Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is the title of a series of books by Betty MacDonald.The first book in this series is called Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and sequels include Hello Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm.
[edit] Synopsis
The Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle series stars a small lady who lives in a lively neighborhood inhabited mainly by children who have bad habits.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a chest full of magical cures left to her by her deceased husband, Mr. Piggle-Wiggle, who was a pirate. Whenever a parent has a problem with their child/children's bad habits, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle gives them a special cure. Cures range from the fairly mundane, (the Won't-Pick-Up-Toys Cure involves not requiring a small boy to pick up his toys for several weeks until he's unable to escape from his room) to the fantastic (the Interrupting Cure is a special powder that is blown on the interrupter, with the effect that it causes the person to become temporarily mute every time he/she tries to interrupt someone). Another cure is when a girl named Patsy didn't take baths, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle told the girl's mother to put radish seeds on Patsy's dirt-encrusted skin, and soon she grew radishes. She is so tired of it and begs for a baths. Another cure is the Won't Brush My Teeth Cure. When a small girl refuses to brush her teeth until they mildew so Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle sends over her dog Wag who is specially trained to brush his teeth until they glow.
[edit] In other media
There is a musical entitled The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle as well. In the 1990s, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle was made into a TV series, starring Jean Stapleton, of All in the Family fame.
