Sir, – Alan Conlon (July 18th) takes Gerry Christie (July 15th) to task for suggesting that Noddy and Big Ears once shared a bed. He boldly asserts that Noddy and Big Ears "never" slept together. Well, I'd like to quote a piece from Enid Blyton's Hurrah for Little Noddy: "Then they [Noddy and Big Ears] squashed into Big Ears's tiny, soft bed, put their arms round one another to stop themselves from rolling out,and fell fast asleep". I hope that puts the issue to bed. – Yours, etc,
PAUL DELANEY,
Beacon Hill,
Dalkey, Co Dublin.
Sir, – The apparent confusion over Noddy’s domestic arrangements may arise from people referring to different versions of Enid Blyton’s classic tales, which were rewritten to delete episodes, such as PC Plod bashing Noddy over the head with a truncheon, that might sound jarring to contemporary Big Ears. – Yours, etc,
PATRICIA O’RIORDAN,
Stamer Street,
Dublin 8.