A Day for a Play in Miss Smiley's Cafe Grandpa In My Pocket

Look! The shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Grandpa!

No! Be careful!

Grandpa, stop!

'It was the weekend, and Jemima's friend Issy had come round.

'We had decided to make up a Captain Dumbletwit play.'

How about this one?

"Captain Dumbletwit saves Princess Arpeggio and the Planet La-la-la?

'And what's more,

'Miss Smiley had said we could perform the play at her cafe.

'So this was...'

'We were just about to start practising, when who should walk in

'but Dad and Mr Liker Biker.

'Mr Liker Biker had come to help Dad take some boxes to the bike shop.'

What's going on?

'So we told him about our play.'

..Princess Arpeggio!

Isn't that the one where Diabolical Dave takes over the Planet La-la-la,

and everyone stops singing?

Right. We're performing at Miss Smiley's cafe.

Oh! I like a play with a good baddie.

The dreadful, the dastardly, Diabolical Dave! Heh-heh!

-We'd better get going if we're going to see the play.

-OK, right.

-Bye-bye.

-Bye!

-Right. First we need a narrator.

-Ooh, me! I'm good at narrating.

OK. I'll be Princess Arpeggio with the beautiful voice. La!

And I'll be Captain Dumbletwit and his alien pet.

So I suppose I have to be

the dreadful, the dastardly Diabolical Dave.

LAUGHS EVILLY

'We were about to start again...'

-DOORBELL

-'..when the doorbell rang.

'Guess who marched right in -

'Floyd.

'Floyd lives in the house opposite

'and he goes to my school. He loves boasting.'

Look at my new watch!

Boo! Boo!

'He loves playing jokes.

'And he always wants everything his own way.'

OK, you can be the goalie.

Miss Smiley says you're doing a Captain Dumbletwit play.

She says I can be in it. I'm going to be Diabolical Dave, heh-heh!

-Right, let's get some costumes.

-But Floyd...

'So that was that.

'Floyd was Diabolical Dave,

'and poor Grandpa didn't have a part in the play.'

That boy is trouble. I'll have to keep an eye on Floyd.

-It'll be easier if I'm small.

-Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'You know what happens when Grandpa shrinks.

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

'He can chuff about in a Sunnysands train.

'He can even ride on Gordon, my toy seagull.

'I'm the only one who knows about Grandpa's magic shrinking cap,

'and nobody else must find out.'

They're coming, Grandpa! Hide!

Come on, hurry up! Chop chop!

-Come on!

-Ooh! You're here too, Floyd.

Grandpa gone for a little lie-down? You'd better practise in the garden.

Don't want to disturb him.

Let's get into our costumes and start practising.

If you do it my way, you'll be fine.

'I wasn't at all sure it WOULD be fine.'

Come on!

'Then Grandpa jumped down and followed us into the garden.

'So before long, we were practising the play.

'Grandpa could see that Floyd was spoiling our fun.

'And he didn't like it.'

And we know who's behind it, Captain Dumbletwit!

Oh! We know who's behind it, do we?

Your Doojit voice is pathetic.

HE WHIMPERS

'I knew Grandpa would be cross with Floyd. Before he could do anything,

-'Mum came into the garden.'

-Time to go!

'So we all got into Campo, and off we went to Miss Smiley's cafe.

'And Floyd said...'

If you just do it MY way, it'll be fine.

'I really needed Grandpa. I was sure he'd find his own way there.

'And I was right!'

'At the cafe, we were set for the final practice.

'Floyd was getting crosser and crosser.

'Just then, I saw Grandpa arrive.'

CHILDREN ALL SHOUT AT ONCE

But why won't you do it all MY way? You're all hopeless!

No way am I doing YOUR stupid play.

No way!

'And with that, Floyd stormed off to the kitchen.

'The good news was that Floyd had run off.

'The bad news was that now we had nobody to play Diabolical Dave.

'I was hoping Grandpa would have an idea.'

I've got an idea.

-You stay here. I won't be long.

