A Winter's Tale

Lady Penelope and I are preparing for bed.

We have our pyjamas on.

We have two warm mugs of cocoa by our bed.

“Can I have a story?” I asked desperately.

“Tell me about a beautiful Winter’s day!”

“Okay, settle down then,” chuckles Penelope.

She begins to tell me the story.

The story is set in a Winter landscape.

I am a lonesome traveller, searching for refuge.

Suddenly, I see a glowing light in the distance.

I run towards it, happy I’ve found refuge.

I find out it’s a cosy log cabin surrounded in sparkles.

I open the door.

Wow! What a sight!

It’s a whole, cosy living room!

And there’s a delicious smell coming from the kitchen.

I follow the smell towards the kitchen.

It’s Lady Penelope!

And she’s…cooking?

In front of me is a whole Christmas lunch.

She asks me to go fetch Parker.

I go into another room.

There is Parker, practising acrobatic skills!

I call to him that it’s time for dinner.

He hears, and says, “Count me in, buddy!”

We settle down to eat.

There is a wide variety of food - turkey, mashed potatoes and ice cream.

After my meal, I feel really tired.

Lady Penelope carries me to bed, and I feel safe and sound.

“The End.”

But I’m already asleep.

Lady Penelope kisses me goodnight.

“Goodnight, darling. I love you.”

Penelope's Pilates

Lady Penelope has woken up very early.

I sleep in, unaware of what she does.

She makes the bed - with me still in it.

Lil makes her a nice mug of keto juice.

It’s Spinach turned into a drink - eeewww!!

But it’s just what Penelope needs to keep on going.

She puts on her exercise gear.

She begins doing pilates in the living room.

She always does that when I’m still asleep.

She works out so much, she begins to sweat.

She turns off the TV.

She heads to the bathroom.

She begins to take a shower.

At once, I immediately wake up.

“Penelope!” I call out. “I want to brush my teeth.”

“Not so fast, me little lady.” Parker says.

“Why is she in the bathroom?” I ask.

“She’s just had a hard workout and now she needs to ease the sweat off her.”

“Oh.” I realise.

A few minutes later, Penelope emerges.

She is wearing her purple dressing gown.

She sits by her makeup table, and applies some facial cream.

I sit on the bed and wait.

Once she’s finished, I am in tears when she approaches me.

“Penelope!” I cry, running into her arms.

I knock her over in a fierce hug.

She laughs as she hugs me.

“I miss you so much!” I weep.

“Well, I thought you would miss me during my exercise routine.”

“And so I did.”

Penelope and I are sisters again.

Winter's Embrace

It’s a cold Winter night.

Penelope and I return from a mission feeling exhausted.

Penelope puts everything in her bag away.

I help her.

Penelope and I then have a shower together.

Penelope uses shea sugar scrub.

It smells so wonderful…like peppermint.

It IS peppermint!

We spend our shower keeping ourselves fresh and pure.

After our shower, Penelope dries herself and puts on her pyjamas.

I do the same.

Penelope brushes my hair with a soft bristled hairbrush.

We apply lip gloss onto our cracked, dry lips.

We apply perfume onto ourselves so we smell twice as fresh.

Then it is time to head to bed.

What a busy day we’ve had.

Lil makes two warm mugs of cocoa from the kitchen.

Parker brings them in for us.

That cocoa tastes delicious to both of us.

It’s Lady Penelope’s favourite type.

It’s even better with marshmallows and cream.

It’s even better than apple cider.

We then settle down to watch The Snowman.

Penelope is in tears when the Snowman melts.

“Is anything wrong, Penelope?” I ask.

“Nothing’s wrong. It’s just that I’ll always be with you.”

We both hug, Penelope crying into my shoulders.

With the TV off, we head straight to bed.

This bed is so cosy and soft.

“Goodnight, Penelope.” “Goodnight, darling.”

Arctic Hugs

Lady Penelope and I are on an adventure.

We’re trekking through the Arctic.

The weather is extremely cold.

At least we have Winter clothes on.

Everything is silent.

The sky is yellow and pink.

The snow underneath our feet is deep.

Suddenly, we see some polar bear cubs playing.

I run to join them.

Penelope takes one bear cub in her arms and cuddles her.

For hours on end, we play with the cubs.

At last, it’s time to leave.

“Won’t their mother find out?” I ask.

“This is the Arctic. Polar bears are always gentle there.” Penelope smiles.

At last, we come across a huge glacier.

Penelope and I climb it to get a better look.

We use pickaxes to help us climb.

I try hard to climb, but Penelope encourages me.

Soon, we make it to the very top.

We look out over the sea and at the darkening sky.

“It’s about time we set up camp,” I said.

We climb down the glacier.

We return to our log cabin.

We snuggle against a roaring fire.

We drink hot cocoa and have a nice supper of sausages and beans.

I snuggle near Penelope, glad to be home.

“It was an adventure. Let’s go on another one.”

“There’ll be time for that tomorrow, darling.”

