Sam

the contrary

Snowman

By

Peter Bangs

Once upon a time it was cold enough to snow and Molly made a snowman

She gave him a wooly hat and a bright stripey scarf to keep him warm

And a smiley row of little stones for his mouth

Big stones for his eyes

And a carrot for his nose

Bright red berries for buttons

“Get me another nose!” he said

But the snowman, whose name was Sam, didn’t like carrots

“That makes me look silly.” said Sam

So Molly looked around and found a fizzy Drink bottle

“That’s too big!” said Sam the snowman

So molly tried again and found an old wellington boot

“Oh no this won’t do!” said Sam the snowman “It’s too red!” said Sam the snowman

So Molly tried again and found an apple from her house

“It’s too heavy!” said Sam the snowman, “It makes my neck hurt!”

So Molly tried again and this time she found her mum’s hammer

“That’s no good!” said Sam the snowman, “The hairs tickle me!”

So Molly tried again, this time with one of her dad’s paint brushes

So Molly tried again and found her mum’s mobile phone

“That’s no good!” said Sam the snowman, “I can’t have a nose that talks!”

HELLO, HELLO...IS

THERE ANYONE

THERE? Karen?

“That’s no good!” said Sam the snowman, “It’s too long and thin!”

So, Molly tried again with her dad’s drumstick

“I know something that will be absolutely perfect!”

Molly gave Sam the snowman her best cross look and said..

“”How’s that?” asked Molly

“That’s perfect!”

Sam the snowman looked at his nose and said

“Why didn’t you think of a carrot in the first place?”

Merry Christmas from the Bangs family

Pete Karen

Molly and Harry

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