Rupert

And The Dragon Fly EPISODE 11

Cries Mummy, “What is in that box? Is this another of your shocks?”

The string looks easy to untie, So Rupert thinks he’d better try.

Mrs Bear, still holding the basket that Billy has brought, watches as Rupert comes gingerly up the path with the smoking box.

“This came by plane and I don’t know whose it is,” he murmurs. “Now it’s smoking and I’m scared of it.”

“Well, I wish you wouldn’t bring nasty things home,” says Mrs Bear. “Either open it or take it away.”

“Ought I to open it?” says Rupert. “It isn’t mine. But it’s only fastened with string. Shall I try? It’s smoking, but it doesn’t feel hot!”

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