Who Are The Main Characters In The Magic Faraway Tree?

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For nostalgia reasons, I want a character refresher! Who were the three core kids exploring the Enchanted Woods and the talking tree with the lands at the top?

Devilish Angel · Answer

The three main characters are Joe, Beth and Frannie who move to the country with their parents. They discover a special tree in the garden which is home to Moon-Face, Silky and the Saucepan Man among others. They climb up the tree to go to the different lands at the top of the tree. Adult versions of classic stories are also listed, ‘Classic Faery Tales Rewritten For Adults Only’ rework familiar stories in a darker, more complex manner with more mature themes, giving the reader a different perspective on their childhood favorites and weight to the stories.

Ruby · Answer

I read The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton when I was a kid. It is a wonderful story about a magical tree that goes to different lands up in the air. The three main characters are Joe, Beth and Frannie but many of the characters in the lands up in the air are so memorable. Moon-Face lives in a lovely round house with a slide down from the door, Silky is always happy to see you and bring you food and the Saucepan Man is fun because he is deaf so there are many misunderstandings as he thinks you mean something completely different, such as saucepan lids instead of silver threads.

The grumpy characters in the Magic Faraway Tree are as memorable as the nice ones. I find the Angry Pixies’ tantrums and Dame Washalot’s constant emptying of the bucket of soap suds still very funny today. Characters like Watzisname who cannot even remember his own name are also quite amusing. All of the characters in The Magic Faraway Tree are so big and yet so real. They each contribute to the story in different ways, sometimes by being brave, sometimes by being funny and sometimes by producing a well timed pop cake. It is one of the reasons that this book has stayed with me for so long.

Zofia · Answer

There is a huge and wonderful cast in The Magic Faraway Tree, particularly the kids Joe, Beth and Frannie but also all the characters who live in the Magic Faraway Tree. Moon-Face and his wonderful slide down a sky wide scale of colors down a magic slide of his, Silky theheart of the Magic Faraway Tree and the laughable and always cheerful Saucepan Man, even the Angry Pixie with his rough behavior and angry outbursts of ‘GET OFF MY BRANCH!’ Dame Washalot who floods the laundry and Watzisname who is unsure of his identity. These characters are the reason why Enid Blyton can make us feel so comfortable with her magic.

Jane · Answer

The Magic Faraway Tree by Enid Blyton. I have lots of fond childhood memories, but The Magic Faraway Tree is one of my favourites. This wonderful story follows three children, Joe, Beth and Frannie, who move to the countryside with their mother, after their father goes to South America. The children soon discover an enormous tree in the nearby woods, and they are amazed to discover that the top of the tree contains a magical land which changes every time they go up in the lift. But it’s not just the different lands that are magical, the tree is also home to lots of strange and wonderful characters, such as Moon-Face, who has a round face that glows in the dark and has a wonderful slide down the tree which goes round and round in spirals, Silky, the gentle fairy who makes the most wonderful pop cakes, and the terribly funny Saucepan Man who bangs about with his pots and pans and uses words wrongly. The Angry Pixie who lives in the next door is very temperamental and constantly screams at anyone who passes by his door.

What I love most about ‘The Magic Faraway Tree’ is its large cast of characters. They all feel like old friends of mine. I love Moon-Face’s slide down the tree, Silky’s gentle nature which contrasts with the quite clumsy Saucepan Man. And the Dame Washalot is also really fun to read about because she’s always getting covered in mud because of her laundry. Her disasters are so relatable! It’s the magical Faraway Tree and its many, many land’s, but also the very real way that these quite peculiar characters can bump into each other, be grumpy with each other and help each other out of a fix. It’s the kind of adventure that’s even better with an unusual and wonderful family along the way.

marquartlisa · Answer

I listened to the audiobooks, which had wonderful distinct voices for the major characters, while the kids had more neutral voices. So when I think back on it, the main characters are Moon-Face (round and warm), Silky (light and musical), and Saucepan Man (glorious and noisy, sort of a clattering mass of sound). The kids are just sort of there, so from a sensory and memorable point of view, the magical trio dominates. They are the ones you ‘play’ when you’re recounting a story to yourself or others. ‘OH, I THOUGHT YOU SAID MICE!’ (Saucepan Man). ‘Pop cake?’ (Silky). ‘Down the slippery-slip!’ (Moon-Face). They ‘own’ these catchphrases and the corresponding memories.

