A Fabulous Family Photo Grandpa In My Pocket

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Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Grandpa!

No, be careful!

Grandpa, stop!

Whoa!

This is the one. This is the one!

Yeah! 6!

Wa-hoo!

'It was the weekend,

'Grandpa and I were playing with our Captain Dumbletwit game.

'Dad and Jemima were about to go to the hairdressers.

'Mum was doing her new hobby...

'Mum's always taking up new hobbies. One week it's karate,

'then it's salsa dancing, then cake decorating...

'the ukulele...

'knitting...

'opera singing...'

Ah-ah-ah-ah, ah-ah-ah, aaah!

'And now...

'this. Photography.

'Mum had been practising really hard,

'and this evening she was going to take...'

Are you coming to the hairdressers too, Jason?

No thanks.

He looks fine just as he is. So do we.

Don't we, Wulfy?

Come on, Jemima. Time to go.

Mum's invited someone to be in the family photo with us.

-Somebody you've known since you were a little boy.

-Oh, no.

BELL RINGS

'It was Great Aunt Loretta, Grandpa's sister!'

-I didn't know what to wear, so I brought everything.

-Oh...

-See you later.

-Bye!

You better not look like that in the photo. Smile please, Grandpa!

'But Grandpa didn't feel like smiling. Like most brothers,

-'he finds his sister very annoying.'

-You're early!

-Well,

I've got plans! For a start, you need smartening up.

I'm not gonna be seen in a photo with somebody with hairy nostrils.

-I haven't got hairy nostrils!

-All grandpas have got hairy nostrils.

I'm gonna set up my things in the kitchen.

I'll call you when I'm ready.

I've had enough of this...

I've got to get out of here.

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

-Catch me if you can!

-Come back!

'You know when Grandpa shrinks,

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

'He can fly off in my plane.'

< I'm ready!

'Grandpa was ready, too - to fly out the house and not come back!

'But instead, he flew behind the sofa. Just then,

-'Great Aunt Loretta came into the room.'

-Oh, where is he?

Gone for a little lie down, has he? Typical!

'Great Aunt Loretta has no idea

-'about Grandpa's magic shrinking cap.'

-Never mind.

I'll deal with him later.

Where's the other scruffy mutt in this family? Beowulf?!

Where are you, you little monster?

'Great Aunt Loretta isn't very keen on Beowulf.

'And Beowulf isn't very keen on Great Aunt Loretta.'

Don't look at me like that. I've got plans for you, too.

When I've finished with you, even Grandpa won't recognise you.

-'Just then, the doorbell went.'

-DOORBELL RINGS

And guess who's coming to help me? Somebody who is very good with dogs.

Psst! Jason!

Hide Beowulf. Quick!

Miss Snip, the dog groomer.

Hello, Jason!

I'm gonna give your doggy a shampoo, a blow-dry, and a snip, snip, snip!

So, where is she?

It's a he, and he's called Beowulf.

Beowulf? Oh, dear!

With a name like Beowulf, he sounds very scary and, well, wolf-like!

Oh, believe me, he's a monster!

Now, show me what you've brought.

Ah!

'Miss Snip looked round nervously for Beowulf.'

I love these bows!

Just look at these sparkly colours.

We've gotta get Beowulf in one of these!

'I knew Grandpa wouldn't want Beowulf to wear a sparkly collar.'

But first, I want you to give the smelly mutt a bath, Miss Snip.

'I'd hidden Beowulf behind a bin.

'I was sure Grandpa was hiding somewhere, too.

'I was crossing fingers they'd stay out of sight.'

Will Beowulf mind smelling like rose and rhubarb?

Make a change from smelling like Grandpa! Ha-ha!

Jason, go and fetch a doggy towel. Right.

Come on. Time to go and find the monster!

But I don't usually bath scary monster-type doggies!

Beo-WULF?!

'I didn't like being out the room with Grandpa on the loose.

'I was sure he'd have a plan to help Beowulf, and I was right.'

Rose and rhubarb? Revolting! But don't you worry, Wulfy!

