Henrietta the Hairy Haggis's Fifth Birthday Party

HENRIETTA THE HAIRY HAGGIS’s

FIFTH BIRTHDAY PARTY

Page 1 – Illustration of Henrietta with book title.

Pages 3 & 4 – Illustration of Henrietta in her purple kilt.

Henrietta awoke feeling really excited, it was her 5th birthday and today she was having a party to celebrate.  She’d never had a party before so she put on her best purple kilt and her mum put a purple ribbon in her hair.

Pages 5 & 6 – Illustration of Henrietta opening her presents.

All her siblings were excited too and one by one they hugged and kissed her and presented her with all her gifts.  She got purple heather honey, a new kilt, not to mention lots of chocolates and toys.

Pages 7 & 8 – Illustration of Henrietta’s birthday cake, balloons and banners.

She couldn’t wait for her friends to arrive for her party, they were due at 3 o-clock and they were going to have a big cake with candles on the top and jelly and balloons and streamers.  Henrietta had never felt so happy.

Pages 9 & 10 – Illustration of Bertie Badger & Sam Squirrel arriving.

Bertie Badger and his wife Betty were the first to arrive with their daughter, Bettina. 

Not long after came Sam Squirrel with his son Simon, Robert the rabbit and the twins Roberta and Robin.  Fiona the fox came next with her boy Finlay, and last but not least,  Oliver the otter.

Pages 11 & 12 – Illustration of Henrietta opening her presents.

They all brought presents: books, jigsaws, clothes and pencils.  Henrietta felt so lucky and thanked them all profusely.

Pages 13 & 14 – Illustration of Henrietta blowing out her candles and making a wish.

They all sat round the table for her birthday tea, first of all Henrietta had to blow out the candles on her birthday cake and make a wish.  Everyone knows you’re not allowed to tell anyone your wish, as then it won’t come true. 

They all asked her what she’d wished for but Henrietta kept schtum.

Pages 15 & 16 – Illustration of Henrietta and her friends playing games.

Next they played games: blind man’s bluff, pin the tail on the donkey and last of all hide and seek. Henrietta’s mum insisted that they could hide anywhere they liked but not down the well as it was too dangerous.

Pages 17 & 18 – Illustration of Henrietta disappearing down the well.

Henrietta, being a little bit naughty, decided to hide in the well.  She was sure no-one would find her there.  She crawled down and down into the dark, dark well.  It was all slippery and slimy and it gave her the creeps, but she was determined not to be found. 

Page 19 & 20 – Illustration of Henrietta hiding at the bottom on the well.

One by one they all came looking for her but she stayed quiet as a mouse and when they looked down the well they couldn’t see her and went away.

Pages 21 & 22 – Illustration of Henrietta shouting for someone to help her.

Eventually Henrietta’s friends gave up on the game and they all came looking for Henrietta. 

They shouted “come out, come out wherever you are” but Henrietta didn’t appear.

Pages 23 & 24 – Illustration of Henrietta falling back down the well.

She had been down the well for what seemed like hours, when she finally decided she must climb out.  She tried crawling up the side of the well but her wee short legs couldn’t get a grip and she fell, down, down, down into the well.

She was cold and frightened and hungry and shouted for someone to save her.  No-one could hear her screams, what was she going to do.

Pages 25 & 26 – Illustration of Oliver Otter finding Henrietta in the well.

Luckily, after a while, Oliver Otter heard her cries and came running to the well. 

“Quick get a rope” shouted Oliver.  Henrietta’s dad pulled out a rope and threw it down the well to Henrietta.

Pages 27 & 28 – Illustration of everybody pulling Henrietta out of the well.

“Grab hold of the rope” shouted Oliver and we will pull you up.  Henrietta held tight to the rope and everybody pulled at once.

“Heave, ho” said Oliver and eventually Henrietta appeared out of the well.

Pages 29 & 30 – Illustration of Henrietta’s mum and dad thanking Oliver.

Henrietta was so glad Oliver had come to her rescue and her mum and dad were so glad to have Henrietta back again they couldn’t thank Oliver enough.

Page 31 & 32 – Illustration of a very glad Henrietta promising never to go near the well again.

Henrietta learnt her lesson and promised that she would never go near the well again.

Copyright ©Mary Chandler, 2015