Taking Floyd for a Ride Grandpa In My Pocket

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Grandpa!

No! Be careful!

Grandpa, stop!

Whoa...!

CRASH!

'Dad and Jemima had taken Beowulf for a long walk,

'so I decided to stay at home and play with Grandpa.'

All aboard!

'It doesn't matter what we play. Grandpa makes it fun.

'We thought we were going to have fun all day

'until guess who turned up -

'Floyd.

'He lives in the house opposite and he goes to my school.

'He loves boasting.'

Look at my new watch!

I'm gonna get you!

'He loves playing jokes.'

Boo! Boo! Boo!

'And he always wants everything his own way.'

Ha ha, got you!

'Grandpa agrees with me.'

-Jason!

-Yeah, what?

-Check out my new skateboard!

'Floyd is a big, spoilt show-off.'

'And the thing he was showing off about today was this...'

What do you think of my brand new bike, eh? Is it cool or what?

-Pretty cool.

-Pretty cool?

Don't you mean totally, unbelievably cool?!

Been playing choo-choo trains with your Grandpa?

Let's have a look.

Ha! This is so babyish!

I grew out of trains years ago.

'Floyd is always breaking my toys. I didn't want him playing here.

'I needed to get him out of the house.

'I had an idea.'

Mum! Please can you take us out on our bikes?

'Yes. We were going to spend the day...'

If you're going for a bike ride, I'm going to have a little lie down.

'I knew what Grandpa was thinking.'

Hello, Floyd.

I don't trust that Floyd one bit. I'm coming too.

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'When Grandpa shrinks, he can get up to all kinds of mischief.

'He can fly off in my plane...'

Grandpa!

'He can drive off in my car...

'Or he can run so fast that I can't catch him.

'Before I could stop him, Grandpa ran back into the garden,

'and hid behind a flower pot.'

It was the most expensive bike in the whole shop.

It's got 57 gears!

I don't think a bike can have 57 gears.

Mine does.

RATTLING

What was that?

Something's wrong.

The chain's come off. Oh, dear.

Can't you mend it?

Hmmm... Better wait until Jason's dad gets back. He'll fix it.

-I don't want to wait. I want to go on a bike ride NOW!

-OK.

We've got a spare bike you can borrow. I'll go and dig it out.

'So, Mum went off to the garage and soon came back with this...'

You have got to be joking!

There's nothing wrong with it. It's perfectly safe.

Go on! Give it a try.

I can't ride this! This is a girl's bike. It's useless.

'Before I could stop him, he was making for the train.'

Mind the train!

Argh!

CRASH!

Agh, help!

I've broken my leg! Argh!

It's all your fault, Jason.

You and your stupid choo-choo train!

It's all right. I don't think it's broken.

'Mum helped Floyd to his feet and took him inside.'

Ow! Ow!

'He was making a whopping great fuss.'

-Now we're stuck with him, Grandpa.

-I don't think he's really hurt,

-and I'm going to find out.

-OK.

Be careful. Don't let him see you!

Argh! My leg!

Have a Jammy Jumbley, it'll take your mind off the pain.

'Mum was so busy being kind to Floyd,

'and Floyd was so busy being rude to Mum,

'that neither of them saw Grandpa. He hid behind the sofa.'

-Jason, would you fetch Floyd a drink?

-Yes, I'll get one.

-Brrr! Brrr!

-Oh, are you cold?

Must be the shock. I'll get a blanket.

'I was in the kitchen and Mum was upstairs, so Floyd was on his own.

'At least, he THOUGHT he was on his own.

'He lept off the sofa and grabbed another Jammy Jumbley.'

I knew it!

'Grandpa was right! Floyd really hadn't hurt himself at all.'

You love that train, don't you?

I can't see why. It doesn't do anything. It's useless.

'Grandpa wants me to put him in my pocket and take him upstairs.

'He needed to talk to me.'

-Just getting Floyd some comics.

-Oh. OK.

Floyd hasn't hurt his leg at all. He's pretending.

I saw him run across the room and grab a Jammy Jumbley.

-I'm telling Mum.

-She won't believe it unless she sees it herself.

I've got to find a way to get him off that sofa, and this time,

Mum has got to see it.

-How are you going to do that?

-Just leave him on his own with me.

I'll find a way.

'Grandpa ran out of my bedroom and slid down the banisters.

'I went the safer way and gave Floyd the Captain Dumbletwit comics.'

What took you so long?

There. I made you some sandwiches, Floyd.

That might get you up and about.

And I'll bring you some fruit, too.

'Now, I needed to get out of the way,

'so Grandpa could catch Floyd out.'

Shall we play the Captain Dumbletwit board game?

If we have to.

'I ran upstairs to fetch the game. Now, it was time for Grandpa

'to put his plan into action.

'Grandpa was jiggling Jemima's rag doll.'

FLOYD GULPS

Floyd, don't try and get up. What do you want?

That doll...

You want the doll?

No! I mean...

It was dancing!

You don't feel feverish. Still, I better take your temperature.

'Mum rushed upstairs and I rushed downstairs,

'with the Captain Dumbletwit game.

'Mum still hadn't caught Floyd out. Grandpa would have to try again.'

-I'm going to wash my hands.

-Hurry up!

'I had to get out of the way.

'You know how Grandpa can use his magic to make my toys go?

'Now he was in our Sunnysands train.

'Floyd couldn't believe his eyes.

'He was about to get up and follow it when...'

I knew I had one somewhere. Open wide!

And close.

The train! It moves! It moves!

Shh. Keep it shut tight.

I've got another idea.

You're going to have to get Mum out of the way again.

OK. Leave it to me.

'I went back into the sitting room, and so did Grandpa.'

-Temperature's normal...

-Jason, is that train remote controlled?

-No.

Then how come it was going all around the room by itself?

-There was smoke coming out!

-Maybe I should call the doctor.

-No!

Maybe we should try and fix Floyd's bike.

That might make him feel better.

Yes, it would.

OK. We'll give it a try.

You can read the Captain Dumbletwit comics.

And finish your sandwiches.

'Off we went, into the garden. Now it was up to Grandpa.

'Floyd reached forward towards the sandwiches.

'Grandpa was about to give him the surprise of his life!'

Argh!

I'm gonna get you!

'First Floyd chased the sandwich. Then...

'the sandwich chased Floyd, all around the room,

'and into the kitchen...'

Stop, please!

I don't like to be chased by a sandwich. Please!

Argh! Please, stop!

'..And out into the garden.'

Help! Help!

JASON LAUGHS

Help!

Floyd! You're running.

Were you pretending to be hurt?

No!

OK... Yes, I was. I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have. I just didn't want to ride that tatty old bike.

I see. And what made you stop pretending?

I was chased by a sandwich!

Chased by a sandwich? Oh, Floyd! You're pretending again.

That's very funny. Chased by a sandwich.

Can we go on that bike ride now?

I don't care which bike, just get me out of here!

'I picked up Grandpa, while Mum was putting Floyd's helmet on,

'and took him into the sitting room.

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

We did it, Jason! We got Floyd to stop pretending.

That's what I call teamwork!

Yes! Teamwork!

THEY LAUGH

'So, Mum took Floyd and me on a bike ride to the beach,

'and this time, Grandpa stayed at home.'

-Jason, how'd it go?

-It went fine. Grandpa.

Floyd didn't show off, play tricks or anything! We had a good time.

Marvellous!

I found these behind a plant pot. How odd.

Maybe Floyd really was being chased by a sandwich!

BOTH: Phew.

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