1、Day 1 At SchoolIt was Kippers first day at school.He didnt want to go in.So he held onto the gate post. Kipper was shy. He hid in the cloakroom. “Come on!”Kipper played in the home corner. Kipper cooked a LEGO stew.It was the end of the day. Kipper didnt want to go home. What did he do? He held onto
2、 the gate post.Day 2 Getting UpKipper brushed his teeth. He knew a secret. Kipper looked for his clothes and the surprise he had hid in his bottom drawer.Kipper got his shirt. Kipper put on his trainers. The post lady arrived. She had a bigger pile of envelopes than usual.The surprise was for Dad. I
3、t was his birthday.Day 3 Look OutKippers friend lent him his road ripper.Kipper imagined he was a famous ripper rider in a race.Kipper whizzed around the house and screeched onto the lawn.“Oh.”Kipper didnt know how to stop the road ripper.Everyone taught Kipper how to be a careful rider.Day 4 The Ha
4、ircutOne day, Dad said to Mum, “Kippers hair is getting really long again. Its time he had a cut.”“Oh, dear,” groaned mum. “I dont think I want to know about this. Ask me to clean a crocodiles teeth, or cut a tigers toe nails. But dont ask me to cut Kippers hair.”Mum had been dreading cutting Kipper
5、s hair, ever since the last time she did it. The trouble was, Kipper made a terrible fuss. He just wouldnt keep still when Mum shampooed his hair. And he cried, because she got a little drop of shampoo in his eye. But that was nothing, compared to the trouble she had when she tried to give him the h
6、aircut. He wiggled and jiggled and squirmed and fidgeted so that Mum was cross with him. Then as soon as he did sit still, Mum made a little nick on his ear with the scissors. And after that, Kipper made a bigger fuss than ever.“Surely, its not that difficult a job.” said Dad.“Difficult? Difficult?”
7、 exclaimed Mum. “Id rather polish a python or rinse a rhinoceros.”“Now, whos making a fuss.” said Dad.“I know what.” said Mum, giving Dad a funny knowing sort of smile. “You cut Kippers hair. After all, Im going out this afternoon. So it can be a nice little job for you.”“Well, urrummohall right the
8、n.” said Dad. “I dont think Kipper will give me any trouble. He just needs handling the right way.”As soon as Mum had gone. Dad took Kipper up to the bathroom. He started combing his hair. “Do you know?” he said, in his jolliest voice. “I heard of a little boy who made so much fuss when he had his h
9、air cut that nobody was ever able to cut it. It grew so long, that the boy couldnt see where he was going. And he kept bumping into doors and crashing into lamp post and tripping over the cat. I cant imagine youd be as silly as that, Kipper.”“Oh, ouch!” cried Kipper. “Youre hurting. Mum never hurts
10、like that when she combs my hair.”“I thought we could wash your hair, then I can give it a little cut.” said Dad.“Ohaw” wailed Kipper, wiggling and squirming away. “I dont want my hair cut.”“This is going to be trickier than I thought.” said Dad. “But Ive just had a brilliant idea.”Dad persuaded Kip
11、per to have his hair cut at a hairdressers. He told Kipper that the hairdresser was so good at cutting hair that Kipper would really enjoy it. At first, Kipper wasnt too sure. So Dad said, “I had my hair cut at a hairdresser when I was a little boy and I didnt make a fuss. I remember thinking it was
12、 good fun.”“Well, all right.” said Kipper. “But if going to a hairdresser is such fun, why does Mum always cut your hair?”“She doesnt always.” said Dad. “I tell you what, Ill have my hair cut at the same time as you. I bet you I wont make a fuss.”So Dad took Kipper to a hairdresser in the high stree
13、t. Its called Snips Hair Salon. The shop looked very bright and attractive.“Snips is a good name for a hairdressers.” thought Kipper.The first thing that happened to Kipper and Dad, once they were in the salon, was that they had their hair washed. Dad had his washed by an assistant called Andy. And
14、Kipper, had his washed by an assistant called Nicky. Much to his surprise, Kipper enjoyed having his hair washed by Nicky. She didnt wash it in the way Mum did it at home. Instead, Kipper sat with his back to the basin and he leaned backwards. The basin didnt have taps. It had a special hose that Ni
15、cky could control by pressing a little trigger on the end. Nicky was very careful not to let any water run on to Kippers face. Next to Kipper, Andy was shampooing Dads hair. “Be careful with all this foam,” Kipper heard Dad say. “I dont want shampoo in my eyes I hope you wont let the water run dawn
16、my neck You will make sure the water isnt too hot, wont you?”“Dads making a bit of a fuss,” thought Kipper.After the shampooing was finished. Andy and Nicky sat Dad and Kipper on different chairs in front of a big, long mirror.“Excuse me, sir,“ said Nicky. “What would you like me to do with Kippers
17、hair? Shall I give him a trim?”Dad remembered how quickly Kippers hair grew. He remembered the fuss Kipper made whenever Mum cut it and last of all he saw how expensive it was to have a haircut in the salon. So he said, “No, not just a trim. I think youd better cut it short. Yes, quite short!”“And h
