Changes for the Better Grandpa In My Pocket

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Come down, Grandpa!

Grandpa!

'Auntie Jules, Uncle CJ, and Josh have gone out for the day.

'So, somebody else was making the guests' breakfast...

'Miss Smiley!'

Good morning, Grandpa!

Morning.

Eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns.

'Grandpa wasn't listening.

'He was looking very confused.'

The table's in a different place.

And the kettle, and the toaster, and Wulfy.

And what's Gordon doing on the table?

What have you been up to, Miss Smiley?

I've changed everything around to make cooking easier

for Jules and CJ.

I know what I'm doing when it comes to kitchens, Grandpa.

It looks almost as good as my cafe!

Did they ask you to change things?

Oh, no. It's going to be a nice little surprise.

It looks much, much better!

'Yes, today, Miss Smiley was making...

'Changes for the better.'

In fact, I'm going to Mr Whoops' toy shop this morning

to make some changes there, too!

But the toy shop doesn't need changing.

We love it as it is, don't we, Elsie?

It's the best toy shop in the world!

Oh, don't worry.

I'm only going to move things around a bit to make things safer.

Then, maybe, Mr Whoops won't have so many little accidents.

Perhaps I should come and help you. Give you a hand.

Oh, that's very kind of you, Grandpa,

but I don't think you'd be much help.

'Miss Smiley put three yummy breakfasts into upsie-downsie.'

Elsie could come, though!

But, you'd better stay and have a little lay down.

I'll go upstairs and serve the guests.

Then, we can get going, Elsie.

What if Mr Whoops doesn't like the changes?

What if they make him have more little accidents?

I think Miss Smiley needs stopping.

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'You know what happens when Grandpa shrinks.

'He can run and jump about all over the place.

'Sometimes he flies around in Jason's toy plane.

'Or, he drives his little car.

'Or, he climbs into the Sunnysands train and chuffs about.

-'But today, he was here.'

-Elsie, open the door!

'On Gordon, the toy seagull, and off he flew.'

Where's Grandpa?

Why, I didn't mean for him to go for a lay down straightaway.

Oh, and he hasn't even touched his breakfast.

'So, I went with Miss Smiley in Mr Whoops' car,

'and Grandpa flew on Gordon the seagull.

'And because Miss Smiley and Mr Whoops are now married,

'Miss Smiley has her own key to the toy shop.'

What's that?!

It's a jukebox.

It plays all of your favourite songs. Isn't it beautiful?

'While Miss Smiley was looking at the jukebox, Grandpa flew in.'

Can I have a go? Please, Miss Smiley!

Oh, not now, dear. I need to move it first.

It's in the way here, and Mr Whoops will bump into it. All right...

'Grandpa stood by the sweet jars

'and watched Miss Smiley move the jukebox.'

'He wasn't happy. Then she said...'

Now, Let's change the sweet jars.

If we put them on a lower shelf,

they'll be easy for Mr Whoops to reach.

'Any moment, Miss Smiley was going to see Grandpa.

'He had to find another place to hide!

'So, he jumped down and climbed up the toy shelves.

'And then Miss Smiley said...'

Now, let's change the toy shelves.

Miss Smiley, they might be there for a reason.

Oh, it'll be fine, dear.

Well, so they're not so jumbled up.

And Mr Whoops can find things more easily.

'I couldn't do anything to stop her.

'Luckily, Grandpa escaped.'

Whew, that was close!

'Soon, Miss Smiley had put all of the toys onto the sweet shelves,

'and all the sweets onto the toy shelves.'

I think the changes look great.

I'm sure it'll be much safer for Mr Whoops.

'But, Grandpa didn't think so.'

Now, I'm going to go into the store room

to make some changes there, too.

Mr Whoops is always having little accidents in there.

'So, I couldn't talk to Grandpa. Then, who turned up?'

WHOOPS!

'Mr Whoops.'

How could I be so clumsy? Ahh...

