“Now, puppies, like all young things, are by nature mischievous. They will tear up gloves, stockings, and soft shoes if the oppotunity occurs, and if not corrected for ding so.”
“Simon managed to keep a perfectly straight face for about twenty seconds, till Antilla had begun tearing strips off Haare. Then he looked across the aisle at me and gave me a huge wink.”
“One day a mischievous gnome makes the tree trunk come to life, and the children are whisked off to the Land of Long Ago on the back of the old tree dragon.”
“Mr Tickle grinned a mischievous grin. He waited another minute, and then tickled the teacher again. This time he kept on tickling until soon the teacher was laughing out loud and saying, ‘Stop it! Stop it!’ over and over again. “
The Brown children are the most ill-behaved, mischievous, naughty little children in all the world, and the only nanny who can possibly control them or teach them any manners is Nurse Matilda.
“There are three children: Toby, who rides the majestic horse Feste; his mischievous little sister, Linnet; and their brother, Alexander, who plays the flute.”