20 The Broken Scooter / Blame It on the Drain
13.1.15
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Ruby's new scooter is the most beautiful vehicle that Big and Small have ever seen. Ruby, however, refuses to let them have a ride because she thinks they will break it. A while later Small discovers the scooter left unattended. He doesn't think just one little ride will do any harm, particularly as Ruby will never know. Big says that just because Ruby doesn't know doesn't mean itÍs OK: she told them not to ride on her scooter. But Small puts on one foot and pushes away. It's a brilliant ride. He spins the scooter in a circle. He then does a stunt jump over one pumpkin. Big is caught up in Small's excitement and without thinking he has a ride himself jumping over two pumpkins! Small cheers on Big as he manages to fly over the pumpkins but then Big loses control of the scooter and careers down to the pond where he crashes. Big and Small decide not to tell Ruby. They will make the scooter better by adding a new bell, a lunch tray, a xylophone, a cushion. When they have finished their work they think Ruby will be delighted. Wrong! Ruby is furious with Big and Small for breaking her scooter and they realize that telling the truth would have been the better course of action. However, once Ruby has calmed down she does have to admit that the new additions to the scooter are actually quite fun. / Big and Small are drawing using their beautiful box of multi-colored crayons. Well, Big is using all the colors but Small is using only one color: Glowing Green. He just loves Glowing Green; it's the best color in the history of colors! In his excitement he swings his arms into the air and accidentally lets go of the crayon, which spins across the room and down the drain. Small is shocked. He will never get over losing Glowing Green, never, ever ever. Big, not wanting to see Small so upset, tries to retrieve the missing crayon. He unscrews the drainpipes. He takes the sink off the wall. He goes outside and lifts up the house and underneath they find the crayon! However, when Big waves his hands in excitement at finding Glowing Green he accidentally lets go. The crayon spins across the garden and is lost in the grass. Big goes off to find it. Meanwhile, Small starts to doodle with red, then blue, then orange, then pink. Big comes in later, covered in grass but triumphantly holding up the missing Glowing Green. He is startled to see that Small is now using all the other crayons. But Small takes the crayon from Big to add a few green strokes to his latest picture which is a portrait of Big, purple but now speckled with grass.