researching his past, learning how he came to be such an angry, plotting recluse. The Grinch arrived in Whoville as a baby and was adopted by two women. In school, the timid Grinch was infatuated with Martha May Whovier, a girl in his class who secretly reciprocated his feelings. However, classmate Augustus MayWho bullied him, jealous that Martha liked Grinch and not him. That Christmas, the young Grinch made an angel as a gift for Martha, but accidentally cut his face while trying to shave when MayWho mockingly suggested he had a beard. When MayWho, the teacher, and the rest of the class saw his cut face the next day, all but Martha laughed at him. This causes Grinch to lose his temper, declare his hatred for Christmas, and flee to Mount Crumpit, where he has lived a solitary, scheming life ever since. Cindy nominates the Grinch as the town's Holiday Cheermeister, outraging MayWho, who is now the mayor. She climbs Mount Crumpit to invite the Grinch to the celebration, and he eventually accepts, realizing he could potentially encounter Martha there, now the Lou Whos' neighbor, and finally upset MayWho. As Cheermeister, he participates in various events and begins enjoying himself, until MayWho gives him an electric razor as a gift, reminding him of his childhood humiliation. MayWho then offers Martha a new car while publicly proposing to her. Enraged, the Grinch snaps and berates both the people's materialism and love for Christmas. He shaves MayWho's head, burns down the town's Christmas tree with a makeshift flamethrower (the Whos have a backup tree, however) and goes on a rampage before returning home. Disgusted with the festivities, the Grinch vows to crush the town's spirit by stealing all of their presents, decorations and food while they sleep. He disguises himself as Santa Claus and his pet dog Max as a reindeer, and descends into Whoville on a hi-tech sleigh. The first house he enters is Cindy's, and when she catches him stealing their tree, he lies to her to facilitate his escape. He singlehandedly strips the entire town of Christmas cheer, stuffing everything into a giant sack, then climbs back to the summit of Mount Crumpit to hurl the sack off of the mountain. Awakening on Christmas morning, the people are horrified to discover the theft, and MayWho blames Cindy for enabling the Grinch to ruin the town's spirit. However, her