Edwards Exploits

but the letters at the bottom were small
The letters were very fuzzy and a bit of a blur
He wondered if he should tell the optician, but he was still a bit scared of her.
She finished what she was doing and gave him a little smile
“Now just relax Edward, this might take a little while”
She asked him questions about his health and did he get headaches?
Couldn’t she see the huge bump on his head for goodness sakes!
She asked him to look ahead and read the letters from the top
And when he couldn’t make out the letters any more he could stop
Edward did as he was told but struggled on the third line
She told him to carry on and that he was doing fine.
But Edward couldn’t carry on, that was all he could see
In fact, he wasn’t even sure if he was looking at a B or a G!
She put some funny glasses on him and asked if that was better
If definitely was, he could now see the fourth line and almost every letter.
She changed the lenses from thick to thin
And asked if it was better or worse for him
She shone a small torch into his eyes and told him not to look at the light
The light was very distracting because it was so close and so bright.
The optician told Edward he needed glasses and wrote a prescription
The writing was unreadable like hieroglyphics or even Egyptian
There were many frames to choose from, should he go for one of the designer names?
But in the end he chose a small gold pair with oval shaped frames.
When Edward’s glasses were ready for him to try
He looked out of the window at the trees and the passers by
Edward was AMAZED at how clear everything was and no longer a blur
He thanked the not so scary optician and said goodbye to her.
They left the shop but Edward felt queer
He wasn’t quite used to the glasses yet and everything seemed so near
He held onto Frank’s arm until he felt steady
Then they started for home when Edward was ready.
Edward was worried in case everyone would stare
But no one seem to notice his new eye wear
He could now see things as clear as day
And the two young friends hopped off to play.

Edward’s Day Trip to London
 
Eric, Frank, Fergus and Mary had arranged to meet Edward at the Station
They had been planning this day for months, London was their destination
They were going to catch the 9.28
And if Edward didn’t hurry up he was going to be late.
They paced the platform impatiently, up and down
“Edward’s always late” said Fergus the frog with a frown
“he’s probably forgotten” Eric said buttoning up his coat
“he forgets everything unless he writes himself a note”
“One of us will have to go to his house”
“I’ll go, it’ll be quicker for me” said Mary the mouse
Off she scuttled, there was no time to waste
If they were going to catch the train she would have to make haste.
She was out of breath when she knocked on Edward’s door
The only sound she could hear was Edward’s loud snore
HE WAS STILL IN BED! “Edward” she cried
But no matter how loud she shouted and banged, he never replied.
Mary scratched her head not sure what to do
“Oh Edward” she thought “I could throttle you!”
She happened to notice his bedroom window was slightly ajar
She scrambled up the drainpipe, it wasn’t too far.
On the bed she climbed, and went right up to his ear
“EDWARD, EDWARD - CAN YOU HEAR”
Edward got such a fright he jumped straight out of bed
Mary was thrown across the room and landed on her head.
Edward ran to make sure his friend was okay
“Edward” she said, as she rubbed her head, “We’re going to London today”
“OH NO I FORGOT!” said Edward with a very loud cry
Mary had heard these words so often she never batted an eye!
“Come on get dressed, the others have been waiting for over an hour”
“We were supposed to meet them at the station in front of the clock tower”
Edward ran faster than the speed of light
Holding Mary in his hand, carefully, not too tight.
The train was pulling out the station, Edward started to worry
His friends were shouting from the train “Come on Edward hurry”
Edward made it onto the last carriage but only just and no more
The guardsman was waving his flag, Edward quickly closed the door.
Edward apologised to all his friends for being late
For missing the first train and making them wait
He felt upset that his memory wasn’t better
“Don’t worry” said Eric “next time we go anywhere we’ll send you a letter!”
By the time the train pulled into Waterloo
The friends had all decided what they wanted to do
First of all they headed for the London Eye
Edward couldn’t believe the size of it, it nearly touched the sky!
At Buckingham Palace there were people with cameras with a zoom lens
Eric lost his hat on a boat trip down the river Thames
At the Science Museum they learned a lot of facts
And were absolutely amazed at Madam Tussauds House of Wax.
They watched the changing of the guard, the soldiers looked sincere and solemn
They counted at least twenty five birds on top of Nelsons Column
The sightseeing bus came along they hopped on and paid the fare
It was at least two hours before they came back to Trafalgar Square.
It was getting dark and time to head back home, they were absolutely shattered
But the friends had had a fantastic day and that was all that mattered
On the train ride back there was not a sound nor a peep
The five little friends were all huddled up together fast asleep.


Edward’s Bad Memory
 
Edward was lonely one day, none of his friend were around
Everywhere was very quiet, not a peep or a sound
This was very strange and unusual, not another animal in sight
Not a stir or a movement, something wasn’t quite right.
Had his friends told him something and he’d forgotten?
Had his friends birthday slipped his mind? That