William

4.9

William is standing in the street. He sees a man with a basket in his hand. “That’s Ethel's friend Mr. Romford" William says. He goes up to him.

“Hello, Mr. Romford,” he says.

“Hello, William,” answers Mr. Romford.

“Are you going home now?”

“Yes,” says William.

“Give this to your sister, please,” Mr. Romford says. “Tell her it is a present from me for her birthday. But don’t open the basket. There is a nice little white cat in it.”

“All right,” says William and he takes the basket.

“You must give it to Ethel,” says Mr. Romford, “but you mustn’t open it in the street.”

William is going home. In his hands, he has the basket with the nice little cat in it. He sees his friend Ginger in the street.

Ginger comes up to him and William asks him: “Can you tell me what I have in this basket?”

“Apples?” says Ginger.

“No,” says William.

“A cake?” says Ginger.

“No,” says William again. “It is a nice little white cat for my sister Ethel. It’s a birthday present from her friend Mr. Romford.”

“May I look at it?” asks Ginger.

“No, I mustn’t open the basket. I must give it to Ethel,” answers William.

“Oh, please, William, may I have a little look?”

“All right then. You can have one little look,” says William.

Ginger opens the basket and puts his finger into it.

But the nice little white cat has nice sharp claws? Ginger pulls out his finger, and the cat jumps out of the basket and runs away into a garden.