Edwards Exploits by Jacqueline Wilson (best short novels of all time .TXT) 📗

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