Edwards Exploits by Jacqueline M. Wilson Page B

downstairs for a drink.
     
    He had only thrown two things away, and only because they were broke
    He would have to try harder, he finished off his coke
    He went upstairs again and put in the bag an incomplete game
    He lifted something green, it was his school coat and inside was his name.
     

     

     
    Edward Benjamin Joseph Brown it said on a very large tag
    And right beside it was of course, his old school bag!
    He looked inside there were his books, they looked a bit rotten
    He wouldn’t look at his maths book, some things were best forgotten!
     
    He was cracking on now and managed to clear a space
    Just then he noticed some cars they used to race
    He was always the blue car, his brother always the red
    They would always end up crashing the cars, and getting sent to bed!
     

     
    Those were the days Edward thought, it was getting late he decided he’d had enough
    He had done a very good job and got rid of lots of stuff
    Although he did keep a few things from which he couldn’t detach
    Edward took all his priceless possessions and closed the loft hatch.

Edward Needs Glasses
     

    Edward was walking through the forest talking to Frank the hare
    When suddenly he fell down a big hole in the ground, which gave Frank a scare
    He pulled Edward out and asked him if he was alright
    Edward said he was fine, but hadn’t seen the hole because of the bright sunlight.
     

    They walked further along the path, Edward turned his head to invite Frank to tea
    “WATCH OUT”! Frank shouted as Edward banged his head on a tree
    “OUCH”! yelled Edward and rubbed the red bump on his head
    “Lets go inside and I’ll bathe it for you” Frank said.
     

    Edward went upstairs to fetch the antiseptic and cotton wool
    But when he looked at the label he felt such a fool
    “I think my eyes need testing” Edward said
    for he had not brought down the antiseptic but mouthwash instead!
     
    Edward was a bit worried he had never had his eyes tested before
    It was just as well Frank came with him as he almost walked into the door
    The lady in reception was very nice and made Edward feel at ease
    She told him to take a seat and that her name was Louise.
     

     
    A lady appeared from a door marked ‘Private’ and was given Edward’s details
    She looked very stern and he noticed she had black painted finger nails
    CRIKEY! gasped Edward she looked like a witch, he tugged at Frank’s arm
    “Come in with me please” as he held tight a gold button which he kept as a lucky charm.
     

     
    He sat in a chair and stared at a chart on the wall
    Which had big letters at the top, 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