Mr Mentor's Whizzywoodlesome Whirly Windwhooper Grandpa In My Pocket

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

Come down, Grandpa!

Ha-ha!

Grandpa!

'We've been living in Sunnysands all summer. Me and my sister, Elsie.

'We love Ms Smiley's cafe and Mr Whoops' shop,

'and Mr Mentor's lighthouse, of course.

'But, we also love to be at the Mill on the Marsh,

'especially playing in the meadow with Grandpa,

which is what we were doing today.'

Ahh, what a lovely, calm morning.

-Coo-ey!

-Oh, dear, I spoke too soon.

'It was Great Aunt Loretta.'

It's only me!

I'm just picking up my washing in the courtyard if you need me.

CJ told me to keep an eye on you all. He'll be back soon.

'Uncle CJ had gone to visit Mr Mentor, the inventor,

'in his lighthouse.'

And that goes...

Ah! There.

-Oh, CJ.

-Mr Mentor.

I came by to invite you to a barbecue this evening at our meadow.

What a marvelouscious idea!

'Mr Mentor doesn't just invent things, he invents words!'

And what perfectable timing!

I just invented this new invention.

And you have arrived at the very moment

-when I'm going to test it out.

-How exciting!

-What is it?

-Well, it's a windy kind of thing, you see.

It whizzes and whirls and whoops...I hope.

'Yes, this was...

Right, let's see if it works, CJ.

It might need a little bit of time to think about it.

'Mr Mentor's inventions often don't actually work.

'He turned it on and...'

MACHINE WHIZZES

Bless my ears, it whizzes and whirls and whoops!

-Hoo-hoo!

-It works, all right.

-It's blowing everything about.

MACHINE WHIRLS

I don't ever remember one of my inventions working so quickly.

Absolutely. But, what's it actually for, Mr Mentor?

What's it for? Ah...I have no idea.

But, it's whizzywoodlesome, that's for sure.

I'm going to take it to Ms Smiley's cafe,

I bet she can find a use for it.

'When uncle CJ got home and told us about Mr Mentor's new invention,

'Grandpa said...'

But, what's it for?

He has no idea, but it blew everything all over the lighthouse.

He's taking it to Ms Smiley's cafe to see if she needs it.

I think Mr Mentor's Whirly Windwhooper

-might be a problem in the cafe.

-But, it actually works!

-He's invented something that works, Grandpa!

-Quite!

Usually I have to get inside Mr Mentor's inventions

to make them work, but it looks like I'm going to have to

get inside this one to stop it working.

Not the shrinking cap, Grandpa!

Catch me if you can!

'Grandpa's shrinking cap is magic, of course,

'and when he wears it, he can make all kinds of things happen.

'He can drive our cousin Jason's car...'

Grandpa!

'He can chuff about in the Sunnysands' train.'

'But, today, he got on Elsie's Mrs Ostrich...'

'And made her fly.'

I'm off to Ms Smiley's! See you later!

Be careful, Grandpa!

'Just then, Great Aunt Loretta came into the meadow.'

Oh, Grandpa gone for a little lie down, has he?

Well, he must have sneaked past me.

Hoo-hoo-hoo.

Ho-ho-ho-ho...that's better!

Oh, it's so hot! There's not a breath of wind.

Can't even see my washing flapping on the line.

I like to see my washing flap.

'Grandpa arrived at Ms Smiley's cafe and landed on the pier.'

'Ms Smiley was holding one of her craft mornings.

'Grandpa ran in and hid.'

'Everyone was busy making things

as Mr Mentor showed off this new invention.'

What's not to love, Ms Smiley? Wonderbubble, or what?

Oh, it's very wonderbubble, Mr Mentor.

But...I'm not quite sure what it actually does.

Well, it works, Ms Smiley, it works! Look!

'Mr Mentor switched on the Whirly Windwhooper and this happened!'

-Whoo!

-Whoo!

Ooh! Ooh!

Turn it off!

'But, it was blowing so hard he couldn't get to it.

'So, grandpa did this.'

'He climbed inside the machine. He had to stop it working.'

Right, well...

Let's try this.

MACHINE CLICKS

'And the Whirly Windwhooper stopped whirling and whooping.'

'Then, Grandpa reset it so it would work again

'when Mr Mentor wanted it to.'

Well...that is a...

remarkabubble invention, Mr Mentor.

So remarkabubble, Ms Smiley,

it will even turn itself off when I tell it to.

