Paddington, Jago and Daisy-Maud get Caught by Scout
PADDY: *Reading.* "But when Goldilocks sat down in the chair of the Little Wee Bear, that was neither too hard nor too soft, but just right. So she seated herself in it, and there she sate till the bottom of the chair came out, and down she came, plump upon the hard ground!"
JAGO and DAISY-MAUD: *Giggle.*
PADDY: *Reading.* "And that made her very cross, for she was a very bad-tempered little girl."
DAISY-MAUD: "Oh dear! Goldilocks really is such a bad mannered ch..."
*Big little bear scream.*
JAGO: *Gasps.* "That sounded like a scream!"
DAISY-MAUD: *Gasps and looks concerned.* "Yes, a big little bear scream!"
PADDY: *Gasps and looks alarmed.* "Oh my!" *Puts paw to mouth.* "That isn't just any big little bear scream, Jago and Daisy-Maud!"
JAGO and DAISY-MAUD: "It isn't, Paddy?"
SCOUT: "Paddy! Jago! Daisy-Maud! What are you doing?"
JAGO: "Oh Scout! You're back!"
DAISY-MAUD: "Hullo Scout! Welcome home from Mummy Marian's!"
PADDY: "I am just reading a faerie tale to Jago and Daisy-Maud." *Blushes and sinks slightly behind the book.*
SCOUT: “But you can’t, Paddy!” *Stamps paw.* "That is story is pr... pro... prop..."
PADDY: “Propaganda, Scout?” *Helpful.*
SCOUT: "It's about that awful no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks!” *Stamps paw.* “She was naughty!” *Nods head emphatically.* "You can't read that!"
DAISY-MAUD: “Whyever not, Scout?” *Concerned.*
JAGO: “We asked Paddy to read us a faerie tale, Scout.” *Sad.* "We like the story, even if you don't."
PADDY: “And they aren’t lies, Scout. The faerie tale readily admits that she goes into the Three Bear’s house without asking, eats porridge that isn’t hers, sits in chairs that aren’t hers…”
SCOUT: “And breaks them with her fat bu…”
PADDY: “Scout!” *Looks seriously at Scout.* “And she sleeps in beds that aren’t hers either. I don’t see how that is propaganda, Scout.”
SCOUT: “The story says that she is a nice girl, but she isn’t! She was naughty!” *Stamps paw.*
DAISY-MAUD: "But didn't you just hear Paddy read the part where it says that Goldilocks was a very bad tempered little girl, Scout?"
SCOUT: "No! I was too busy trying to recover from the fact that that story about that no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks was being read in our house! I go away for a few days to help mijn beste vriend Peter at Mummy Marian's house and look what I come back to! Paddy reading to you about that no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks!" *Stamps paw again.* "It's disgraceful! Thank goodness I came back when I did. It's time to put things right and read another faerie tale!" *Adamant.*
DAISY-MAUD: "But we like the story of Goldilocks, Scout."
JAGO: "Especially the part where she gets her comeuppance and has to flee out the window after being awoken by the Little Wee Bear whose cry was so sharp and shrill."
DAISY-MAUD: "Oh yes Jago! That is the best part, because then the Three Bears can go back to living happily ever after."
SCOUT: “Well!” *Indignant.* “There is no accounting for taste! You shouldn't be reading about that no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks and the violent and destructive home invasion she wreaks upon three innocent, well mannered, kind and tidy bears! You should be reading a nice, wholesome faerie tale, like Little Red Riding Hood.” *Nods seriously.*
My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558... and www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577233464... and their Mummy Marian Kloon (on and off) . Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Peter was playing in Mummy Marian's garden when he met Little Red Riding Hood who has lost her wolf and is looking for a new one. You can see it here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54711528570/in/datepos... or in the first comment below. Knowing his best friend Scout is not only full of good ideas, but also has a great love for Little Red Riding Hood, Peter invited his best friend to come and join him and Little Red Riding Hood. You can see it here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54712439977/in/photost... or in the first comment below. Scout was very honoured to meet Little Red Riding Hood, and she him, as you can see here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54718469875/in/photost... or in the first comment below. Peter and Scout then worked through potential candidates for a new wolf of Little Red Riding Hood, as you can see here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54726359985/in/photost... or in the first comment below. Then Little Red Riding Hood made her choice, which was to pick all three, as you can see here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54730780816/in/datepos... or in the first comment below.
Paddy Jago and Daisy-Mud are taking tea from Jago's Christmas present from Father Christmas and the Christmas Bear a few years ago: a beautiful 1930s Goldilocks and the Three Bears tea set. It was made by an unknown maker in Stoke-on-Trent. Not all the set is being used today. It features beautiful, brightly coloured transfers of different parts of the faerie tale on each piece.
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Jago was a gift from a dear friend in England. He is made of English mohair with suede paw pads and glass eyes. He is a gentle bear, kind and patient who carries an air of calm about him. He is already fitting in with everyone else very nicely.
Daisy Maud is Jago's little sister and was made by the same friend in England who made him. She is made of German mohair with floral fabric cotton paw pads that match her pretty sunhat, and glass eyes. A sweet and loving little girl bear, she is happy to be reunited with her big brother, Jago, and enjoys being spoiled by her Daddy.
Paddington, Jago and Daisy-Maud get Caught by Scout
PADDY: *Reading.* "But when Goldilocks sat down in the chair of the Little Wee Bear, that was neither too hard nor too soft, but just right. So she seated herself in it, and there she sate till the bottom of the chair came out, and down she came, plump upon the hard ground!"
JAGO and DAISY-MAUD: *Giggle.*
PADDY: *Reading.* "And that made her very cross, for she was a very bad-tempered little girl."
DAISY-MAUD: "Oh dear! Goldilocks really is such a bad mannered ch..."