18、ow about you, sir?” said Andy.Kipper looked at Dad, and Dad looked at Kipper. Then Dad said, “Oh.um.er.yes. Id like mine quiet short, too.”Snip, snip, snip! Snip-snip! Went the scisoors. Kipper looked sideways at Dad. Dad didnt look too happy.“I bet he did make a fuss when he was a little boy,” thou
19、ght Kipper.Dad and Kipper were really pleased with their haircuts.“You look different,” Kipper told Dad.“So do you, Kipper,” said Dad. “You look different, too. You look quite grown up with short hair.”“It will be really easy to keep it tidy,” said Kipper. “No more having it pulled when Mum tries to
20、 comb it. And it will be so much easier to wash. Im glad we went to Snips. And you see, I didnt make a fuss. Not once.”“No, you were a good boy,” said Dad. “I wonder what Mum will say when she sees our smart new haircuts.”Mum was home already. When she opened the front door and saw Kipper and Dad wi
21、th their new short haircuts, she couldnt believe her eyes.Do you know what she said? She said, “Good gracious, you both look as if youve been run over by a lawnmower.”Now that wasnt very nice was it?Day 5 The Lost TeddyHave you ever ridden on a bus? The one that Mum and Kipper are just about to catc
22、h, has upstairs and downstairs. Do you know what a bus like this is called? Kipper liked riding on the double-decker bus. He likes to go upstairs and sit in the very front seat. Then he could pretend that he was the driver.Kipper and Mum are standing at the bus stop. They are just about to get on th
23、e bus to go to town. I wonder if they will go upstairs and sit in the front seat this time.“We wont go all the way upstairs today, Kipper,” said Mum, “Because there wont be time. Were getting off at the next stop.”Mum had taken Kipper with her when she went to have her eyes tested. If she had been b
24、y herself, Mum would have walked, but in the first place Mum was in a hurry, and Kipper couldnt walk fast enough. And in the second place, Kipper loved riding on a double-decker bus, so Mum thought it would be a treat for him.As it was only a short ride, Kipper and Mum sat downstairs. In no time at
25、all, the bus pulled up at the next stop, and Kipper and Mum had to get off. Oh no! Kipper was so surprised that the journey was over that he left Teddy behind, sitting on the seat.As soon as Kipper got off the bus, he remembered Teddy. “Ive left Teddy on the bus!” he gasped. “Ive left Teddy behind!”
26、 By this time, the bus had moved off and was almost out of sight, so it wasnt possible for Mum to run after it.“Oh Kipper!” said Mum. “Theres not much I can do at the moment. Im already late for my eye-test.”“But what about Teddy?” wailed Kipper.“When we get home well phone the bus company. I expect
27、 the bus conductor will find Teddy and look after him until we can get him back.”When Kipper went to bed that night, he was very upset. He couldnt get to sleep without Teddy to keep him company, and he couldnt help crying. Biff and Chip tried to cheer him up. They took some of their favorite toys to
28、 give Kipper.“Dont cry,” said Chip.“I cant help it!” sniffed Kipper. “I keep wondering if Ill ever see Teddy again. What if someone has found him and kept him?”The next day, Mum said to Kipper, “Come on, were going on the bus again. Were going to the Lost Property Office at the bus station.”A lost p
29、roperty office is a place that looks after all the things that people have lost on buses. And youd be surprised at things people lose.“I expect lots of children lose teddy bears and toys,” said Mum. “Theres probably a special department that looks after teddy bears.”Mum said this to try and cheer Ki
30、pper up, but he was so worried that Teddy wouldnt be at the Lost Property Office, that he didnt feel in the mood to be cheered up. At last they arrived at the bus station, and they went straight to the place that said “Lost Property”. Kipper had fingers crossed on both hands and he kept saying to hi
31、mself, “I wish. I hope I wish I hope”When Mum asked the lady if Kippers Teddy bear had been handed in. She said, “I expect so. We had five teddy bears in yesterday, so I expect Kippers is in the box.” And it was!You can imagine how pleased Kipper was to see Teddy again, and you can imagine how glad
32、Teddy was to see Kipper. As for all the other lost teddieswell, they do look sad. But dont worry. The lady told Kipper that their owners would all come in and find them, sooner or later. In fact, as Kipper and Mum were leaving, a sad-looking little girl was going into the Lost Property Office with h
33、er dad.“I bet I know what shes lost,” said Kipper.Day 6 The LibraryDo you like books? Kipper does. Here he is settling down with a really interesting book aboutwell, can you tell what his book is about? What does it say on the cover?Kippers book isnt a story book, although there is nothing he likes
