The final page is just Mayzie with the daisy on her head and she finish the story with, Grew out of the top of her head again ever!Įrrr…well, it practically never popped up there again.Įxcepting, occasionally. “And concerning that daisy…you know that it never Then he sums everything up and lets the reader know that Mayzie is doing well, the flower went away, and she is back to her studies. When the reader flips the page they see one last petal showing that “they” do love Mayzie! The Cat in the Hat takes her back to her family and friends at school.

Nobody loves me.” Then the daisy, doing what daisies do when they hear about love, starts plucking itself: She runs away and tells herself over and over “I can never go home. “Daisy-head” becomes a sensation!ĭaisy had gotten tons of money, but she has no friends. Finagle the Agent convinces Mayzie to sign a contract with think-proof ink, even though her mother disapproves and the principle tries to tell her not to leave school. Her mother wants to faint, the florist wants to cut off the daisy, the doctor wants to use her to get a research grant. Then even more people start showing up including the Mayor! There is also a smooth talking agent named Finagle.

The daisy on her head has gotten taller and fatter! Then Office Thatcher and Mayzie jump in through the window and slam the pane down so the bees can’t get in. Mayzie’s parents, a customer from the shoe store, the doctor and his patient and the florist are all in the Principles office causing a raucous. Then he runs after Mayzie back to the school. When she tries to hide behind Office Thatcher he holds his hat up and catches all of the bees in it. She jumps out the window to run away from the bees. Meanwhile, Mayzie is laying down when a swarm of bees flies in through the window, attracted by the flower. They both leave work and head to the school. McGrew is a welder (image only – see notes below) and Mr. They make Mayzie lie down and then call her parents. Grumm thinks all is well because the daisy will be gone soon, but he quickly realizes that Mayzie seems to be wilting too and discerns that if the daisy dies so will Mayzie! Then the daisy begins to wilt! At first Mr. He researches daisies to find out why there is one growing on Mayzie’s head, but he doesn’t find an answer.

Gregory Grumm, is very smart and his office is full of books. So, the teacher, Miss Sneetcher, removes Mayzie from class and takes her to the Principle’s office. This causes an uproar from the class as they shout “Daisy-Head Mayzie” over and over. Other students point it out to the teacher who tries to yank it out unsuccessfully. Daisy-Head Mayzie starts out as just Mayzie McGrew, a young girl sitting in class, but then all of a sudden a daisy grows out of the top of her head. The Cat in the Hat opens the story to tell us that it really did happen. Illustrations based on the Hannah Barbera cartoon special.

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