A Customer in a Fluster Grandpa In My Pocket

BOTH: Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Come down, Grandpa!

Ha-ha!

Grandpa!

'There is so much to do in Sunnysands.

'We can play on the beach

'or go to the harbour to see Bob's boat.

'Sometimes, we go to Mr Mentor's lighthouse

'or Miss Smiley's cafe.

'But today we were staying at home, at the Mill on the Marsh.

A helicopter landing pad, that is what is needed.

Quick.

-Get that out of the way.

-Perfect.

-There we go.

'Grandpa and I had been making

'a really cool jungle out of modelling clay,

'which is one of the things you can buy at Mr Whoops' toyshop.

'Mr Whoops is called Mr Whoops

'because he is always having little accidents.

'He can't stop falling over.'

Whoops!

How could I be so clumsy?

'We all think is the best toy shop in the world.

'But today, things weren't going too well.'

-FRENCH ACCENT:

-Oh, I am very worried,

what if Mr Whoops cannot find the right thing?

'My friend, Hughie, was there with Amelie.'

What are we going to do, Hughie?

'Amelie was looking after him while his mum and dad were at work.'

We have to get the right thing or your mummy will be cross with me.

'And Amelie was...'

'Just then, Mr Whoops came in from the storeroom.'

Now, these all the dinosaur puppet kits.

Whoops!

'And had one of his little accidents.'

-How could I be so clumsy?

-No, no, this is no good.

I ordered the micropachycephalosaurus

puppet kit a week ago. It should be here, no?

I'm sorry.

Perhaps there is another one you could have while you are waiting.

How about the pterodactyl puppet kit?

-Hughie has already done it.

-OK.

-What about the triceratops?

-Done it.

-Ah-ha!

-I've got a bambiraptor. I bet you haven't done that one.

-I have.

He lived about 75 million years ago and was the size of a small deer.

Hughie, he knows all the dinosaurs in the world.

It is dinosaur this, dinosaur that.

If you ask me, is not very interesting.

Buffoon!

I think dinosaurs are extremely interesting,

I'm just sorry there is no microwavypastisaurus.

Micropachycephalosaurus.

Sir, please, you must drive to the factory and get one now.

I would, but I can't. I have to stay and look after the toyshop.

That's OK, I can do this job, no problem.

Oh, no, I don't think so.

Oh-la-la.

I'll call a friend.

'So, Mr Whoops picked up the phone, and guess who he called...

'My uncle CJ!'

Of course I can come over, Mr Whoops.

What's that? Speak up, I can't hear you.

I've got a customer in a fluster.

A customer in a fluster?

A customer in a fluster? Oh, dear.

Well, I will do the best I can.

Be right there. I've got to go to the toy shop to look after

a difficult customer. Mr Whoops needs to go and fetch a special toy.

-You come with me, Josh.

-I'll come, too,

-I'm good with difficult customers.

-No, you're not.

Whenever we have one here, you go have a little lie down.

That's true. It does the trick, though.

I'll just check on our guests.

I think I should go and help, I just have to find another way.

-By being small?

-You've guessed it.

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'You know what happens when Grandpa shrinks -

'he jumps onto things

'and climbs up things...'

Grandpa!

'He can get into things and he can get under things.

'But most amazing of all is that his magic can make things go,

'like our cousin Jason's toy car.

'And his little plane.

'And Gordon, the seagull.'

Captain Dumbletwit to the rescue!

'He even dresses up and flies the Captain Dumbletwit spaceship.

'He makes our toys magic, too, like Elsie's Mrs Ostrich.

'And my digger.

'But today, he decided to take my helicopter.

'So he took off from the helipad and flew out of the door.'

Fly safely, Grandpa, see you there.

'Just then, Uncle CJ came downstairs.'

Grandpa go for little lie down already, has he?

Good, it was a silly idea his coming with us. Come on.

'So off we went in Campo. And Uncle CJ said...'

I don't understand why anyone would be difficult at Mr Whoops' toyshop.

'And I said...'

Nor do I, it is the best toyshop in the world!

'When we arrived, Amelie was still in a fluster.'

Oh, this is hopeless. If I don't go home

with the right thing, I'm in trouble with his mummy.

-Help is at hand.

-At last, we are waiting and waiting.

'Grandpa flew in and landed out of sight, so nobody would see him.

