Bedtime stories - anyone want one?
One day Uncle Peder made a little wooden horse. This was not at all an extraordinary thing, for Uncle Peder made toys every day of his life, but oh, this was such a brave little horse, so gay and splendid on his four green wheels, so proud and dashing with his saddle and blue stripes! Uncle Peder had never made such a fine horse before.

"I shall ask five shillings for this little horse!" he cried.
What was his surprise when he saw large tears trickling down the newly painted face of the little wooden horse.

"Don't do that!" said Uncle Peder. "Your paint will run. And what is there to cry about? Do you want more spots on your sides? Do you wish for bigger wheels? Do you creak? Are you stiff? Aren't your stripes broad enough? Upon my word I can see nothing to cry about!
I shall certainly sell you for five shillings!"

From "Adventures of the Little Wooden Horse" by Ursula Moray Williams - first published 1938.
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 14 May 2010, 1:11, 12 replies, latest was 16 years ago)

I remember that book
and I wish it made me sleepy
( Amberl was stripey and dominated Europe, Fri 14 May 2010, 2:25, Reply)

But.....but....but.......
What happened to the little wooden horse? We must know!
( girlinthehole, Fri 14 May 2010, 8:25, Reply)

He got woodworm and his wheels fell off.
And the clown puppet bummed him because he couldn't get away.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 14 May 2010, 8:27, Reply)

Oh, 'tis a heart-breaking tail of bravery and determination.
You want a synopsis now or an extract every night? ;o)
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 14 May 2010, 9:10, Reply)

Serialisation please?
Any chance of it getting the Tourette's treatment?
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 14 May 2010, 9:13, Reply)

Hahahahahaha :o)
Now there's an idea.........
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 14 May 2010, 9:21, Reply)

What sort of stories did you tell SJ?
Bestsellers, right there.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 14 May 2010, 9:32, Reply)

LOL :o)
I can't remember the made-up ones now...
Mostly oldies like this one, Poo Poo and the Dragons, that kind of thing.
( Tourette's ( . )( . ) has a monkey hair in her fried egg, Fri 14 May 2010, 9:41, Reply)

Burglar Bill stories for mine
All made up and I had to remember them. Oh how we suffer.
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 14 May 2010, 10:23, Reply)

My brother's managed to get his hands on another 30s children's classic:
'The Story of Little Black Sambo', a huge success in its day.
( Monty Boyce, My cheese game is strong, Fri 14 May 2010, 8:35, Reply)

And the tigers ran around the tree until they turned into butter.
What the fuck were they on?
(porkylips looks better as the sun goes down., Fri 14 May 2010, 8:49, Reply)

And Black Jumbo moved on to a very successful career in pornography and they all lived happily ever after.

( Noeli overtheshoulderboulderholderthingstraplatchboobs, Fri 14 May 2010, 8:59, Reply)