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
Children on Their Birthdays (short story) Birthdays" was made into an American independent film by director Mark Medoff. Children on Their Birthdays (short story) "Children on Their Birthdays" is a short story by Truman Capote, published serially in the late 1940s and appearing in "A Tree of Night and Other Stories" in 1949; it is noted as one of his better quality early short stories. Capote wrote "Children on Their Birthdays" in the Summer of 1948 while traveling in Europe, from London to Paris, and on to Venice, where he worked alongside Donald Windham. The story is set in rural Alabama where a precocious 10-year-old girl,