Drag birthday surprise
Drag’s Birthday Surprise:
A Tiberius Story by Keith Harvey
Sometimes the postman came to Tiberius’ house, but not very often. Occasionally he had a letter from a friend who had moved away to another village and sometimes his aunt would send him a letter, or even a parcel!
Tiberius was halfway through his breakfast of cheeseflakes when he first heard the postman’s cheery whistle.
‘Great!’ thought Tiberius. ‘It sounds like a letter or, even better, a parcel is coming my way.’
The whistling got louder and louder and then there was a knock at the door. Tiberius hurried to open it.
“I’ve got a parcel here for you Tiberius, but I have to say it’s a bit on the smelly side.”
“Yummy!” said Tiberius. “It smells delicious to me.”
The postman gave Tiberius his parcel, turned around and began whistling again as he walked back down the path.
Tiberius went into the kitchen and put his parcel on the table. He had already guessed what was in it. His dear Aunt Philamena had sent him some of his favourite cheese, Gorgonzola. That was a real treat for Tiberius because the local shopkeeper only stocked Cheddar cheese. She said that people living in the village were not keen on Gorgonzola so there was no real point in stocking it.
‘This is a surprise for me,’ thought Tiberius. ‘It is lovely to get a surprise to?’
He then had a brilliant idea. It was Drag’s birthday that day and although Tiberius didn’t know how old he was, he thought that he would love to give Drag a surprise birthday party. Outside the sun was shining and he immediately knew what the surprise was going to be – a birthday barbecue!
‘I’d better go and find Croaky Crow and Sneaky Cat. I’ll need their help.’
And off he scampered. He got to the signpost and turned right.
When he found Croaky Crow and Sneaky Cat he told them about his idea. They thought it was wonderful and immediately set about making a party list.
“We mustn’t let Drag know,” said Tiberius. “Now, who is going to do what?”
“Croaky Crow, you go and
A Tiberius Story by Keith Harvey
Sometimes the postman came to Tiberius’ house, but not very often. Occasionally he had a letter from a friend who had moved away to another village and sometimes his aunt would send him a letter, or even a parcel!
Tiberius was halfway through his breakfast of cheeseflakes when he first heard the postman’s cheery whistle.
‘Great!’ thought Tiberius. ‘It sounds like a letter or, even better, a parcel is coming my way.’
The whistling got louder and louder and then there was a knock at the door. Tiberius hurried to open it.
“I’ve got a parcel here for you Tiberius, but I have to say it’s a bit on the smelly side.”
“Yummy!” said Tiberius. “It smells delicious to me.”
The postman gave Tiberius his parcel, turned around and began whistling again as he walked back down the path.
Tiberius went into the kitchen and put his parcel on the table. He had already guessed what was in it. His dear Aunt Philamena had sent him some of his favourite cheese, Gorgonzola. That was a real treat for Tiberius because the local shopkeeper only stocked Cheddar cheese. She said that people living in the village were not keen on Gorgonzola so there was no real point in stocking it.
‘This is a surprise for me,’ thought Tiberius. ‘It is lovely to get a surprise to?’
He then had a brilliant idea. It was Drag’s birthday that day and although Tiberius didn’t know how old he was, he thought that he would love to give Drag a surprise birthday party. Outside the sun was shining and he immediately knew what the surprise was going to be – a birthday barbecue!
‘I’d better go and find Croaky Crow and Sneaky Cat. I’ll need their help.’
And off he scampered. He got to the signpost and turned right.
When he found Croaky Crow and Sneaky Cat he told them about his idea. They thought it was wonderful and immediately set about making a party list.
“We mustn’t let Drag know,” said Tiberius. “Now, who is going to do what?”
“Croaky Crow, you go and