John Goes To The Shops

Today John is going to Mr Giblett the Butcher. He has to buy some sausages for Janet and Mrs Plumpley asked him to collect some butter while he was in town. See John run along the street in his little brown shorts and big cream floppy hat. “Oh, that reminds me,” says Miss Bobbles, “I must get some mushrooms” as John passes by.

“Good morning, Miss Boobies!” calls out John, nearly getting her name right.

At Mr Giblett the Butcher’s, John asks for some sausage.

“Janet wants some sausage.” he says.

“And what sausage will that be, young John?” asked Mr Giblett “She usually has half a dozen of my Old English. But I do have some lovely bratwurst from Germany that is much bigger but more fatty”.

“I like an Old English sausage too,” added Mrs Cuppleweight, who was standing in the queue behind him. “It’s the best for Toad in The Hole.”

Do you know what Toad in The Hole Is? John didn’t.

“What’s Toad in The Hole, Mrs Cuppleweight?” he asked.

“Oh that’s when you get some nice batter and wrap it around your sausage. Delicious!” she told him. “You should try it one day. Ask Janet to make it for you. She will also need some butter. Anchor butter is best, I find. “If you wait a minute, John, I will get my chicken and we can go to the next shop together.”

“All right.” said John. John watched as Mrs Cuppleweight bought some pieces of chicken.

“Look at these, John!” she called, “Mr Giblett always keeps a packet of some nice chicken breasts on the side for me on Tuesdays and on Saturdays I come to see if he has some thighs for a stew.”

“Thank you very much.” said John, smiling at Mrs Cuppleweight. “I have to buy some butter for Mrs Plumpley today.”

“You’ll have to get two packs then, John.” she said. “Do you have enough money? I can help you if you don’t.”

John finished his shopping and ran back home. Janet was waiting for him.

“Where have you been?!” she shouted. “And what took you so long?”

See John panting.

“Well, I saw Mrs Cuppleweight in Mr Gibletts. She showed me her packet of big breasts. And she told me I need two Anchors and she would give me a hand if I didn’t have enough in my pocket”.

See Janet doing the ironing.

“Mr Giblett gives her one every Tuesday because she has stew. And she checks his thighs on Saturday”.

Janet slaps another pair of yellow trousers on the ironing board. “And what about my sausage?” she demands.

“Oh, Mr Giblett says you usually have some old English but thinks you’d like a fatter German for a change. And Mrs Cuppleweight says butter’s better to batter the Toad in your Hole.”

See Janet pick up the iron. See John run.


THE END