The Hungry Jumper: A Story for Children

(this is the only children's story I've written)

It was Harry's birthday. He was five years old. He had lots of presents. He unwrapped a big parcel. It was a jumper. It was a bright blue colour. "Try it on" said his mum. The jumper was a little large, but warm and cosy.

Then Harry opened his other presents. One was a box of chocolate sweets. Harry had the sweets. But he was rather messy. He wiped his hands on the jumper. "Yum, yum!" said the jumper. It was feeling very hungry.

Harry enjoyed wearing the jumper. He wore it at breakfast. Harry was a messy eater. He spilt cereal on the jumper. "Yum, yum!" said the jumper.

At lunchtime, Harry had chips with tomato sauce. So did the jumper! "Yum, yum!" said the jumper.

At tea time, Harry had jam sandwiches. The jam squeezed out of the sandwich. It fell on the jumper.
The jam was sweet and sticky. "Yum, yum!" said the jumper.

Mum looked at Harry. "What a mess" she said. After that, the jumper had to go into the wash. But soon it was back on Harry, and enjoying all the food he spilt. "Yum, yum!" said the jumper.

Years passed, and Harry was now nine years old. He was not so messy, and the jumper did not get so many tasty snacks. It was now a very hungry jumper. But sometimes he still wiped his hands on the jumper. "Yum, yum!" said the jumper, when that happened.

Mum looked at Harry. "The jumper is too small", she said. She took the jumper off Harry. She washed it.
Then Mum took the jumper to a jumble sale. The jumper was very sad, and very hungry. What would happen to it now? Would it ever eat again?

"Will this fit Peter?" said a lady, picking up the jumper from the table. "Try it on, Peter" said a man. And the jumper was put on a young boy who was five years old. "It fits well. I'll buy it" said the lady. She paid for the jumper, and Peter went off wearing it.

Peter was eating some chocolate biscuits. They melted in his hands, so he wiped the sticky chocolate on the jumper.

"Yum, yum!" said the jumper, happy again.