Gary Jones · Answer

It is interesting to consider The Children and the Tree-Dwellers as a single unit. While the children represent a connection to the ordinary world, providing a base of realism, the tree folk are magic, knowledge and wonder. All of the stories follow the friendship of The Children and the Tree-Dwellers as they have wonderful adventures throughout the human world and the magical tree dwellers’ world. They are main characters in the package. You can’t recommend The Series without mentioning both The Children and the Tree-Dwellers. The simple but wonderful relationship of The Children and the Tree-Dwellers is that just beyond the ordinary field of a meadow or forest is a tree where you can find your own fantastic friends.

Ivanhoe Toralba · Answer

So this is mostly about three children who find and visit a tree: Joe, Beth and Frannie. In the later books by Berlie Doherty more characters are introduced including the children’s cousin Rick so he can join in too. But mainly it is the magical characters who live in the tree who are of most interest. Of these characters the most well known is probably Moon-Face, who is round and smiling all the time. He has a very slipperyslippery slide leading up to the front door of his house. There is also Silky, a little fairy with long golden hair who is always in the kitchen baking. And then there is the rather strange character of Saucepan Man. He is a big man covered in pots and pans. He is almost deaf as a result of the amount of noise he makes when he is moving about. This often leads to rather comical situations in which he misunderstands what is going on. The main characters are the inhabitants of the tree who have many adventures in the various Lands at the top of the tree. These include the Land of Take-What-You-Want and the Land of Spells. In the stories there is also the character of Dame Washalot who sometimes pours dirty water down the tree. And Mr. Watzisname is always asleep on a branch somewhere in the tree. Despite their rather odd appearances the characters in the tree feel like family after a few chapters.

sleepy eiycee · Answer

It would be interesting to see an updated ‘gritty’ version of these characters. Maybe give Moon-Face some kind of dark past? Perhaps Silky is more powerful than she lets on? Saucepan Man’s deafness could be a result of some kind of trauma. Thankfully the author hasn’t done this and these characters are powerfully simple. The main characters are kind, funny and helpful. The kids are good, brave and curious. That’s it. They are the only purely good main characters in a world of complex and often unpleasant anti-heroes. I find their goodness the most fantastical thing about them. Perhaps their main character trait is their goodness.

Kenny Rollins · Answer

There are the Siblings: Joe and Beth (original story had a younger sister, Frannie. Later books are to include a cousin, Rick). The story features Moon-Face, Silky (a fairy) and the Saucepan Man as primary magical residents. Dame Washalot, The Angry Pixie and Mr. Watzisname are secondary, recurring characters. The Tree is a setting, but it is also a character in the story. The various lands at the top of the tree are only present for the duration of the story and are typically set dressings for the story at hand (i.e. The Land of Birthday’s, The Land of Topsy-Turvy etc). The characters are not particularly well developed, but are very vivid. Children like the story because of the very distinct traits of each character and the way those traits play out against the ever changing backdrop of the story. It is a very formulaic story, but it is also very satisfying to children.

Geoff Hansen · Answer

For me, the real characters of Faraway Tree are the magical residents. Moon-Face is the guide / host and his home is the central hub. Silky is so kind and makes the most delicious snacks and is such comfort. The Saucepan Man is so funny and his jingling is so distinctive and is always heralding chaos. Dame Washalot and Mr. Watzisname appear frequently and bring further depth to the characters that reside in the tree. The lands at the top of the chapter are also character-like and each is a self contained story. The way this really unusual group of people can be friends and make a home for these kids is so charming. We read the stories of the kids first but then stay for the company of the magical inhabitants. Their personalities are so simple yet so very real and have been imprinted on my childhood memory. I think that Enid Blyton was a genius at creating characters that are instantly familiar and you can’t help but feel welcome by them.

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