“Still, home is what matters.”

“I think you’re right, darling.”

I am glad to be warm and cosy.

Soon, we both fall fast asleep.

New Beginnings

I remember when I was a baby.

I remember when Lady Penelope took care of me.

She was so loving and gentle.

She is like a mother to me.

Yet, she is still my big sister.

She’d cuddle me for hours on end.

She’d tickle me and make me giggle.

She’d whisper reassuring words into my ears.

She’d tell me some soothing stories.

She’d play peekaboo with me.

We’d play hide and seek together.

That was when I learnt to crawl.

When it was breakfast time, she’d feed me porridge.

The porridge tasted very nourishing.

Especially when it has milk in it.

Parker loved me too.

He’d fall asleep in his chair.

He’d wake to me asleep on his lap.

“There’s a little baby on me knees.”

“That baby is my sister, Parker.”

Parker would smile and start tickling me.

He would stroke me too.

Often, he would play games with me.

He would tickle me and pretend to be a little mouse.

But my love was dedicated to my sister.

She was tender and soft towards me.

We always play and spend time together.

She always keeps me protected and safe.

But most of all, she loves to give me a soft hug.

Hugs are my thing.

I love you, Penelope.

“And I love you too, darling.”

I’ll always remember that.

Velvet Moments

Tin Tin is having a moment of quiet.

She is surrounded in velvet.

She is safe and sound while the Winter wind howls outside.

The velvet feels soft underneath her.

Soft enough to provide a lovely bed.

In fact, she is on her bed.

She just lies there and relaxes.

Just right for a day of no engineering.

But hang on, what’s this?

The rabbits are coming.

Lots of cute, fluffy white rabbits.

“Aaaaaawww!” Tin Tin is adored.

Where did they come from?

The rabbits surround Tin Tin.

They tickle her with their soft white fur.

Tin Tin giggles.

She picks up one of the rabbits.

She cuddles it.

It feels very soft.

So soft to touch.

So soft that Tin Tin doesn’t want to let it go.

It’s as soft as her bed.

Tin Tin plays with the rabbits.

She feeds them carrots she’s been saving in her drawer.

She gathers them up.

She places them into her bed.

The rabbits snuggle beside Penelope.

They yawn, showing their goofy teeth.

Tin Tin kisses one rabbit on the forehead.

Tin Tin loves being surrounded by the warmth of friendship.

She snuggles down, surrounded by rabbits.

She yawns.

And finally, she falls asleep.

Together, We Climb

Furaha and Orko are going on a mountain hike.

Their friends are going too.

Jetfire, Bumpy Dog and Minty.

They have bags packed with survival essentials.

Furaha consults her map for directions.

She swears an oath they’ll never get lost.

Suddenly, they come across something.

A huge, enormous snowy mountain.

Orko uses his magic to produce Winter clothes.

Everyone feels safe and warm, and begin to climb.

The mountain is very steep.

It’s very hard to climb.

Furaha has to carry Bumpy on her back.

Minty doesn’t have fingers, so she keeps slipping.

Climbing proves to be difficult for them.

They start to cry.

Luckily, Jetfire has the power of flight.

He gathers them onto his large shoulders.

Up they go to the top of the mountain.

Hooray! Victory!

They made it to the very top!

“Thank you, Jetfire,” smiles Furaha.

“No worries, mate,” laughs Jetfire.

He scruffles Furaha’s mane.

Orko produces a flask of warm cocoa.

Everyone shares the warm drink.

The sun sets beautifully in the distance.

Everyone gathers to watch the sunset.

It’s so beautiful.

It’s so pretty.

Furaha and Orko share a hug.

Their friends join in, too.

Beneath One Roof

I live in a small, quiet and cosy apartment.

I live with Jeff, his sons, Brains, Alan, Tin Tin and Parker.

My favourite member of the household is Lady Penelope.

We always play together every day.

Lady Penelope and I spend lots of quiet moments together.

However, Scott and his mates like to be brash and boisterous.

They even have the TV on loud.

One night, they were watching footie.

It was very noisy and loud!

I decide to go into Lady Penelope’s room for comfort.

She shares the room with Tin Tin.

When she sees me, she shuts the door and gives me a cuddle.

“Oh, there there,” she smiles, “It’s alright.”

“Scott and his friends have football on. I don’t like football.”

“Don’t worry. I’m here.”

Lady Penelope and I spend the rest of the evening together.

We paint each others’ nails.

We tell each other stories.

Then we proceed to mock their game.

“THE FOOT BONE’S CONNECTED TO THE BALL!” I sing aloud.

Lady Penelope and I laugh loudly.

But Scott and the others are fast asleep.

The TV is also off. The apartment is quiet.

Lady Penelope also shares the room with Brains and Alan.

Tin Tin, Alan and Brains come in.

We’re all in our pyjamas.

We cuddle into bed, exhausted from another fun day.

“Goodnight, everyone.”

“Goodnight, Penelope.”