A friend of the family, craftsman and practical philosopher. Has her first appearance in the novel Moominland Midwinter and returns in the short stories of Tales From Moominvalley and in comics. The character and the name are modelled after Tuulikki Pietil&auml;, Tove Jansson&#039;s life partner.

the Witch&#039;s granddaughter, likes the Moomins and plays with them on the sly whenever the Witch is otherwise occupied.  She is a witch-in-training herself, and develops several magic skills during the series, most notable walking on water, underwater breathing, and lightning speed. (This character does not appear in the original stories or comics.)  (source: wikipedia)

Rappu is a baby dolphin who makes an appearance in the 72nd episode of the series. He is helped by Moomintroll and Snufkin after getting stranded on the beach and not being able to return to the sea by himself. After uniting with his mother the baby dolphin bids a goodbye to Moomin and Snufkin, though returns after a year to meet his old friend.

The evil, greedy witch that runs the spirits bath house where Chihiro is forced to work. She is known to be very powerful and has the ability to turn into a bird. She has a very large son whom she takes care of at the bath house and only shows her nice nature to him. When people begin to work at the bathhouse she signs a contract with them in which she changes and takes their name.

The twin sister of Yu-baaba. Although she looks exactly the same as Yu-baaba, she seems to have a very different personality. She holds the key to the story. 

Marja Packalén

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