Mr Mentor's Custard Puff Plopper Grandpa In My Pocket

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Grandpa!

No! Be careful!

Grandpa, stop!

Whoa!

'It was a Sunday morning

'and the sun was shining in Sunnysands.'

Look out, Captain Dumbletwit!

'Grandpa and I were reading a Captain Dumbletwit story

-'and Jemima said...'

-I think it's going to be a very dull day.

'Jemima was wrong. Suddenly, we heard...'

DOORBELL RINGS

I wonder who that can be.

'I ran and opened the door and guess who walked in?

'Mr Mentor The Inventor!

'Now, Mr Mentor The Inventor lives in a lighthouse in Sunnysands.

'He's always coming up with really crazy inventions.

'Like the grassy buggle jumper!

'Only the bugs liked it even more than he did!

'Then there's this,

'the automatic hair-o-static

'that gives you a new hairstyle every day.

'And this - the huffer puffer pillow fluffer.'

CRASH!

'Everyone loves visiting him in the lighthouse

'and trying things out.

'So we were all wondering what he wanted today.'

Mr Mentor, what a nice surprise. Have you come to stay?

Oh, no, not at all!

I'm on my way to a meeting

of the most remarkabubble inventors in the universe.

Sounds great, but why are you here?

I have an invention but I had to leave it at the lighthouse.

It's behaving badly and shouldn't be left alone.

Really? What is this invention?

It plops the custard into a custard puff!

It will plop when it shouldn't plop and not plop when it should.

When it works properly I'm sure it will be faberdiculous!

'Yes, this was the day we got to see...'

Are you saying you'd like us to look after it for you?

Oh, yes please.

'Mr Mentor gave Dad the key to the lighthouse.

'Then he picked up his bags and went to see

'the most remarkabubble inventors in the universe!'

-Can I come with you, Dad?

-And me!

-Yes, I could do with your help.

-I'll get my shoes!

I might be able to fix the custard puff plopper! I'll bring tools.

If Dad's going to fix Mr Mentor's custard puff plopper,

he'll need my help! I'm coming too.

Not the shrinking cap!

Catch me if you can!

'You know what happens when Grandpa shrinks.

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

'He can fly on Gordon, my toy seagull.

'He can get into our Sunnysands train and chuff around!

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

'At that moment, Jemima came running downstairs

'and Dad came in from the garden.'

Come on!

Grandpa gone for a little lie down, has he?

Good idea.

Come on!

'There was nothing I could do!

'Grandpa would have to find his own way to the lighthouse.

'So off we went in Campo and Jemima said...'

It's a pity Grandpa couldn't come,

-he's never seen Mr Mentor's inventing room!

-'And Dad Said...'

Yes, poor Grandpa, but he'd never manage all those stairs!

'I had a feeling that Grandpa wouldn't bother with stairs.

'Grandpa had got here first.

'I quickly hid the plane under one of Mr Mentor's scarves.

'Grandpa had to be hiding somewhere,

'but there was no time to look for him.'

-Which one is the custard puff plopper?

-It must be this.

I think you're right, Jason.

Oh, I see. The milk, sugar and eggs are in the funnel.

So custard should plop through this pipe into the puff.

'Dad twiddled the knob.'

I wonder why it's not working.

'And this is what happened!'

Careful, Dad!

I think the custard's stuck in the plopping pipe!

I need to look inside.

There's a screwdriver in Campo, would you mind fetching it, Jemima?

'Jemima ran to the bottom of the lighthouse

'to fetch Dad's screwdriver.

'Grandpa was trying to get to the custard puff plopper,

'but couldn't with Dad there! I needed him out of the way!'

Couldn't you do with a hammer too, Dad?

I think you're right!

'This was Grandpa's chance.

'He jumped down, ran across the floor and climbed up the table leg.

'BUT there was only one way to get inside it,

'by climbing up the plopping pipe.'

Have you worked out what's wrong, Grandpa?

'Grandpa had worked it out.

'Suddenly, he pushed a nut out of the plopper.'

A nut wasn't screwed on properly. It's dirty, it needs a good clean!

'But there was no time to clean it,

'somebody was coming up the stairs.

'It was...'

-DOOR CREAKS

-'Great Aunt Loretta!

'Grandpa's sister!'

Oh! Mr Mentor's left you in charge of his inventions!