Oh, Mr Whoops! My lovely, jubbly, hubby.

What's all this?

The jukebox is moved.

And the toys are where the sweets should be,

and the sweets are where the toys should be.

Who did that?

-I did. Do you like it?

-No, I don't. I don't like it at all.

It all has to go back where it was.

Oh, well, don't do that, Mr Whoops!

The jars should be near the counter so I can weigh the sweets.

And the toys should be over here so the children can play with them!

I was trying to make things safer,

so you wouldn't have anymore little...

Oh, whoops!

..accidents.

-Well, it hasn't worked.

-Well, that wasn't my fault.

-Oh, but it was.

-Miss Smiley, I've done what you wanted.

-Oh, thank you, Elsie.

Come and see what changes we've made in the store room!

You've changed my store room?

Just because we're married doesn't mean you can change everything!

Not my store room, anything but my store room!

'At last I could talk to Grandpa.'

This is worse than I expected.

We can't have Miss Smiley and Mr Whoops falling out.

But, how can we make them be friends again?

I've got an idea but I'm going to need your help. First of all...

I want everything in the store room changed back to how it was!

-Don't be a silly sausage.

-Me?

A sausage? I am not a sausage. And I'm definitely not a silly sausage.

You're a bossy banana.

Me? A bossy banana? But...

-I don't even look like a banana.

-Um, excuse me.

-Well, you're bossy enough for a banana.

-Please, can I...

-Bananas are not bossy.

-Sausages aren't silly.

-Please, can I have a go on the jukebox?

-What?

-Well, yes, of course you can, Elsie.

-Just put a coin in, dear.

And choose a song!

'While Miss Smiley and Mr Whoops were busy being cross,

'Grandpa ran up to the jukebox and jumped inside.

'I put the coin in and pretended to choose a song.'

# Teamwork, that is what we want to see

# Teamwork, oh yes we do

# Teamwork, that's the way it's got to be

# Teamwork for me and you

# When things are tough and you're falling out

# Don't call each other names and don't you shout

# You can't go on feeling angry forever

# It's so much better when you do things together

# Teamwork, that is what we want to see

# Teamwork, oh yes we do

# Teamwork, that's the way it's got to be

# Teamwork for me and you

# Teamwork, that is what we want to see

# Teamwork, oh yes we do

# Teamwork, that's the way it's got to be

# Teamwork for me and you

# Teamwork, that is what we want to see

# Teamwork, oh yes we do

# Teamwork, that's the way it's got to be

# Teamwork for me and you

# Teamwork for me and you

# Teamwork for me and you. #

Whoops!

I'm sorry I called you a bossy banana.

And I'm sorry I called you a silly sausage, my lovely, jubbly, hubby.

Oh.

Wonder wife of mine.

'While Miss Smiley and Mr Whoops were making up,

'Grandpa jumped out of the jukebox.

'His job was done, and it was time to go home.'

Oh, you know, now I think about it,

I'm sure I could get used to the changes.

You're just saying that to be kind, Mr Whoops.

Now I think about it, I can see...

-That things should go back where they were.

-Really? Oh, I am glad.

-I'll help you!

-So will I!

'So, we started putting everything back.

'Grandpa had landed in the courtyard.

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

'Now, all he had to do was to put the kitchen back the way it was.

'Then, I came home.'

Elsie, did everything go all right after I left?

-Yes, I'm so glad Miss Smiley and Mr Whoops made up.

-Me too.

We did it together, as always.

BOTH: Teamwork!

Grandpa! You're up and about, I see. And undoing all my changes.

Well, I thought that maybe CJ and Jules wouldn't like it, so...

-Perhaps it's best to ask them first.

-You're so right.

Now, can we try again with breakfast?

-Eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns.

-Sounds good, I'll help!

# Teamwork, that is what we want to see, teamwork... #

How funny! We were listening to that song

in the toy shop earlier, weren't we, Elsie?

-Yes, that's my favourite song.

-Mine, too.

Teamwork!