The Puppy Present (Red Storybook) (1998) - Plot & Excerpts
He had made up his mind. Nobody loved him any more. All they cared about was the baby. Dad had said to him at breakfast, “I’m warning you, my boy! I’m not going to tolerate much more of this sort of behaviour.” James had said, “What sort of behaviour?” and brought his spoon down with a satisfying plap into his cereal bowl so that a great shower of milk and Rice Krispies had gone splatting across the table. Some had landed on the baby. Hah! Dad had roared, “That sort of behaviour!” and leant over to give James a sharp smack on the hand. Mum hadn’t stuck up for him. She hadn’t told Dad that it was an accident and that you shouldn’t ever punish your children by hitting them. All she had said was, “Oh, James, really! Now look what you’ve done!” And she had gone jumping up to see to the baby. Fuss fuss fuss! Just because a tiny weeny little drop of milk had landed on it. “Your manners are getting worse and worse,” scolded Mum. “Manners?” said Dad. “What manners?
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