Sniff is "adopted" into the Moomin family already in the first book, but the Moomin stories also introduce his parents. Have a look at Sniff's family tree!
Sniff is separated early from his parents in the first book, The Moomins and the Great Flood (1945), and found by Moominmamma and Moomintroll on their search for Moominpappa. Sniff is instantly taken on by the Moomin family and lives with them in the Moominhouse.
But Sniff’s relatives are also a big part of the stories. They are introduced in the book The Exploits of Moominpappa (1950).
Moominpappa’s first friend in the book is Hodgkins. He is the uncle and adoptive father of the Muddler, who he introduces Moominpappa to. The Muddler also becomes a dear friend to Moominpappa.
The Muddler is Sniff’s father. The Exploits of Moominpappa also tells the story of the Muddler’s wedding to Fuzzy, Sniff’s mother.
From his father, Sniff has inherited his forgetting nature and motion sickness. From his mother, Sniff has inherited his appearance. Both Muddler and Fuzzy are enthusiastic button collectors, and when Sniff meets them after a long time, he gets their button collection as a gift.
The novel also explains that Sniff’s grandparents, the parents of the Muddler, disappeared in the spring cleaning. The Muddler’s mother is a mystery, but it is known that his father was a poet.
During the exciting adventures of Moominpappa and his new friends, according to his memoirs, Hodgkins names his ship Ocean Orchestra after his long-lost brother’s book of poems, but the ship becomes Oshun Oxtra due to a misspelling by the Muddler.
The comic Fuddler’s Courtship also introduces a character who looks like the Muddler – but is not. He the Muddler’s other son, Fuddler, which means Sniff also has a brother, even though it is not included in the family tree.
The comic character and (another) button collector, Fuddler, is married to a stone collector Jumble.
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