34、better than a good story. This book is an information book. Kipper likes information books because he likes to find out about things. This story is about the day that Dad took Kipper to the library to get some new books to read.It was Dads turn to take Kipper to the library.“Oh dear,” said Dad. “Som
35、e of these books should have been taken back at least a week ago. That means Ill have to pay a fine.”Kipper liked the library, but this time he was very excited. Usually Mum and sometimes Dad, went with him to the childrens section and helped him to choose a book. But today, he was going to be allow
36、ed to choose some books all by himself.“Im sorry, but theres a fine to pay on all these books”, said the librarian, as Dad handed his books in.“Oh er um,” said Dad. “Im afraid Ive only got a five-pound note. Do you have any change?”“Plenty, sir,” said the librarian.“Off you go then, Kipper,” said Da
37、d. “You choose some books for yourself, and Ill go and choose some for Mum and me.”Kipper couldnt wait to browse through the shelves looking at all the exciting books in the childrens corner.!“Wow!” said Kipper to himself. “There are loads and loads of books to choose from.”The childrens corner had
38、a carpet on the floor, and it had small, comfortable plastic chairs. The children could either sit in the chairs or lie on the carpet and have a good look at the books before deciding which ones to take home. To Kippers delight, the reading corner wasnt very busy.“Theres plenty of room today,” he sa
39、id to himself. “I can spread out, like I do at home.”Soon Kipper was busy looking at the books on the shelves. Then he took every single book he liked the look of and put it in a pile beside one of the chairs. Then he sat down and began looking at them, one by one. Now you can see what he meant by “
40、spreading out”Soon, the floor all round him was covered in books. The trouble was, Kipper liked every book, and he simply couldnt decide which ones to take home. When Dad had chosen a book for himself and a book for Mum, he told Kipper that it was almost time to go“Decide quickly, Kipper,” he said,
41、looking at all the books Kipper had spread out over the floor, “and make sure you put the rest of the books back on the right shelves.”The trouble was, Kipper couldnt decide.“I want that one, and that one,” he said. “These two. That one over thereoh, and I want this one, especially. And I think I wa
42、nt this little one. Yes. And I want the one Ive just put down. Oh and the one Ive just picked up”In the end he decided to take all the books he had looked at that morning. And that meant he had seventeen books with him when he staggered up to the librarians counter.“Goodness me!” said the librarian.
43、 “Im afraid you cant take seventeen books home, all at one go. Children are only allowed to have three at a time.”In the end, Dad helped Kipper to choose three books, but that wasnt easy, because Kipper got the pile down to four, and then couldnt decide which one of the four to put back.“Well,” said
44、 Dad. “Normally I can take out six books. Ive only got two, so Ill take out one for you on my ticket. And that way, you can have four books this time. And that way we can get home in time for dinner!”So thats what Dad did, and Kipper carried the four books home. On the way, Kipper said, “Dad, if you
45、 only got two books out, and you could have had six. That means I could have hadum.”“Yes,” said Dad, “four extra books, not just one extra. Dont even think it, Kipper. The three books youve got there, and one extra, are quite enough. After all, you can come back in a day or two and change them.”“Oh,
46、 can I?” said Kipper. “Id forgotten that!”Day 7 Swing BallBiff and Chip played football.Chip kicked the plastic football at the roses.It punched on one of the sharp thorns.Biff and Chip played badminton.Chip hit the shuttlecock so hard.It flew up the air and landed on the roof.Biff and Chip played F
47、rench cricket.Biff whacked the ball over the fence into the neighbours garden.Dad bought a swing ball.Biff and Chip played with the swing ball.Day 8 The Street FairWhen Dad took Biff and Chip into town to do some shopping, there was a big surprise for all three of them: A street fair was being held.
48、 The street fair was exciting. There were lots of things to see.There was a face-painting store. “That looks fun!” said Biff.When Dad and the twins came home. Their painted faces gave Kipper and Mum a big surprise!Mum painted Kippers face. And then she took a photograph of them all. She couldnt pain
49、t Floppys face. So look what she did instead.Day 9 The Big BoxThis enormous box was left behind, when a new fridge freezer was delivered to the house. The box gave Biff and Chip a good idea, so they asked mom if they could have it. Can you guess what their idea was? When the new fridge freezer was delivered, it came in a huge cardboard box. “May we have the box, mum?” asked Chip. “it would be a great thing to play with. Maybe we could make a little house out of