This is what we... She's coming back. Hide!

'I rushed back into the kitchen,

'and Grandpa was looking for somewhere to hide, too.'

'He was in such a panic, he knocked over the bottle of shampoo!'

A-ha! You can't get away from me.

Miss Snip, I've found him. Come on!

As I said, I don't normally bath monsters...

Ooh! He's not what I expected at all!

I thought he'd be big and scary and wolf-like.

Oh-ho-ho! Silly me.

You're not a monster, are you? You're a lovely boy. Oh, you are!

You are!

Enough of that! Let's get on with...

BAAAH!

THUD!

Ouch. Ouch! Jason, get the peas. Quick!

'Great Aunt Loretta is always falling over and hurting her toe.'

Ouch, ouch!

'We have frozen peas in our freezer especially for these moments.'

You don't fool me with your big, brown eyes.

You knocked that bottle over. It's your fault.

'But it wasn't Beowulf's fault. It was Grandpa's! Where was he?

'I couldn't see him anywhere.'

We'll have to use washing-up liquid instead. Put Beowulf on the table.

'The good news was, now I knew Grandpa was in the jug.'

You can use that jug.

'The bad news was that Miss Snip was about to fill it with hot water!

'Grandpa started growling, pretending to be Beowulf.

GROWLING AND SCREAMING

Beowulf! Look what you made Miss Snip do! Bad dog.

No growling!

I'm so sorry!

Oh dear, how silly!

'Luckily, Grandpa had managed to escape.'

I don't think Beowulf wants a bath. I tell you what,

I'll just give him a lovely little trim. Snip, snip!

'I knew Grandpa wouldn't want Beowulf "snip-snipped"!

'I had to do something.'

No, you've missed a bit there... Behind you, there! There!

'So, while Miss Snip was clearing up the broken jug,

'I picked him up and ran off to the sitting room.'

Quick, Jason! Put Beowulf next to me, and cover us with cushions.

-You hide, too.

-What if she finds you?

-Don't worry. I've got a plan.

'I didn't have time to find out what Grandpa's plan was,

'because Miss Snip came into the room - with her trimmers!'

Beowulf!

Where's my lovely boy?

Time for your "snip, snip, snip"!

Now, don't be silly.

I know you're here somewhere.

Ahhh! There you are. Good boy.

'This was a disaster! Miss Snip was about to find Grandpa, too!'

Now, don't be scared.

I'm gonna make you all beautiful and tidy.

Just a "snip, snip" here and there.

GROWLING Oh, no, you don't!

You're not "snip, snip, snipping" me anywhere! Grrr!

'This time, Grandpa had gone too far. He was pretending

'that Beowulf could talk!'

I don't need smelly shampoo!

Or a sparkly collar.

I'm fine just as I am! Leave me alone,

or you'll find out why I'm called Beowulf!

OK, OK! I won't touch you, I promise!

And don't tell anyone I can talk!

N-No! No, I won't.

I won't - not a word. I promise!

-What is all this?

-Oh, it's nothing! Nothing.

I, er, don't think Beowulf needs snipping after all.

Or shampooing...or anything!

I'm not much of a dog groomer, am I? I'm terrified of dogs!

'Grandpa had done it!'

-Sorry. I haven't been much help today.

-No, you haven't!

But you can come and help me choose what to wear for this photo.

Bring me bag up.

'As soon as they were out of sight, I rushed over to Grandpa.'

Take your cap off! Quick, Grandpa!

'Grandpa took off his cap and came back to his normal size.'

We did it, Jason. We saved Beowulf from being groomed.

-That's what I call teamwork!

-Yes, Grandpa. Teamwork!

THEY CHUCKLE

'That evening, everyone came home,

'and Mum got her camera ready to take the family photo.'

-Where's Great Aunt Loretta? Loretta?

-Coming!

-Hurry up, Great Aunt Loretta!

-Be quick, we're waiting!

Just coming, hold on!

'And guess what? Miss Snip had groomed Great Aunt Loretta!'

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