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on air. There had been fifteen more

complaints about his snoring on air. It

wasn’t looking good. Miss Prune wanted Mr

Brown to go in to work early – right away –

to discuss the problem with her.

“It’s not fair,” said Poppy. “There must be

something that will make you sleep. Then

you won’t fall asleep when you’re supposed

to be working.”

Everyone felt glum. But Mr Brown was in

a hurry. Mrs Brown rushed off to find the

car keys for him. Mr Brown got himself a

flask out of the cupboard and peered at the

green liquid in the saucepan.

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