But, to be honest...

I'm not sure that I need a windwhooper in the cafe.

Oh, really...

Right.

Well, in that case, Ms Smiley,

I shall see if Mr Whoops would like it in the toy shop.

He's been gone ages.

You two look glum. Grandpa gone for a little lie down, I guess.

I wonder what he's really up to.

'Grandpa was of course making his way to Mr Whoops' shop.'

'Mr Whoops had got some paper aeroplane kits

'and had been making them with some of my friends.'

'But, Mr Mentor had arrived and was showing them all

'his Whizzywoodlesome Whirly Windwhooper.'

My Whizzywoodlesome Whirly Windwhooper, Mr Whoops!

'Grandpa flew in while nobody was watching

and climbed up the shelves.'

And, the thing is, it actually works!

-Oh, how exciting! Show me!

-OK, stand back.

'And Mr Mentor switched the machine on again, and this happened!'

'Grandpa knew he had to stop it again so he ran

'and got inside the machine.'

Stop, stop, stop!

'And the Windwhooper stopped.'

'This time, Grandpa decided to leave the machine switched off,

'which was safer.'

Well, you can't do any harm now. And I'm off home.

There you are, you see? It is so remarkabubble

I only have to tell it to stop, and it stops.

-Bye-bye, Mr Whoops! See you soon!

-Great machine, Mr Mentor.

'Our friends were off home and Grandpa was off home, too.'

The thing is, Mr Mentor, I'm not sure

I need a Whirly Windwhooper for my shop, see.

I see...well, I'll shall just have to think of someone else, Mr Whoops.

'And while they both thought,

'Grandpa got back onto Mrs Ostrich and flew out of the shop.'

Someone will have an idea at the barbecue, Mr Mentor.

Oh, yes, your right, Mr Whoops!

Speaking of which, it's time we set off.

You can come with me and Ms Smiley in my car. You'll enjoy the ride.

Oh, whoops! Ha-ha-ha.

Oh, goodness.

'Just when we were getting really worried about Grandpa...'

'Home he flew!'

Your back, Grandpa!

I am, and I've made sure the machine isn't working.

But, it can stay not working forever. That'll upset Mr Mentor.

We've got to find a use for it.

HORN HONKS

'And just then, Mr Whoops' car arrived.'

'As Mr Mentor, Mr Whoops, and Ms Smiley arrived in the meadow,

'Uncle CJ and Great Aunt Loretta came out, too.'

Mr Mentor, whoo! Is this your Whizzywoodlesome Whirly Windwhooper?

-Well, yes. And, it works, Loretta. It works!

-Hoo-hoo!

Not any more it doesn't.

Allow me.

'Mr Mentor switched it on and...'

'Nothing happened!'

Oh, it's broken.

My whirly whooper is no longer whirling and whooping.

It is no longer...

-..Whizzywoodlesome.

-Aww!

'While everyone tried to cheer up Mr Mentor,

'Grandpa got into the machine.'

'And inside, he pushed the lever,

'and the Whirly Windwhooper whirled and whooped.

'We all ran for cover,

'but Great Aunt Loretta didn't get away in time!'

Stop! Stop!

'Grandpa stopped the machine from inside.'

-You've blown Great Aunt Loretta into the pool!

-Ahh...

Oops! Ha-ha-ha!

Wait a moment...

I've just got a use for the Windwhooper.

'I picked Grandpa up and put him in my pocket.'

Mr Mentor, maybe the Whizzywoodlesome Whirly Windwhooper

will dry Great Aunt Loretta.

That's a fabudiculous idea!

'And he switched it on.'

Oh! Oh!

'We ran inside with Grandpa.'

'We dashed upstairs and put him down on the floor.'

Cap off, Grandpa, quick!

We did it! We found a use for Mr Mentor's Whirly Windwhooper.

Didn't we do well, eh?

ALL: Teamwork!

I think there might be other uses, as well.

'And Grandpa was right.'

'Soon, the Whirly Windwhooper was doing

just what Aunt Loretta wanted.'

'Making her washing flap about!'

Woo-hoo! That's better!

Nothing like seeing it all flap about.

-Oh, you're up, Grandpa?

-The sausages are ready, come along everyone.

I hear Mr Mentor's invention can dry your pants

whether you're wearing them or not.

Well, at least Mr Mentor is doing something useful.

Not like you, Grandpa. You're no use at all!