Whumplethump Goes Missing (Part 3 )

I went inside to find my Mum

           To ask her if I could,

Set up my tent upon the lawn

          If I was really good.

"Is your bedroom tidy?"

         She smiled at me and said,

I raced upstairs, got all the mess

         Pushed underneath the bed.

I called downstairs "come up and look"

        Then sped back to my room,

I opened up the window

        And stood there with the broom.

She looked at me with feigned surprise

        Then raised her right eyebrow,

"You've really made it tidy"

       "I wish that I knew how!"

"Oh can I Mum, oh can I please?"

      "It's only for tonight",

"I'll even take Jake with me"

     "If you think that that's alright".

I cocked my head and gave her

      A really 'special' look,

If I wanted something

     That was usually all it took.

"Okay, alright, I guess you can"

      "As long as you take Jake"

"You'll need your torch and sleeping-bag"

      "I'll organize the cake".

"Oh, thankyou, Mum, oh, thankyou lots"

       "I really will be good,"

"And if you ever want me to, I'll chop the firewood."

I didn't mention washing-up

        Or drying up, as well,

I've learned through long experience

       Those kitchen chores are hell!

But chopping logs or mowing grass

       Is seen as quite grown up,

And it avoids the telling-off

      You get for dropping cups!

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Owain Glyn                                                                             To be continued.

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