Story Time with Granny
Story Time with Granny
TOMMY THE TEDDY
WITH THE BIG RED HAT
AND
A BLANKET FOR MARY MOUSE
BY
VALERIE CROWTHER
© Valerie Crowther May 2006
Tommy the Teddy lay fast asleep with his Big Red Hat hanging over the end of the bed. “What was that?” Tommy sat up in bed. What had woken him up? There it was again. A scraping and sliding noise was coming from the floor beyond the end of the bed. “Where is my Big Red Hat ?” Tommy cried. “I am sure I put it on the end of my bed.” He climbed from under his nice warm blanket. There was Mary Mouse. She was dragging the Big Red Hat across the floor to her front door in the skirting board. Tommy knelt down on the floor. “What are you doing with my Big Red Hat ?” he asked. “Don’t be cross Tommy,” squeaked Mary Mouse. “It’s cold tonight. My babies can’t go to sleep because they are so cold. I only wanted to borrow your Big Red Hat to keep them warm.” Tommy the Teddy was a kind little bear. “Alright Mary Mouse,” he said. “ You can borrow my Big Red Hat for tonight but bring it back to me in the morning.” “Thankyou. Thankyou,” sqeaked Mary Mouse. She dragged the Big Red Hat through her front door. Tommy could hear a lot of squeaks from behind the skirting board and then all was quiet except for a little snore now and again. Tommy climbed back into his own bed but he could not get to sleep again. He was thinking of Mary Mouse and her babies. “I must find a way to help her,” he said to himself and began to count all the little baby mice in his head: Molly and Mandy and Mitch and Titch and zzzzzzzzz. Tommy the Teddy was fast asleep.
“Breakfast is ready Tommy,” called Mummy from the kitchen downstairs. Tommy rubbed his eyes sleepily and then climbed out of bed. There was his Big Red Hat. Mary Mouse had brought it back. After breakfast Tommy put it on his head and went out into the garden, down the path and along the pavement and right past the big, big puddle at the end of the road. “I will go the woods and find Ollie Owl,” he said to himself. “Ollie Owl will know how to help Mary Mouse.”
“Twit Twoo. Twit Twoo.” said Ollie Owl. “What can I do for you? Twit Twoo.” Ollie Owl was sitting on his favourite branch high up in the old oak tree. It was the biggest tree in the wood and was known as Oldie Oak. “Hello Ollie Owl. Hello Oldie Oak.” said Tommy. He told them both about Mary Mouse and her little babies. Ollie Owl and Oldie Oak put their heads together to think of a way to help poor Mary Mouse.
“Twit Twoo. Twit Twoo. This is what you must do.” Hooted Ollie Owl “Go down to the meadow and find Lottie Lamb. She will help you. She will know what to do. Twit Twoo. Twit Twoo.” “Thankyou. Oh thankyou,” cried Tommy the Teddy. “Goodbye.” Tommy held his Big Red hat firmly on his head annd ran out of the woods and down to the meadow. Lottie Lamb was in the middle of all the grass and buttercups playing with her friend Lemmie. “Lottie Lamb. Lottie Lamb,” shouted Tommy. Lottie Lamb skipped over the grass towards Tommy and Lemmie ran along behind. “Baa, baa Tommy the Teddy,” said Lottie Lamb. “What are you doing here?” “Its a long story,” said Tommy. He was quite out of breath from running so fast. “Baa, baa.Tell me all about it,” said Lottie. “Its Mary Mouse and her little babies,” explained Tommy. “It is so cold at night they cannot keep warm. Ollie Owl and Oldie Oak said you would know what to do.” “Baa, baa Tommy,” said Lottie. “What Mary Mouse needs for her family is a nice thick warm woolly blanket. Come on Lemmie. To the wire.” The two lambs ran over to Tommy the Teddy was standing by the fence. They rubbed their woolly coats against the wire until long strands of wool were caught up in it. “There you are Tommy,” said Lottie. “Put all the wool on the wire into your Big Red Hat.” “Yes, fill it up Tommy,” said Lemmie. “It will make a lovely warm blanket for Mary Mouse’s babies.” Tommy quickly filled his Big Red Hat. “Thank you so much Lottie and you too Lemmie,” he said. “Mary Mouse will be so pleased.” Tommy the Teddy ran all the way home holding his Big Red Hat close to him so that he didn’t lose one single strand of wool.
“Mary Mouse. Mary Mouse,” called Tommy. He was sitting on the floor of his bedroom outside the little front door of Mary Mouse’s house. “Come on out Mary Mouse. I have a surprise for you.” There were lots of sqeaks and then Mary Mouse peeked out from behind her little front door. Her babies peered out from behind her. Tommy put his Big Red Hat down beside the mouse family. “Lottie Lamb sent this wool ” he explained. “You must make a big blanket to cover your babies and keep them warm in bed.” “Oh how kind,” squeaked Mary Mouse. “Thank you so much Tommy the Teddy.” “Yes thank you, thank you,” the baby mice squeaked all at the same time and scampered away into their house, pulling the wool with them. “I will start making a blanket right away,” said Mary Mouse. “I will have it finished by bedtime tonight. Goodbye Tommy.” Mary Mouse closed her little front door with a bang. Tommy the Teddy picked up his Big Red Hat and put it onto his head, “The little babies will never be cold at night again,” he said to himself as he went down stairs. He stopped in the kitchen to pick up a shiny rosy red apple out of the fruit bowl and then went into the back garden to play..
