“Grinch: Pooh-pooh to the Whos! Narrator: ...he was grinchily humming. Grinch: They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming! They're just waking up, I know just what they'll do. Their mouths will hang open a minute or two, then the Whos down in Whoville will all cry, 'Boo Hoo.'”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas
“Grinch: All I need is a reindeer! Narrator: The Grinch looked around, but since reindeer are scarce, there was none to be found. Did that stop the Grinch? Ha! The Grinch simply said... Grinch: If I can't find a reindeer, I'll make one instead. Narrator: So he took his dog Max, and he took some black…”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, reindeer
“Grinch: That's a noise... Narrator: Grinned the Grinch... Grinch: That I simply must hear! Narrator: So he paused—and the Grinch put a hand to his ear. And he did hear a sound rising over the snow. It started in low...then it started to grow.”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, reindeer
“Grinch: Pooh-pooh to the Whos! Narrator: He was grinchily humming. Grinch: They're finding out now that no Christmas is coming. They're just waking up, and I know just what they'll do. Their mouths will hang open a minute or 2, then the Whos down in Whoville will all cry, ‘Boo Hoo!’ That's a noise……”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Santa Claus
“Narrator: Whatever the reason, his heart or his shoes, he stood there on Christmas Eve, hating the Whos. Staring down from his cave with a sour, grinchy frown, at the warm, lighted windows below in their town. For he knew every Who down in Whoville beneath, was busy now, hanging a holly Who-wreath.…”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Santa Claus
“And then he did the same thing to the other Whos' houses, leaving crumbs much too small for the other Whos' mouses.”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Fib
“All their windows were dark. No one knew he was there. All the Whos were all dreaming sweet dreams without care...when he came to the first little house on the square.”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Fib
“Narrator: Then he slid down the chimney. A rather tight pinch, but if Santa could do it, then so could the Grinch. He got stuck only once for a minute or two, then he stuck his head out of the fireplace flue where the little Who stockings were hung all in a row. Grinch: These stockings... Narrator:…”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Fib
“Then he slunk to the ice box. He took the Whos' feast, he took the who pudding, he took the roast beast. He cleaned out that ice box as quick as a flash. Why, the Grinch even took their last can of Who hash.”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Fib
“And what happened, then? Well, in Whoville they say—that the Grinch's small heart grew three sizes that day. And then—the true meaning of Christmas came through, and the Grinch found the strength of *ten* Grinches, plus two!”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, heart
“Grinch: I know just what to do! Narrator: ...the Grinch laughed in his throat. Grinch: I'll make a quick Santy Claus hat and a coat. Narrator: And he chuckled and clucked... Grinch: What a great Grinchy trick. With this coat and this hat, I'll look just like Saint Nick!”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Fib
“Narrator: As the Grinch took the tree, as he started to shove, he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove. He turned around fast, and he saw a small Who. Little Cindy Lou Who, who was no more than two. She stared at the Grinch and said... Cindy Lou Who: Santie Claus, why? Why are you taking our…”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Meaning of Christmas, Fib
“The Grinch hated Christmas—the whole Christmas season. Oh, please don't ask why, no one quite knows the reason. It could be, perhaps, that his shoes were too tight. It could be his head wasn't screwed on just right. But I think that the most likely reason of all...may have been that his heart was 2…”Tagged: who, Whoville, Christmas, Grinch
“He puzzled and puzzed till his puzzler was sore. Then the Grinch thought of something he hadn't before. Maybe Christmas, he thought...doesn't come from a store. Maybe Christmas, perhaps...means a little bit more!”Tagged: Whoville, Christmas, Grinch, Anti-Christmas, Puzzled
“Every Who down in Whoville liked Christmas a lot, but the Grinch...who lived just north of Whoville...did not.”Tagged: who, Whoville, Christmas
“[last lines] Welcome, Christmas, bring your cheer. Cheer to all Whos far and near. Christmas Day is in our grasp, so long as we have hands to clasp. Christmas Day will always be just as long as we have we. Welcome, Christmas. While we stand...Heart to heart… and hand in hand.”Tagged: who, Whoville, Christmas, Grinch