Oh, am I glad to see you, I'm in such a tizzy.

I don't know if I'm coming or going.

If you are in a tizzy, you shouldn't drive.

I'll go to the factory and you stay here.

'Grandpa thought this was a good idea, and so did Mr Whoops.'

Oh, thank you, thank you. Now, you need to pick up

a dinosaur puppet kit for a microchippy silly sausagesaurus.

Micropaechycephaelasaurus.

-That.

-OK.

-Do want to stay here, Josh?

-Yes, I know Hughie anyway.

-We do karate together. Ha!

-Ha!

Ha!

Whoops!

Oh, Mr Whoops, what are you doing? Please, will you hurry up and go?

-Go! Go! Go!

-Going, going, going...

'I had to get everyone out of the way so I could talk to Grandpa.

'And I had an idea.'

I think Mr Whoops needs a bandage. You'll find some in the storeroom.

OK. Amelie, can you help me?

So, now I am a nurse, huh?

'Now I could talk to Grandpa.'

So, Grandpa, what is the plan?

The best way to deal with a difficult customer is to keep them entertained.

You see this playing cards up there?

-Try and get Hughie and Amelie to play snap.

-Got it.

'Just then, the others came back.'

We cannot do all this waiting, we go to another toyshop, no?

Please don't. I'm sure the microscopic spideroctopus

will arrive any moment.

-How about we all play snap while we wait?

-Snap?

-What is this snap?

-I'd like to play.

-Brilliant! I'll get the cards.

'Grandpa was pleased, but then this happened...'

Whoops!

Oh, Mr Whoops, are you OK?

'Grandpa wanted to talk to me.'

I've got another idea, but I think it will work better if Hughie

and Amelie are on their own.

-Can you get Mr Whoops out the back?

-Sure. And you be careful, Grandpa.

I'm always careful.

'Mr Whoops was back on his feet.'

I think you need a little lie down, Mr Whoops.

Yes, I think you are right. My head is all of a-spin.

Oh, Hughie, now I am really scared!

If we don't have the right thing, your mommy will be cross with me.

No, she won't. She likes you. Calm down.

'So Amelie tried to calm down. Now was Grandpa's chance.'

'While nobody was looking, he got inside a huge monster toy.

'And he did this...'

Cough, cough, cough!

Hello, come and play.

Amelie, come and look at this.

No, no, no, I cannot.

Tickle my tummy. Tickle my tummy.

'So Hughie tickled the monster's tummy, and it did this...'

-Ha-ha-ha!

-Amelie, look, this toy is incredible.

Scratch my ears.

Oh, that's better. Tickle my tummy.

Incredible!

Pat me on the back.

Burp!

'The plan was working, Amelie was being entertained.

'Just then, Uncle CJ came back.'

-I've got it!

-You've got it?

-You've got it?

-Yes.

I won't say its name, but it's what you want.

No, no, no, we don't want it, we want the talking monster!

-The talking monster?

-Yes, he is wonderful.

You scratch his ears and tickle his tummy and he goes, "Hee-hee-hee!"

Oh, I love him!

'Grandpa was still inside the toy. I had to do something.'

Hold on, you'll soon get tired of the talking monster.

It is more fun when you make something of your own.

You can make it talk of the anything you like.

Josh is right. You know Mummy likes me to make things.

And you really want to please Hughie's mummy.

This is true.

OK, if you think Mummy will be happy,

we will have will make Mummy happy.

Buf!

Buf! Whatever that means.

I'll wrap it up for you.

'This gave Grandpa a chance to get out of the monster.

Voila!

'He ran over to the helicopter...

'..and flew out of the door.'

'Now everyone was happy, it was time to go home.

'Grandpa was in the helicopter and we were close behind in Campo.

'Down the country lanes we went,

'all the way to the Mill on the Marsh.

'Grandpa got back just ahead of us.

'He landed on the helicopter pad.

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

Well done, Josh. Thanks for rescuing me.

I was nearly sold just then to a difficult customer.

-It was teamwork!

-BOTH: Teamwork!

Oh, Grandpa, glad you're up.

Honestly, I've never know so much fuss over a puppet dinosaur kit.

-What was it, a micropuppy...?

-Micropachycephalosaurus.

Yes, Grandpa. How on earth did you know that?

Lucky guess.

BOTH: Teamwork!