In Dr. Seuss’s story How the Grinch Stole Christmas! , the Grinch’s heart is described as being two sizes too small.

Quick Scoop

  • In the original book, the narrator suggests that the most likely reason the Grinch is so mean is that “his heart was two sizes too small.”
  • Later in the story, on Christmas morning, “the Grinch’s small heart grew three sizes that day,” which would make it one size larger than normal if you treat the numbers literally.

So, to answer the core question: the Grinch’s heart starts out two sizes too small , then grows three sizes , ending up one size too large in the playful “math” of the story.

TL;DR: The Grinch’s heart is two sizes too small at first, then grows three sizes, leaving it one size too big if you follow the numbers literally.

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