All the Whos of Whoville enjoy celebrating Christmas. The Grinch, a green humanoid creature, arrives in Whoville as a baby, adopted by two elderly women. He was a timid child who had a crush on Martha May Whovier, one of the prettiest girls in his school, who showed empathy towards him. Bully Augustus MayWho, however, was jealous that Martha liked the Grinch more than him and began to mock him for having a beard. Because of this, on the day of the school's Christmas party, the Grinch cut his face while attempting to shave, to which his classmates—except Martha—laughed at him and caused the Grinch to lose his temper and declare that he hates Christmas. He fled to the top of Mount Crumpit, north of Whoville, where he then took up residence.