Honey Monster Buddies Plush Toys

'Honey Monster Buddies' plush toys featuring the Clangers, the Smash Martians, the Peperami Animal and the PG Tips monkey, plus Honey Monster himself.

And now, a word about Thunderbird 6....

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Q&A: Ask Ed Straker!

Hello there, everyone. My name is Ed Straker. You probably know me from Gerry Anderson's UFO. Today I'm here to share with you my most hated time of the year - the end of February. Every time it reaches the end of February, especially during the leap year, I experience so many bad things. But, what I want to know is, what causes these horrible experiences for me? Leave your answers below in the comments, and I will get back to you as soon as possible. Good luck!

Orko Eats

All night Orko had been groaning and moaning his head off. And this morning, Orko felt very dizzy and very achy. Specifically, in his head. He felt little bubbles pop all around his head as he looked in the mirror. He looked even worse than usual - his pyjamas were covered in drink stains, and there were bags under his eyes. He went downstairs to the kitchen to fetch himself some paracetamol.

When Orko went into the kitchen, Rocky came bounding towards him, wanting to play. “Urgh…no…” groaned Orko, “Stop…” and continued on his way. He took a clean glass out of the cupboard and filled it with water from the tap. Then he took Double Oxtine Paracetamol out of the drawer, broke two pills in half and proceeded to take them. However, something happened to him in less than a second.

First, he felt his tummy rumbling. Then, he felt his eyes spin round and round like the wheels of a bus. Then he felt like he was going to vomit but wasn’t. He had caught a case of the Trollan Munchies! (Though Furaha and her parents didn’t understand this yet.)

Orko rushed over to the fridge and took out some sausage rolls, a whole ham, tater tots, biscuits, a slice of cheese and some white bread, went to the sofa and began to scoff it all down bit by bit. He was so busy eating, that for a moment he was thinking whether his head or his tummy told him to do it. He was just happy to satisfy his rumbling tummy with some snacks.

No sooner had he finished all the food, that he felt his tummy rumbling loudly. He needed more, so he remembered that there was an extra pack of sausage rolls in the fridge, as well as pork cocktail sausages and chicken bites. He raided the fridge and returned to the sofa to eat them all up. SLURP SLURP GOBBLE GOBBLE MUNCH CRUNCH BUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUURP!

Furaha was just waking up from her nap, and heard some eating from downstairs. While brushing her teeth, she wondered whether it was her father eating those crisps which were hiding in the cupboard until special occasions, or Orko sneaking some sweets from the cupboard just before breakfast.

When Furaha got downstairs, she was suspicious looking at the amount of mess that was on the kitchen floor. There were crumbs and packets everywhere, and Rocky was shaking a tub of chicken bites which was lying on the floor. “Bad dog!” cried Furaha, trying to pull the tub out of her pet dog’s mouth, until Furaha’s grip became so slippery she tumbled right onto the living room floor.

It was then that she saw the whole truth: Orko’s belly was full from too much food and drink, and he was feeling so tired. “Orko! What happened to you? You look awful!” Furaha cried. “I know,” groaned Orko, his voice sounding like lots of little bubbles were popping in his throat, “Just give me a slice of cake…a little fizzy drink…some fish fingers if you have any…” Furaha knew something had to be done, and raced upstairs to tell her parents.

“MUM! DAD!” shouted Furaha as she burst into her parents’ bedroom. Kiburi and Ua awoke, still groggy. “What’s going on?” Kiburi yawned, rubbing the sleep out of his eyes. “It’s Orko, I think he’s feeling the urge to eat all the food in the house - and he’s not feeling very well!” Furaha cried. “Oh no!” Kiburi cried, snapping out of his tired trance. Furaha lead her parents back downstairs to where Orko was lying on the sofa.

When the lions got downstairs they were in shock and awe. Orko was lying on the sofa, snoring and holding his shadowed head in dizziness and tiredness. “Look at all this mess!” sighed Ua, looking all around in annoyance at the crumbs and packets lying everywhere. “He didn’t even save some for us!” “Wait,” said Kiburi. “I have the Big Book Of Trollan Ills somewhere on my bookshelf. Hold on, let me get it.”

While Kiburi went to get the book, Ua forgot to be angry. She went to get a damp washcloth to soothe Orko’s head, while Furaha shared a conversation with him about what got him so hungry. “I took paracetamol to cure my heavy morning headache, and no, I haven’t been out partying all night. I’ve been asleep in bed all night.” “Good for you, Orko,” smiled Furaha as Ua put the damp washcloth on his forehead.

At last, Kiburi came downstairs with the Big Book Of Trollan Ills. He flicked through the pages until he came to a section titled ‘Headaches’. “Look,” he said, “It says here that when Trollan wizards take paracetamol for their headaches whether on Earth or on Trolla, they feel a sudden craving for food and have an endless appetite until they feel tired. It is known as ‘Trollan Munchies’.” “Trollan Munchies? Now I know!” realised Furaha.

“OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOH!” groaned Orko. He was feeling very ill indeed. “Don’t worry, Orko, it’s alright,” said Ua, “We’ll get you to bed in no time at all.” Since there were stains all over Orko’s pyjamas, Kiburi found some clean pyjamas which felt very comfortable around Orko’s body. Furaha gave him a big, sleepy hug before Ua took him in her arms and carried him all the way up to the room he shared with Furaha.

About a minute later, Orko was safely tucked up in bed. When Furaha and Ua came downstairs, Ua had a brainwave. “Let’s go shopping for more food, Furaha.” She turned to Kiburi. “Kiburi, you stay here and look after Orko and Rocky.” “I will, sweetheart,” said Kiburi, giving a knowing wink. Furaha and Ua went out to the shops together, and brought a ton of food to make up for the ones Orko already ate. Furaha even got an extra pack of sausage rolls just for him and her to share together.

When they came home, all the lions were feeling very hungry. So was Rocky. It was a good job Furaha brought some food especially for Rocky. Furaha and her parents sat on the sofa together and ate some sausage rolls, while Orko slept soundly upstairs. Orko was in the deepest sleep anyone could ever imagine, and was dreaming the sweetest dreams any wizard could ever dream. He of course had dream magic to perform to his dream friends, and didn’t want to be disturbed.

“Now, Furaha, be sure to save the packet of sausage rolls for you and Orko to share.” smiled Ua. “I will,” smiled Furaha, “You can count on me.”