against him by other Toyland inhabitants. Big Ears (character) Big Ears is a fictional character from Noddy series books by Enid Blyton. In "Noddy Goes to Toyland" he introduces himself as a gnome "or a
The Story of the Amulet of two drops of quicksilver (Mercury) merging from Nesbit’s "The Story of the Amulet" and described her work as the “pleasantest reading of my childhood”. The Story of the Amulet The Story of the Amulet is a novel for children, written in 1906 by English author Edith Nesbit. It is the final part of a trilogy of novels that also includes "Five Children and It" (1902) and "The Phoenix and the Carpet" (1904). In it the children re-encounter the Psammead—the "it" in "Five Children and It". As it no longer grants wishes to the children, however, its capacity is mainly