Viplala lood I ja II – Annie M. G. Schmidt, 1983

Annie MG Schmidt ‘s Viplala is a tiny man who knows how to charm. He himself calls it tinnitus. He often gets into trouble with this. Nella Della, Johannes and Mr. Blom find it a little troublesome, but in the end they live together in a whole series of exciting and funny adventures.

… They looked at Viplala, who was lying on her stomach by the very wall under the cupboard, tugging at something with all her might. They went to him and saw that he was pulling on some kind of shiny strap that was showing through a crack.
“Gold,” said Nella Della. “Oh, I see it’s a watch strap. The clock lies in the crack between the carpet and the wall.»
They went to help Viplala and after a while they had the watch.
“You see now,” said Mr. Blom. “Sometimes it’s good when you’re so tiny. Do you know what we do? We’ll put the watch in Miss Adele’s bag, which is on the chair there.»
They dragged the watch to the chair and climbed up. After stuffing the watch in their bag, they quickly slid down to the floor again and fled to their refuge under the walnut cabinet. They had barely gotten there when the ladies entered the room with Klaasje.
“Luise, do you want cologne?” asked Miss Adele. …