Come on,
Come and sit down.
listen very quietly to a story.
I love listening to stories, don't you?
I'm Mimi and I tell stories
David Walliams presents...
Mr Bright had told all the children in his class it was bring your pet to school day.
Everyone rushed into the playground to meet the animals.
There was...
Last to arrive, as usual, was a little girl called Miranda.
She was riding on the back of an enormous slithery snake.
Meet Penelope, my pet Python! announced Miranda.
On seeing the snake the other children screamed,
Aarrgh!
Miranda loved being different.
She always stood out at school with her individual take on school uniform,
her cartwheels down the corridors,
and her funny answers in class.
A python is a rather unusual pet but Miranda and Penelope had so much fun playing together.
For the little girl the snake would pretend to be ...
Miss bloat, the headmistress,thundered into the playground.
Miss bloat didn't like animals much.
Or children.
It's bring-your-pet-to-school day, spluttered Mr Bright.
And Penelope is my pet, said Miranda.
Miranda! I should have known you would have to be different.
A snake is not a pet!
It's a menace! snapped Miss Bloat.
All the girls and boys shouted,
Nooo!
As the headmistress stuffed their pets into the lost property cupboard!
Except for Penelope the snake.
Miss Bloat had other ideas for her.
This disgusting thing is coming with me, bellowed the headmistress.
With that, she dragged the poor Python along the corridor to her office.
Where are you going to put Penelope? asked Miranda.
In the bin!
Miss Bloat crammed the snake into her bin and slammed the lid shut.
Then she plunked herself down on top so the python couldn't escape.
The bin rattled and rattled but ..
Penelope was trapped.
Downstairs in the classroom, tears rolled down Miranda's cheeks.
All the children was sad to have their pets taken away, but no one was sadder than Miranda.
The little girl feared she would never see Penelope again.
At the end of the day Miranda dashed upstairs to Miss Bloat's office to try to make her change her mind.
Knock! Knock!
There was no answer, so slowly Miranda pushed open the door,
only to see...
Penelope sitting in the headmistress's chair!
Miranda ran towards her pet and gave her a humongous hug.
Miss Bloat was nowhere to be seen, so the girl grabbed the key on the desk...
But the star attraction was always Penelope.
Though Miranda had noticed that there was something different about her python.
There was a bulge.
A big bulge in the snake's tummy.
A bulge in the shape of Miss bloat.
But the little girl thought it best not to say anything.
And that's Mimi and meee...