1478 - ATRIA

ArThuR gave the urchin a groat and told him he could make sure the roast lamb was turned regularly. The urchin looked somewhat non-plussed and continued to hold out his hand. Arthur reluctantly gave him another groat; and then another before the lad set to to carry out his instructions. At last Arthur could enquire about the progress of the experts on the latest production of the map of the airth. Arthur was pleased to see the progress, especially the extent of his kingdom in it. (The experts knew better than to fully represent what was known, preferring to ensure that Arthur's ego were boosted.) Arthur took a stroll through his gardens, idly fidgeting with a pruta that had somehow come into his possession. His stroll took him back through his three atria to the dining hall where his feast was to take place. Although the urchin had been cheeky asking for the higher fee, he'd done a good job and the meal was excellent.

Arthur fiddled with the Pruta he carried with him

1477 - BALER

CLArEnce heard a knock at th dooR. He took one look at his employee who looked way paler than yesterday and immediately signed him off for the rest of the week. He then had to set about finding another haler to join the team that had to haul the heavy wagon up the incline. But then someone suggested to him that they could get the waler in on the team on a temporary basis. So long as they looked after the horse well, it wouldn't do it any harm to be involved for a few days. As Clarence went off to check on the hay baling department he pondered how on earth his company had gotten into such a weird mix of activities. At the baling department, the *baler was working normally so Clarence could rest easy and attend to something else. So, off to the brewery and then the buttery he went.

The waler horse was assigned the task of assisting the other halers

1476 - CURVE

ThERe was a strange noise when Graham bit into his drupe. He had a crude notion that it might be to do with the arrival of the clowns into town that day. But as the steam engine went round a curve in the road one wheel was seen veering off in another direction. It became apparent that he had been nowhere near explaining the noise! Graham was able to bring the stricken vehicle to a halt and summon help to get the poor machine back together again.

The stricken steam engine

1475 - POPPY

What do you get when you put a noisy dowdy moggy together with a dodgy moody cocky chimp and with a zoo keeper who is a bit of a chump in charge? I'm blowed if I know! I'll have to stop trying to solve that one and go and admire the beauty of a poppy instead!

A beatiful poppy

1474 - INCUR

TheRe was a loud knock at the door. Sonic the hedgehog opened it cautiously. Two men with serious faces, long drab trench coats, trilbies and shades stood there, one of them holding a clipboard. "Your creditors have got a court ruling that you are not allowed to incur any more debt. We have come to remove valuable items to be sold to attempt to clear your debt", said one in a deep voice. Poor Sonic slumped into a chair, quite crest-fallen, as he watched his treasured gold and platinum awards being removed into a sack.

Sonic did not like what he saw. [Thanks to Lloyd Allen and ChatGPT for the picture]

1473 - MOLDY

The summer schooL holidays had started and Mum came down to the noisy breakfast room where Holly was banging the table with her spoon in time to the music in her headphones. Mum sighed and eased the spoon out of Holly's hand. She opened the fridge door to get things for a cooked breakfast and noticed that the cheddar cheese was starting to get moldy. Something to add to the shopping list. On seeing the food for breakfast, Holly rushed up, keen to help. They had a lovely time working together on the meal.

Mum and Holly enjoying making breakfast together

1472 - BLINK

As she switched on the Light, she was convinced she was confronted by a bison all decked in bling. She was just about to turn and scarper but did a blink and the room became normal. The first task was to check her eyes and sure enough, the false eyelash had become unstuck!

Sure enough the false eyelashes were the cause of the illusion