-OK.

'And with that, Grandpa jumped off the table and ran outside.'

Floyd is refusing to come back.

'Luckily, Grandpa was on the case.

'He took off in my toy plane, he flew across the beach...

'..and swooped into the bike shop.

'Mr Liker Biker was busy with some biking bears.

'Grandpa jumped onto a shelf and hid.'

How's it going?

Nearly done. I like a bear you dangle on your handlebars.

Take this - a thank-you for helping me. It'll bring luck.

Oh, thank you.

'Mr Liker Biker put his biking bear on the counter.'

-How did this plane get here?

-I don't know. Do you, Mr Biking Bear?

-No, Mr Biking Bear doesn't know either.

-I'll leave you two to chat.

All right, yeah.

'This gave Grandpa an idea.

'While Mr Liker Biker carried on arranging the bears,

'Grandpa ran across the floor and climbed onto the counter.'

Mr Liker Biker! This is your lucky day.

-Yes, you're right, it is.

-HE CHUCKLES

Wait up! Did you just talk?

I certainly did.

You're going to get to be Diabolical Dave! Hee-hee-hee!

-Me?!

-Yes,

but only if you get to the cafe as fast as your legs will peddle you.

-They need you!

-Well, in that case...

you're going to come with me. I need all the help I can get.

'A few minutes later, this happened...'

Ta-da!

Never fear, Liker Biker is here! Or should I say,

-Diabolical Dave?!

-HE CHUCKLES

ALL: Mr Liker Biker!

'I saw Grandpa pop his head out of the bag,

'then he jumped out and ran.'

-How did you know we needed you?

-A little bear told me!

'Soon, our play was in full swing.'

My super-silencer has sucked out all the music.

-Now there is silence! Ha-ha!

-BOOING

'Grandpa couldn't resist being in the play too - playing Doojit.'

We know who must be behind this villainy, Captain Dumbletwit!

How's Jason doing that Doojit voice? He's not even moving his lips!

Captain Dumbletwit is off to save the universe!

I wish I was in the play.

I'm sure it's not too late for you to join in.

Captain Dumbletwit grabbed the super-silencer

and put it into reverse.

Thank you, Captain Dumbletwit, the music has come back

and I can sing! # La-la-la-la-la! #

Hurray! Let's all sing!

# Need a hero? Here is it

# Call on Captain Dumbletwit

# Dumbletwit, Dumbletwit

# Full of beans and full of wit

# Always there to rescue and to save

# And foil the plans of Diabolical Dave

# Diabolical Dave, that's me

# I'm dreadful and I'm dastardly

# Look at me and you will see

# The baddest baddy in history

# Bringing misery

# To outer space

# But Dumbletwit

# Is always on the case

# Dumbletwit's our hero

# But we must not forget

# The Captain can do nothing

# Without his alien pet!

# So let's cheer for our Doojit

# And his Captain, Dumbletwit

# Dumbletwit

# Dumbletwit

# Sometimes he might fumble it

# But I always get there in the end

# So thanks to Captain Dumbletwit

# Our friend

# Our friend!

# Friend! #

ALL CHEER

Look, I'm sorry I wanted it all my way.

It was actually good fun your way. Thanks for letting me join in.

That's OK, Floyd.

-I still think

-I

-would have made a better Diabolical Dave. Hee-hee-hee.

'After the play Mum took Issy and Floyd home,

'and then we came back to our house.

'I ran in ahead of everyone else, and I put Grandpa down.

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

Well Jason, we showed Floyd what it takes to put on a play, teamwork!

You're right, Grandpa. Teamwork!

I found your plane in the bike shop, Jason.

-Did you leave it there?

-Sort of. Thanks.

Oh, Grandpa, you've woken up.

Mr Liker Biker played Diabolical Dave in the end.

Jason made the perfect Captain Dumbletwit.

His Doojit voice was brilliant.

Really? Glad to hear it.

Shame you couldn't be in the play.

Ah well, never mind. Next time, eh?

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