Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle
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Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle is the title of a series of humorous books by Betty MacDonald. It stars Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, a small lady who lives in a lively neighborhood inhabited mainly by children who have bad habits.
Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle has a chest full of magical cures left to her by her deceased husband, Mr. Piggle-Wiggle, who was a pirate. Whenever a parent has a problem with their child/children's bad habits, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle gives them a special cure. Cures range from the fairly mundane (the Won't-Pick-Up-Toys Cure involves not requiring a small boy to pick up his toys for several weeks, until he's unable to escape from his room, and the Bickering Cure has parents mimicking their squabbling children's constant pointless arguments) to the fantastic (the Interrupting Cure is a special powder that is blown on the interrupter, with the effect that it causes the person to become temporarily mute every time he/she tries to interrupt someone; the Crybaby Cure causes a small girl to emit literally gallons of tears every time she cries). The first book in this series is called Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, and sequels include Hello Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Magic and Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle's Farm.
There is a musical entitled The Magic Mrs. Piggle Wiggle as well. In the 1990's, Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle was made into a TV series, starring Jean Stapleton, of All in the Family fame.
