A Tuneful Toot on a Trumpet Grandpa In My Pocket

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Grandpa!

No! Be careful!

Grandpa, stop!

Whoa-ah...

CRASH!

He pressed a button and an enormous tennis racket

sprung out of his spaceship...

'Grandpa was reading a Captain Dumbletwit story.

'He was going very fast because any minute

'Mum would start up again on her latest hobby.'

SHE PLAYS TRUMPET BADLY

'Mum's always taking up new hobbies.

'One week it's karate,

'then it's salsa dancing,

'then it's cake decorating...

'..the ukulele,

'knitting...

'..opera singing...'

# Ah-ah-ah-AHH! #

'..and now, this.'

SHE PLAYS TRUMPET BADLY

'Yes, Mum was learning to play...

'It was making our ears hurt. Even Beowulf's!'

I don't know why Mum chose the trumpet.

There are loads of instruments much easier to play -

triangles, tambourines, maracas...

THEY SHAKE MARACAS RHYTHMICALLY

Ahhh...! Oh! It's a good job I'm going out this afternoon.

'Grandpa was meeting his friends at the Young At Heart Club.

'Each month they meet at Miss Smiley's cafe for ice cream,

'and a sing-song with Mr Whoops. But today there was a problem.'

Hello. It's Miss Smiley here.

I've got a bit of a problem and I was wondering if you can help.

I'll try...

Must be time to go... I wonder what we'll sing today!

# Sunnysands, Sunnysands it's a great place to be... #

Bad news, I'm afraid. Mr Whoops fell over his keyboard and broke it,

so he can't play for the sing-song. But the good news is...

wait for it...

Miss Smiley has asked me to play instead! On the trumpet!

You'll have to come too, Jason. We'll take all the instruments,

in case anyone wants to join in!

Actually, I don't think I'm up to the Young At Hearts today.

I'm feeling a bit tired, you know.

Oh, no, Grandpa. What a shame! And you so love your sing-song!

Get ready, Jason. I'll put some lipstick on and then we'll go.

Grandpa, you've got to come. Mum will need our help!

Couldn't agree more. And I'll be a lot more help to her if I'm small...

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'You know when Grandpa shrinks,

'he can get up to all kinds of magical things.'

'He can get into my car and make it go...'

'..or he can just run for all he's worth.

'I couldn't find Grandpa anywhere.'

Don't forget the instruments, Jason. Where's Grandpa?

Gone for a little lie-down, I expect.

'That's what everyone thinks when Grandpa goes missing.

'They don't know about the shrinking cap.'

'So we got into Campo and set off for Miss Smiley's cafe,

-'and Mum said...'

-I've never played the trumpet in public.

-I'm so excited!

-'..and I said, "Aren't you nervous?" '

-'And Mum said...'

-Oh! No... Such a pity Grandpa can't make it.

Poor thing. He spends so much time stuck indoors!

'But he didn't plan to be indoors today. I'm sure he was on his way!

'I just didn't know how.'

'Soon we arrived at Miss Smiley's cafe,

'which, as you know, is the best cafe in the world!

'The Young At Hearts were just finishing their ice-cream sundaes

'and were ready for their sing-song.'

TRUMPET BLASTS

'Mum was warming up in the toilet.'

-Do you think she's all right?

-Yes.

-Just doing some last-minute practice.

-Oh, of course.

Oh, won't be long now! I promise.

Perhaps I better hurry her up.

'I was wondering where Grandpa was. But I didn't have to wonder long.'

MARACAS SHAKE

'He was in the instrument box, playing the maracas!

'I pretended it was me.'

MARACAS SHAKE

'I quickly took the box behind the curtains

'and opened it up.'

Oh! Thank goodness it's you.

It was getting stuffy in there! How's it going?

Not very well.

Mum's making strange noises in the toilet.

You can't keep the Young At Hearts waiting!

-You'll have to start the sing-song yourself.

-ME?!

Before I knew it, I was on the stage, about to sing.

# Sunnysands, Sunnysands it's a great place to be

# It's sunny and it's sandy and it's right by the sea

# There's a beach from here to here

# You can stroll along the pier There's a cafe for a bite to eat

# Enjoy your ice-cream sundae treat... #

'Suddenly I saw Grandpa.

'I couldn't see how he would help Mum from up there,

'but there was no time to find out, because she was ready at last

'and she was looking very excited.'

Thanks for starting, Jason. That was wonderful.

But now it's time for the star of today's show,

I give you Jason's mum on the trumpet!

APPLAUSE

'Mum took a bit of time to get herself completely ready.

'We all held our breath and waited for her to play.

'At last she put the trumpet to her lips and...'

SHE PLAYS TRUMPET BADLY

'Then she tried again and...'

SHE PLAYS TRUMPET BADLY

'Grandpa was signalling to me.'

I think you might be better over this side, Mum.

-There's...there's more light!

-Oh, OK!

'I had no idea what Grandpa was up to,

'but he definitely had a plan. Mum tried again,

-'but all that came out was...'

-SHE BLASTS TRUMPET

Oh! I don't understand. Sounded really good at home.

I think it must be broken. Sorry, but I don't think I can play.

'Mum was giving up, and I didn't know what else to do.

'But Grandpa did.

'At last I knew why he needed to be small to help.'

You must try again, Mum, please! Try blowing really gently. Go on.

OK. Just for you.

'So Mum put the trumpet to her mouth again and blew very gently.

'And guess what?

'She played an amazing tune!

'But of course, it wasn't Mum playing at all.

'It was Grandpa making a trumpet sound!'

# Sunnysands, Sunnysands it's a great place to be

# It's sunny and it's sandy and it's right by the sea

# There's a beach from here to here

# You can stroll along the pier There's a cafe for a bite to eat

# Enjoy an ice-cream sundae treat

# Sunnysands, Sunnysands it's the only place to go

# We all live in Sunnysands so we should know... #

'Once Mum, or rather Grandpa, had started,

'There was no stopping.'

# Sunnysands, Sunnysands it's a great place to stay

# The houses are so pretty and the sun shines every day

# There's a lighthouse on the shore Oh, who could ask for more?

# A toyshop for your buckets and spades

# Don't forget your hat and shades

# Sunnysands, Sunnysands it's the only place to go

# We all live in Sunnysands so we...

# Should...know! #

APPLAUSE

'The Young At Hearts loved it. Mum was so happy,

'she decided to play a fanfare. She forgot all about blowing gently

'and blew really hard!

'Luckily the Young At Hearts were so busy clapping,

'they didn't see this!'

Ha-ha-ha! Ha-ha-ha...

Are you all right, Grandpa?

Yes, fine, thanks. Just a bit of a sore throat.

'I kept Grandpa safely in my pocket until we got home.'

'I ran inside before anyone else...'

'..and put him on the floor. Grandpa whipped off his cap

'and came back to normal size.'

We did it, Jason! Teamwork, eh?

Yes, Grandpa, teamwork!

THEY LAUGH

There you are, Grandpa. How are you feeling? Any better?

Oh, not too bad. A bit thirsty.

Me too - all that playing! I'll make a cup of tea.

A shame you couldn't be there.

-It went well, didn't it, Jason?

-It was fantastic!

I like a tuneful toot on a trumpet! Ba-ba-ba-bah...

Grandpa, you're so clever!

That's exactly how my trumpet playing sounded.

Fancy that!

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