"Hello, Dad", said Bernard.
"Not Now, Bernard", said his father.
"Hello, Mum", said Bernard.
"Not now, Bernard", said his mother.
"There's a monster in the garden and it's going to eat me", said Bernard.
"Not, now, Bernard", said his mother.
Bernard went into the garden.
"Hello, monster", he said to the monster.
The monster ate Bernard up, every bit.
Then the monster went indoors.
"ROAR", went the monster behind Bernard's mother.
"Not, now, Bernard", said Bernard's mother.
The monster bit Bernard's father.
"Not now, Bernard", said Bernard's father.
"Your dinner's ready", said Bernard's mother.
She put the dinner in front of the tv.
The monster ate the dinner.
Then in watched the tv.
Then it read one of Bernard's comics.
And broke one of his toys.
"Go to bed. I've taken up your milk", called Bernard's mother.
The monster went upstairs.
"But i'm a monster", said the monster.
"Not now, Bernard", said Bernard's mother.
DAVID MCKEE
