Mr. Nosey’s Holiday is a story from the 1983 Annual.
Plot[]
Mr. Nosey was the sort of person who poked his nose into everything. He also lived in a place called Tiddletown. Everyone in Tiddletown knew Mr. Nosey couldn't resist peeping and prying into other people's business, and the people of Tiddletown didn't like that one bit. When Mr. Nosey went on holiday, everyone in Tiddletown was happy because they would have a break from Mr. Nosey's nosiness.
Mr. Nosey was very excited as he was going to his holiday destination via aeroplane. Mr. Nosey even got to sit in a window seat. Unfortunately, Mr. Nosey didn't get to see much from the window. He did, however see a door at the front of the aeroplane. "I wonder what's behind that door?" thought Mr. Nosey. Nobody noticed Mr. Nosey making his way to the door at the front of the plane. No one, except the captain, who was behind the door piloting the aeroplane! The captain did not like Mr. Nosey snooping and grabbed Mr. Nosey by the nose to teach him a lesson.
But, the captain was a very nice captain and allowed Mr. Nosey to sit in the seat behind the cockpit, next to the captain, and watch him fly, but not touch anything. Mr. Nosey was happy to see how a plane functioned. Mr. Nosey was as giddy as a kid opening a birthday present and wanted to know what all the buttons, dials, switches, and levers in the cockpit did. Mr. Nosey's nosiness soon got the better of him. He pushed a red button and...was shot out of the cockpit like a rocket and up into the sky! Oh dear! Mr. Nosey had pushed the button that activated the emergency ejector seat.
Luckily for Mr. Nosey, he was safely strapped to the emergency ejector seat, which had a special parachute attached to it. Soon, Mr. Nosey floated down to the ground and landed in the middle of Tiddletown High Street in a tangled heap. Everyone in Tiddletown was so surprised to see a "parcel" fall from the sky, but even more surprised that Mr. Nosey came back so soon. Guess Mr. Nosey's holiday was a PACKAGE HOLIDAY!!
List of Characters[]
- Mr. Nosey
- Mrs. Washer
- Mr. Brush
- Mr. Chips
- The Captain