The Four Marys (Bunty): Simpson, Radleigh, Field & Cotter

Bunty was also the home of The Four Marys — Mary Simpson, Mary Radleigh, Mary Field and Mary Cotter (aka Simpy, Raddy, Fieldy and Cotty) — pupils at St Elmo's School for Girls. Most of the stories are about a running feud with the two bad girls, Mabel and Veronica, who constantly try to get the Four Marys into trouble with the formidable mortar-board-wearing headmistress Dr Gull. The Four Marys are all very similar; they simply embody being good chums and good sports, just as Mabel and Veronica embody being evil schemers. Of course their evil schemes are thwarted and the Four Marys win out at the end of every story.

From The Times Online

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