Overview[]
Mr. Fussy's Spider Web (La toile d'araignée de monsieur Tatillon in French) is a story in the I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss series.
It was released in March 1999, and then re-released in 2000.
Plot[]
Mr. Fussy is a very meticulous person. When he prepares food for his guests, he counts 32 grains of rice per person! He is also very meticulous. When he receives a package, it takes him hours to untie the knots on the strings so as not to cut it. And he is very, very, very manic. If you have to go to his house, wipe your shoes on the doormat and remember to put on your skates when you enter the living room. But no! Not roller skates! Felt pads to prevent dirt and scratches on the floor. In his house, everything is in perfect order. He spends his time cleaning, dusting and polishing. Today is the season for spring cleaning! He starts with the garden. He mows the grass and removes the weeds with tweezers. Then he straightens his hair with a comb. Finally, he uses a dropper to water the flowers and calculates the amount of water each flower needs. Mr. Fussy is very satisfied and says to himself, "Now, let's clean the house!" He goes into the living room and there it is: "Disaster!" here is a cobweb in the chimney. He takes out a feather duster and brushes the cobweb away, and he hurries to call Miss Neat to know what has happened and that there is a cobweb in the chimney. Miss Neat then replies to him saying ""You poor, fussy husband! Last year, we had a spider in our basement and it took us months to get rid of it!" Mr. Fussy turns the whole house upside down and cleans every nook and cranny from floor to ceiling, but not a single little spider appears! He goes to bed at night, anxious and worried. The next morning, He wakes up and rush into the living room. There is a new spider web! He calls Mr. Clever and ask him to do something about it, saying: "I spend my time trying to get rid of the spider web." Mr. Clever then replies to him with a good point: "Send someone to you!" After a while, the doorbell rang. It's Mr. Messy! He is going to get the spider. He comes into the front door without wiping his feet. He goes into the living room and knocks over the little table. In just a few moments, everything is upside down! Mr. Messy lifts the sofa, stirs the fireplace, climbs into the sink, lifts the pillows, knocks over the ashtray and finishes it off. He exclaims: "I found it!" He gently picks up the spider. Mr. Fussy is worried, as it is about Mr. Messy doing something with the spider, but it was done that Mr. Messy replies to him that he is going to take it home and would put the spider in front of the window. That's how you weave the curtains! Mr. Fussy looks at the curtains and says with a disgusted look: "Here, I'll wash it!"
List of Characters[]
- Mr. Fussy
- Spider
- Little Miss Neat (mentioned)
- Mr. Clever (mentioned)
- Mr. Messy
Trivia[]
- Aside from the events of the titular character going on vacation, This is the second time in the series where Mr. Messy interacts with Mr. Fussy. As a result, their relationship becomes more common in The Mr. Men Show in 2008.
- Because the story mentions that today is the season of spring cleaning, this might be the central reason on why Issue #51 was released to mark the first day of Spring [21st of March] in 1999.
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See Also[]
For Characters[]
For others in the Issue[]
- Little Miss Neat's Potatoes in Foil
- A Nursery Rhyme from Little Miss Splendid
- Why Do Flowers Grow in Spring?
- Is It Spring Everywhere in the World?
- Little Miss Greedy's Diet