TOMMY THE TEDDY
WITH THE BIG RED HAT
AND
A BLANKET FOR MARY MOUSE
BY
VALERIE CROWTHER
© Valerie Crowther May 2006
Tommy the Teddy lay fast asleep with his Big Red Hat hanging over the end of the bed. “What was that?” Tommy sat up in bed. What had woken him up? There it was again. A scraping and sliding noise was coming from the floor beyond the end of the bed. “Where is my Big Red Hat ?” Tommy cried. “I am sure I put it on the end of my bed.” He climbed from under his nice warm blanket. There was Mary Mouse. She was dragging the Big Red Hat across the floor to her front door in the skirting board. Tommy knelt down on the floor. “What are you doing with my Big Red Hat ?” he asked. “Don’t be cross Tommy,” squeaked Mary Mouse. “It’s cold tonight. My babies can’t go to sleep because they are so cold. I only wanted to borrow your Big Red Hat to keep them warm.” Tommy the Teddy was a kind little bear. “Alright Mary Mouse,” he said. “ You can borrow my Big Red Hat for tonight but bring it back to me in the morning.” “Thankyou. Thankyou,” sqeaked Mary Mouse. She dragged the Big Red Hat through her front door. Tommy could hear a lot of squeaks from behind the skirting board and then all was quiet except for a little snore now and again. Tommy climbed back into his own bed but he could not get to sleep again. He was thinking of Mary Mouse and her babies. “I must find a way to help her,” he said to himself and began to count all the little baby mice in his head: Molly and Mandy and Mitch and Titch and zzzzzzzzz. Tommy the Teddy was fast asleep.
“Breakfast is ready Tommy,” called Mummy from the kitchen downstairs. Tommy rubbed his eyes sleepily and then climbed out of bed. There was his Big Red Hat. Mary Mouse had brought it back. After breakfast Tommy put it on his head and went out into the garden, down the path and along the pavement and right past the big, big puddle at the end of the road. “I will go the woods and find Ollie Owl,” he said to himself. “Ollie Owl will know how to help Mary Mouse.”
“Twit Twoo. Twit Twoo.” said Ollie Owl. “What can I do for you? Twit Twoo.” Ollie Owl was sitting on his favourite branch high up in the old oak tree. It was the biggest tree in the wood and was known as Oldie Oak. “Hello Ollie Owl. Hello Oldie Oak.” said Tommy. He told them both about Mary Mouse and her little babies. Ollie Owl and Oldie Oak put their heads together to think of a way to help poor Mary Mouse.
“Twit Twoo. Twit Twoo. This is what you must do.” Hooted Ollie Owl “Go down to the meadow and find Lottie Lamb. She will help you. She will know what to do. Twit Twoo. Twit Twoo.” “Thankyou. Oh thankyou,” cried Tommy the Teddy. “Goodbye.” Tommy held his Big Red hat firmly on his head annd ran out of the woods and down to the meadow. Lottie Lamb was in the middle of all the grass and buttercups playing with her friend Lemmie. “Lottie Lamb. Lottie Lamb,” shouted Tommy. Lottie Lamb skipped over the grass towards Tommy and Lemmie ran along behind. “Baa, baa Tommy the Teddy,” said Lottie Lamb. “What are you doing here?” “Its a long story,” said Tommy. He was quite out of breath from running so fast. “Baa, baa.Tell me all about it,” said Lottie. “Its Mary Mouse and her little babies,” explained Tommy. “It is so cold at night they cannot keep warm. Ollie Owl and Oldie Oak said you would know what to do.” “Baa, baa Tommy,” said Lottie. “What Mary Mouse needs for her family is a nice thick warm woolly blanket. Come on Lemmie. To the wire.” The two lambs ran over to Tommy the Teddy was standing by the fence. They rubbed their woolly coats against the wire until long strands of wool were caught up in it. “There you are Tommy,” said Lottie. “Put all the wool on the wire into your Big Red Hat.” “Yes, fill it up Tommy,” said Lemmie. “It will make a lovely warm blanket for Mary Mouse’s babies.” Tommy quickly filled his Big Red Hat. “Thank you so much Lottie and you too Lemmie,” he said. “Mary Mouse will be so pleased.” Tommy the Teddy ran all the way home holding his Big Red Hat close to him so that he didn’t lose one single strand of wool.
“Mary Mouse. Mary Mouse,” called Tommy. He was sitting on the floor of his bedroom outside the little front door of Mary Mouse’s house. “Come on out Mary Mouse. I have a surprise for you.” There were lots of sqeaks and then Mary Mouse peeked out from behind her little front door. Her babies peered out from behind her. Tommy put his Big Red Hat down beside the mouse family. “Lottie Lamb sent this wool ” he explained. “You must make a big blanket to cover your babies and keep them warm in bed.” “Oh how kind,” squeaked Mary Mouse. “Thank you so much Tommy the Teddy.” “Yes thank you, thank you,” the baby mice squeaked all at the same time and scampered away into their house, pulling the wool with them. “I will start making a blanket right away,” said Mary Mouse. “I will have it finished by bedtime tonight. Goodbye Tommy.” Mary Mouse closed her little front door with a bang. Tommy the Teddy picked up his Big Red Hat and put it onto his head, “The little babies will never be cold at night again,” he said to himself as he went down stairs. He stopped in the kitchen to pick up a shiny rosy red apple out of the fruit bowl and then went into the back garden to play..
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