Before we can play and read though we have some work to do I have to tidy my room It isn’t easy living with ten monsters It takes a lot of discipline And above all it’s important to keep the place tidy to avoid arousing suspicion Fortunately Mr Flat helps out a little with his organizational skills I want it all to be spick and span And the books back in their place Come on But we are still going to read tonight aren’t we Of course we’re going to read Who do you take me for Just be quiet otherwise I’ll never get my homework done
Why so slow Emmo Who ordered an omelet Don’t make me mad Pintaca
Isn’t it a little strange to be playing with stuffed animals at your age Alex But my room is tidy My books too PILE OF STUFF THAT SHOULDN’T REALLY BE HERE BUT WOULDN’T FIT ANYWHERE ELSE Keeping your room tidy avoids a whole bunch of problems If your parents come into your room and see everything’s tidy usually they won’t suspect a thing But I suppose there are some parents like mine who always find something to complain about
These ten monsters and I have been sharing my bedroom for the last three weeks I think I should explain how I ended up getting to know them That way you’ll see why I have every interest in keeping my room tidy HOW MR FLAT AND THE MONSTERS CAME TO LIVE IN MY ROOM I used to be just a regular kid with the regular kind of problems a regular kid has The usual stuff like my mom threatening to throw away my toys if I didn’t tidy my room I had a problem at school too I needed to hand in my written assignments to the teacher but I had lost them One day I found Mr Flat at the library and I thought he was a stuffed toy Emma the librarian gave him to me