Ooh! I don't think so.

Oh, that's all I need.

I hope you haven't been interfering, Jason.

Ooh, you have to be VERY careful with...

Ooh! Ouch!

'Great Aunt Loretta had caught her boot in a hole in the floorboards.'

I caught my boot in a hole in the floorboards!

Now then, where's the custard plop puffer Mr Mentor was talking about?

Actually, it's a custard puff plopper!

Well, that's what I said. Get out the way, Jason.

'Grandpa was hiding behind the custard puff plopper.

'Any moment Great Aunt Loretta would see him.'

-Ah!

-Ooh!

NUT CLANKS

What was that?

It wasn't a mouse, was it?

I don't think so.

'While Great Aunt Loretta was looking for the mouse,

'Grandpa quickly took his chance.

'He leapt off the table and ran towards the hole.

'He was just jumping into it when...'

Ah! Argh!

I saw something disappearing into that hole!

It must have been a mouse! Ooh!

It might eat one of Mr Mentor's inventions

or it might get into the custard plop puffer-plopper!

'Under the floorboards, the "mouse" was looking for a red plastic nut,

'but he wasn't having much luck.'

I can't see it anywhere. Bother!

Ooh! I've got it. Just the thing.

This'll scare the life out of it.

A clockwork bumblebee?

Exactly!

'The clockwork bumblebee didn't scare the life out of the mouse,

'but it did scare the life out of Grandpa.

'Great Aunt Loretta had her ear

'to the floor, listening.'

I can hear footsteps

and rustling and panting.

It must be a doddery old mouse down here.

You should block up the hole.

-No!

-Yes!

I can use this.

Er... Come on, Jemima, you can do the stuffing for me.

'This was a disaster!

'Now Grandpa was stuck under the floorboards

'with a clockwork toy and there was no way he could get out!

'But Grandpa being Grandpa, had a plan.'

Look! The mouse is pulling the scarf away!

Ah! Help!

Help! Help! Ah!

'The good news was, Grandpa had managed to climb out.

'The better news was, he'd found the red plastic nut.

'And the best news of all was,

'that he'd cleaned it with Mr Mentor's scarf.'

-DAD:

-It's only a mouse.

'While Dad and Jemima were busy calming Great Aunt Loretta,

'Grandpa climbed back up the plopping pipe.

'Just in time too.'

Don't worry about the mouse, Loretta.

Have a go at the custard puff plopper instead.

Ooh. Hmm.

Oh, hoo-hoo.

'So, Great Aunt Loretta started pushing buttons and pulling levers.

'Of course, she had no idea that Grandpa was inside.'

Well, it's no good, it's not plopping.

Oh!

THEY SNIGGER

Sorry, Loretta, I thought I'd fixed it.

Well, you hadn't!

I think we should take the custard puff plopper home,

I've got loads more tools in my workshop.

'Back at home, Jemima was upstairs

'helping Great Aunt Loretta to clean up

'and Dad was looking for some more tools.'

(Grandpa, you must come out. Now!)

'But it was too late, Dad was back.'

This should do it!

Just tighten that...

-Ooh!

-..and loosen that...

Turn this...

-MACHINE CLANKS

-He-hey!

Brilliant! Pass me a puff, Jemima.

'Great Aunt Loretta hadn't just plopped custard into her puff,

'she'd plopped Grandpa too!'

Ah!

It's wiggling!

-Huh!

-I think the mouse is in it!

-Ooh!

-Loretta! It's OK, come back!

'While everyone was in the garden, I took Grandpa out of the puff.

'He was covered in custard,

'but it didn't stop him running into the sitting room.

'He whipped off his cap and came back to his normal size.'

We did it, Jason! We fixed the custard puff plopper!

Ha-ha-ha! That's what I call teamwork!

Teamwork, Grandpa!

'Later, Mr Mentor was absolumply delighted

'to see his custard puff plopper working.'

I'm absolumply delighted.

You are a genius, Mr Mason. You should join

the most remarkabubble inventors of the universe.

'Of course, I couldn't tell Dad or Mr Mentor

'that the really remarkabubble inventor was Grandpa.'

Oh, you've woken up! Eh, Grandpa?

Do you fancy a custard puff?

No thanks, Loretta.

Yum. You don't know what you're missing.

Oh, don't I?

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