
Afterhistea,MrHappytookLittleMissContrarytomeetsomeofhisfriends.Hehadtoexplaintothemallthatwhatshewassayingwastheexactoppositeofwhatshereallymeant.Aren'tyouthin?sheaskedMrGreedy.

There,shesaidtoMrHappy.Happynow?MrHappysmiledthatfamoussmileofhis.I'llsay,hesaid.Comeon,headded.I'llbuyyoulunch.Andofftheywenttohisfavouriterestaurant.Smilers!

OnTuesdayMr.Busywasrushingalong.Asusual!LittleMissNaughty,standingbythesideoftheroad,stuckoutherfoot.Shewasgoingtotriphimup!Headoverheels!Andheelsoverhead!

Luckily,MrTicklehappenedtobepassing.Hestretchedoutoneofhisextraordinarilylongarms.DoyouthinkhewantedtotickleLittleMissSomersault?

Andwent!ButpoorlittleMissShydidn't!Shecouldn't!Shejustsatthere.Atearrolleddownhercheek.OhIdosowishIwasn'tsoshy,shesobbed.

Thetaxidrivergrinned.LittleMissSplendidwalkedalong.perhapsit'sbettertowalk,shethoughttoherself.Sothateveryonehasthechancetoadmiremymagnificentnewhat.Butthenithappened.

SHOO!saidMr.StrongtoGinger,andpickeduplittleMissTiny.Verygently.Hello,hesaid.Whoareyou?Im...I'm...I'm...MissTiny.Youare,aren'tyou?smiledMrStrong.Well,ifIwasastinyasyou,Iwouldn'tgowanderingaroundlargef

TherewasaloudCRASH!AsMrTall'sfootsmashedthroughthewindowpaneandshatteredit!Nevermind,laughedLittleMissFun.

Veryquicklyalargecrowdgathered.Ihaveanannouncement,announcedLittleMissTrouble.DidyouknowthatMrBraveisn'tbraveatall?No,itcan'tbetrue,saidthecrowd,alltogether.Itistrue!saidLittleMissTrouble,andI'llprove

MrClever'sfacefell.Idon'tknowanyjokes,headmitted.Well,that'snotverycleverofyou,isit?saidMrHappy,andwentoff.MrCleverwenton.Anddoyouknowwhohemetnext?

EventuallyhearrivedatthefarmandfoundFarmerFields.MrFields,hesaid,there'sagooseasleepintherain!FarmerFieldscouldn'tbelievehisears.

nowlet'sfish,saidGeorge,droppingafishinglineoverthesideoftheboat.Rightho,saidMrMuddle,anddroppedhimselfoverthesideoftheboat.SPLASH!OhMrMuddle,saidGeorge,again.

PoorMr.Slow.HewentaroundtoasktheotherMr.Menwhatheshoulddo.Bearacingdriver!suggestedMr.Silly.Canyouimagine?No!

Theelephantcarriedthemthroughthejungleuntiltheycametoariver.Thenhesetthemdownontheground,saidgoodbye,andwentoffbackintothejungle.Howarewegoingtocrosstheriver?JackaskedMr.Daydream.PerhapsIcanbeofassist

ItreallywasthemostdifficultsumWilliamhadeverseeninhiswholelife.FullofmultiplicationsanddivisionsandadditionsandotherthingsWilliamdidn'tenjoy.Theteacherwasright.Itwouldindeedtakemostofthemorningtoworko