"Be Our Guest"

When I was a small child, I actually believed that when I went to sleep, or left the house, my toys would ‘magically’ come alive and have outrageous adventures, and tea parties with tiny teacups, sandwiches and trifles topped with 'hundreds and thousands'.

 

My imagination was ‘sparked’ by one particular Beatrix Potter story that I first read at the age of six.

 

'The Tale of Two Bad Mice':

 

“The tale is about two mice who vandalise a doll's house. After finding the food on the dining room table made of plaster, they smash the dishes, throw the doll clothing out the window, and carry off a number of articles to their mouse-hole. When the little girl who owns the doll's house discovers the destruction, she positions a policeman doll outside the front door to ward off any future depredation. The two mice atone for their crime spree by putting a crooked sixpence in the doll's stocking on Christmas Eve and sweeping the house every morning with a dust-pan and broom”.

 

After the fairly recent success of the Peter Rabbit film, I decided to read my collection of Beatrix Potter tales, there are many wise words and morals in her books:

 

- Be kind to others

- Just be yourself

- Tell the truth

- Be loyal to your friends and family

- Ask for help when you need it

- You should forgive, even if you won’t forget

- Hard work pays off

- Accept others' differences

- Never give up

Done