Why Do You Have to Say "Thank You" When You Receive a Gift?

Overview[]

Why Do You Have to Say "Thank You" When You Receive a Gift? (Pourquoi faut-il dire « merci » quand on reçoit un cadeau ? in French) is a short story about learning manners and how to live together in the I Grow Up with the Mr. Men and Little Miss series.

It was released in May 1999, and then re-released in 2000.

Summary[]

Little Miss Sunshine answers the titular question, saying "What happiness! A gift! Now that's truly, truly happiness! Because when someone gives you a gift, it's to tell you that they love you! That's the main thing! So, even if you don't really like the gift, say, "Thank you!" And add, "It's very nice!" And give her a big kiss. Otherwise, she'll be sad. You wouldn't want to hurt someone who loves you, after all!" while sympathizing with the reader.

List of Characters[]

Little Miss Sunshine
Boy with brown hair in a yellow shirt, brown trousers and blue shoes
Boy's Aunt

Trivia[]

This is one of the many short stories to learn manners with Mr. Uppity to have a long title.

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Issue 56	Little Miss Naughty's "ca" Words\|Mr. Mischief's Day Without Pranks\|What's the Eldest?\|What Is an Only Child?\|Why Shouldn't You Cross the Street Alone?\|Why Shouldn't You Run While Crossing the Street?\|Articulated Mr. Tickle\|How Many Hairs Do You Have on Your Head?\|Why Are There People Without Hair?\|Little Miss Scatterbrain's Fake Cherry Pie\|A Round of Little Miss Lucky\|Mr. Bump is Unlucky\|What Tools Do You Use for Gardening?\|Why Do We Need to Water the Garden?\|What Do You Want, Miss Shy?\|A Pyramid of Ladies
Issue 57	Nothing is Going Well for Little Miss Carefree\|Why Do We Look Like Our Parents?\|When We Grow Up, Will We Be Exactly Like Our Mom or Dad?\|Why Can't We Take Back What We Gave?\|Why Do You Have to Say "Thank You" When You Receive a Gift?\|Mr. Bump's Tumbler\|Why Do We Have Tears When We Cry?\|Why Shouldn't We Rub Our Eyes?\|Little Miss Magic's Enchanted Carousel\|Little Miss Pretty Makes Comparisons\|Mr. Clever and the Seven Words\|What Is a Wedding?\|What Is a Communion?\|Mr. Muddle Mixes Up the Hats\|Little Miss Fickle's Vacation
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