*Big little bear scream.*
JAGO: *Gasps.* "That sounded like a scream!"
DAISY-MAUD: *Gasps and looks concerned.* "Yes, a big little bear scream!"
PADDY: *Gasps and looks alarmed.* "Oh my!" *Puts paw to mouth.* "That isn't just any big little bear scream, Jago and Daisy-Maud!"
JAGO and DAISY-MAUD: "It isn't, Paddy?"
SCOUT: "Paddy! Jago! Daisy-Maud! What are you doing?"
JAGO: "Oh Scout! You're back!"
DAISY-MAUD: "Hullo Scout! Welcome home from Mummy Marian's!"
PADDY: "I am just reading a faerie tale to Jago and Daisy-Maud." *Blushes and sinks slightly behind the book.*
SCOUT: “But you can’t, Paddy!” *Stamps paw.* "That is story is pr... pro... prop..."
PADDY: “Propaganda, Scout?” *Helpful.*
SCOUT: "It's about that awful no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks!” *Stamps paw.* “She was naughty!” *Nods head emphatically.* "You can't read that!"
DAISY-MAUD: “Whyever not, Scout?” *Concerned.*
JAGO: “We asked Paddy to read us a faerie tale, Scout.” *Sad.* "We like the story, even if you don't."
PADDY: “And they aren’t lies, Scout. The faerie tale readily admits that she goes into the Three Bear’s house without asking, eats porridge that isn’t hers, sits in chairs that aren’t hers…”
SCOUT: “And breaks them with her fat bu…”
PADDY: “Scout!” *Looks seriously at Scout.* “And she sleeps in beds that aren’t hers either. I don’t see how that is propaganda, Scout.”
SCOUT: “The story says that she is a nice girl, but she isn’t! She was naughty!” *Stamps paw.*
DAISY-MAUD: "But didn't you just hear Paddy read the part where it says that Goldilocks was a very bad tempered little girl, Scout?"
SCOUT: "No! I was too busy trying to recover from the fact that that story about that no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks was being read in our house! I go away for a few days to help mijn beste vriend Peter at Mummy Marian's house and look what I come back to! Paddy reading to you about that no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks!" *Stamps paw again.* "It's disgraceful! Thank goodness I came back when I did. It's time to put things right and read another faerie tale!" *Adamant.*
DAISY-MAUD: "But we like the story of Goldilocks, Scout."
JAGO: "Especially the part where she gets her comeuppance and has to flee out the window after being awoken by the Little Wee Bear whose cry was so sharp and shrill."
DAISY-MAUD: "Oh yes Jago! That is the best part, because then the Three Bears can go back to living happily ever after."
SCOUT: “Well!” *Indignant.* “There is no accounting for taste! You shouldn't be reading about that no-good-break-and-enter-home-wrecker Goldilocks and the violent and destructive home invasion she wreaks upon three innocent, well mannered, kind and tidy bears! You should be reading a nice, wholesome faerie tale, like Little Red Riding Hood.” *Nods seriously.*
My bears Paddy and Scout have made very good friends with two bears in Holland called Peter and Oleg www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577154558... and www.flickr.com/photos/40262251@N03/galleries/721577233464... and their Mummy Marian Kloon (on and off) . Peter and Scout are very similar and have become best friends. Peter was playing in Mummy Marian's garden when he met Little Red Riding Hood who has lost her wolf and is looking for a new one. You can see it here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54711528570/in/datepos... or in the first comment below. Knowing his best friend Scout is not only full of good ideas, but also has a great love for Little Red Riding Hood, Peter invited his best friend to come and join him and Little Red Riding Hood. You can see it here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54712439977/in/photost... or in the first comment below. Scout was very honoured to meet Little Red Riding Hood, and she him, as you can see here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54718469875/in/photost... or in the first comment below. Peter and Scout then worked through potential candidates for a new wolf of Little Red Riding Hood, as you can see here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54726359985/in/photost... or in the first comment below. Then Little Red Riding Hood made her choice, which was to pick all three, as you can see here: www.flickr.com/photos/66094586@N06/54730780816/in/datepos... or in the first comment below.
Paddy Jago and Daisy-Mud are taking tea from Jago's Christmas present from Father Christmas and the Christmas Bear a few years ago: a beautiful 1930s Goldilocks and the Three Bears tea set. It was made by an unknown maker in Stoke-on-Trent. Not all the set is being used today. It features beautiful, brightly coloured transfers of different parts of the faerie tale on each piece.
My Paddington Bear came to live with me in London when I was two years old (many, many years ago). He was hand made by my Great Aunt and he has a chocolate coloured felt hat, the brim of which had to be pinned up by a safety pin to stop it getting in his eyes. The collar of his mackintosh is made of the same felt. He wears wellington boots made from the same red leather used to make the toggles on his mackintosh.
He has travelled with me across the world and he and I have had many adventures together over the years. He is a very precious member of my family.
Scout was a gift to Paddy from my friend. He is a Fair Trade Bear hand knitted in Africa. His name comes from the shop my friend found him in: Scout House. He tells me that life was very different where he came from, and Paddy is helping introduce him to many new experiences. Scout catches on quickly, and has proven to be a cheeky, but very lovable member of our closely knit family.
Jago was a gift from a dear friend in England. He is made of English mohair with suede paw pads and glass eyes. He is a gentle bear, kind and patient who carries an air of calm about him. He is already fitting in with everyone else very nicely.
Daisy Maud is Jago's little sister and was made by the same friend in England who made him. She is made of German mohair with floral fabric cotton paw pads that match her pretty sunhat, and glass eyes. A sweet and loving little girl bear, she is happy to be reunited with her big brother, Jago, and enjoys being spoiled by her Daddy.