Mr mingin : (Mr Stink in Scots)

Chloe steys in a hoose. Mr Mingin bides on a bench ootside in the cauld. Chloe's lanely because she's got nae freends. Mr Mingin's got nae freends because he's mingin – totally honkin! When Chloe invites Mr Mingin tae come and live in the gairden shed, her life is turnt upside doon. Will Chloe's mither go aff her heid? Is her faither really a rock star? Will Chloe's sister still be a bampot? Will Mr Mingin become Prime Meenister? Read David Walliams' funny and heart-warming story about Chloe Ploom and her reekin new best friend, the mysterious Mr Mingin – now in Scots for the very first time. Mr Mingin minged. He monged tae. And if it is guid Scots tae say he mingit, then he mingit as weel. He wis the mingiest mingin minger that ever lived. Mingin is the warst kin o smell. Mingin is warse than honkin. Honkin is warse than bowfin. Bowfin is warse than guff. And a guff can be eneuch tae make yer neb runkle. It wisnae Mr Mingin's faut that he wis mingin. He wis a gaberlunzie, after aw. He didnae hae a hame and sae he never had the chaunce tae hae a richt guid was like ye and me. Efter a while the mingin-ness just got warse and warse. Chloe is the loneliest girl in the world. But then she meets Mr Stink (Mr Mingin), the local tramp. Yes, he smells a bit--but he's the only person who's ever been nice to her. So when Mr Stink needs somewhere to live, Chloe decides to hide him in the garden shed! But Chloe's about to learn that some secrets have a way of leading to disaster. And speaking of secrets, there might by more to Mr Stink than meets the nose ... The second original, touching, twisted, and most of all hilarious novel for children by David Walliams.Mr. Stink stank. He also stunk. And if it was correct English to say he stinked, then he stinked as well...Chloe sees Mr. Stink every day, but she's never spoken to him. Which isn't surprising, because he's a tramp, and he stinks. But there's more to Mr. Stink than meets the eye (or nose) and before she knows it, Chloe has an unusual new friend hiding in her garden shed. As Chloe struggles to keep Mr. Stink a secret, and her dad tries to hide a secret of his own, the stage is set for an epic family confrontation. But there's one other person with an extraordinary secret – Mr. Stink himself... Cover; Title; Dedication; Contents; 1 Scart 'N' Wheech; 2 Staney Silence; 3 The Stravaiger; 4 Mince; 5 Time Tae Shoot the Craw!; 6 Soap-Joukers; 7 A Bucket in the Coarner; 8 Mibbe It's the Cundies; 9 A Wee Slaver; 10 Hauf Chawed; 11 Pouin Hair; 12 Mingin Ming; 13 Shut Yer Geggie!; 14 The Lady and the Tink; 15 Bath Time; 16 Rule Britannia; 17 Cowped Bouffant; 18 Rabbit Droappins; 19 Superminger; 20 Clatty Cludgie Roll; 21 Weet Wipe; 22 Lang Lion Days; 23 Plastic Snawman; 24 Boak Boak Boakity Boak; 25 Bleck Leather Mistletae; 26 Wee Star; Copyright. Mr Mingin minged. He monged tae. And if it is guid Scots tae say he mingit, then he mingit as weel. He wis the mingiest mingin minger that ever lived. Mingin is the warst kin o smell. Mingin is warse than honkin. Honkin is warse than bowfin. Bowfin is warse than a guff. And a guff can be eneuch tae make yer neb runkle. It wisnae Mr Mingin's faut that he wis mingin. He wis a gaberlunzie, efter aw. He didnae hae a hame and sae he never had the chaunce tae hae a richt guid wash like ye and me. Efter a while the mingin-ness jist got warse and warse. After Chloe gets to know Mr. Stink, she tries to help him out by letting him live in the garden shed, but when her father also tries to hide a secret, the stage is set for an epic family confrontation A translation of David Walliams' book from English into the Scots language.