The Mymble

The Mymble

The Mymble's Daughter is a character in the Moomin series of books by Finnish author Tove Jansson. Later on the Mymble's Daughter comes to be known as just Mymble. She is Little My's older sister. She appears in Moominsummer Madness, Moominland Midwinter (but mostly only as a sleeping character, and with a main appearance in Moominvalley in November. The Mymble is very independent and carefree. She has long legs, red rubber boots, and glossy reddish-yellow hair that she wears in a little topknot on her head. "It's nice being a Mymble [Mymble thought] . I feel absolutely splendid from tip to toe." (--Moominvalley in November, chapter 6.)


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