Mortimer
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'Mortimer' tells the story of a young boy named Mortimer who refuses to go to sleep, disrupting his family's peace with his loud and boisterous antics.
Despite repeated attempts by his parents, siblings, and even the police to make him sleep, Mortimer continues to sing his own song, 'Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang, gonna make my own song all night long!
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Eventually, his parents trick him into falling asleep by mimicking his song, bringing an end to his nightly disruption.
The story humorously portrays the battle of wills between children and parents at bedtime.
'Mortimer' celebrates childhood exuberance and the creative ways parents cope with their children's boundless energy.
Despite repeated attempts by his parents, siblings, and even the police to make him sleep, Mortimer continues to sing his own song, 'Clang, clang, rattle-bing-bang, gonna make my own song all night long!
'.
Eventually, his parents trick him into falling asleep by mimicking his song, bringing an end to his nightly disruption.
The story humorously portrays the battle of wills between children and parents at bedtime.
'Mortimer' celebrates childhood exuberance and the creative ways parents cope with their children's boundless energy.
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Mentioned as one of Robert Munch's stories, highlighting children living in the adult world.
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