 The story of Jonathan Thomas and his Christmas on the moon This is the story of a wee little boy who has just turned six and his name is Jonathan Thomas and What happened to him is not just fiddle sticks for right here's where we make the promise It could have happened to you if you were not you But instead where Jonathan Thomas who said his prayers every night upstairs and jumped into bed clear up to his head and Snuggled and juggled and wruggled and juggled Because Christmas was not very far off and was as good as he could as all other boys would if Christmas were coming So soon for if he was bad and not merry and glad his dad would not like such a lad and be sad And even a bit mad and not read fairy tales in his room where the moon Disgustingly listened to his weeping and wails But here is the story and it's true. Don't you worry because remember I made you the promise It's as true as true blue and could have happened to you if it hadn't happened to Jonathan Thomas You See the big grandfather clock in the hall had just struck eight and Jonathan Thomas had had his bath and said his prayers and kissed mummy and Nan and then taken the hand of his dad and Up the stairs. They went one two button your shoe three four shut the door until they were to where you say 1112 the kitchen shelf and then down the hall and in the room and whisk into bed Now pull the covers up, so you won't catch the snazzy daddy. What is it? I want to brush my teeth four times four times four times four you would just beat the story Well now and did you brush your teeth that many times? Uh-huh, then what shall the story be about? Oh, Jonathan Thomas and guys Jonathan Thomas and guys. Uh-huh. Well Once upon a time. There was a little wait wait daddy Got to here too Well, then by all means we must haul him out from under the covers But Gus would be as angry as angry as angry if he didn't hear the story and he'd probably cry until he saw dust got wet Let's sit him up on the pillow And we'll twist one ear a little further forward, so he'll have no difficulty in hearing now then are we ready? well once upon a time There was a wee little boy who had just turned six and his name was Jonathan Thomas and He had a beautiful stuffed teddy bear named Gus and One night when Jonathan Thomas went to bed away upstairs After he'd brushed his teeth and when he was tucked in with Gus by his side and when he was asleep a Long slender moonbeam made of pure silver came through the window like that And down the moonbeam came sliding to the queerest creatures you ever did see like that And there they were laughing and chuckling and giggling and poking their fingers at Jonathan Thomas Who was sound as sound as sound asleep as he could ever be but right away quick as 46 tigers Gus opened his left eye and Then his right eye and He saw the creatures and then he opened his mouth Went and he jumped from the bed right after those creatures And those creatures ran up the moonbeam and Gus ran after them barking like everything or woofing or whatever koala bears do And all this noise woke up Jonathan Thomas and he saw Gus running up the moonbeam And he jumped right out of bed and right up the moonbeam after Gus shouting as loud as loud as ever he could Very strange place Maybe I'd better knock on this door Well goodness gracious my land and humanic cricket Whatever do you mean by knocking on my door when the sign plainly says Absolutely no knocking until after nine o'clock daylight saving moon time. Where are you? I Mean who are you? I don't see your name written on you anywhere. Well speak up speak up speak up speak up Or the cat got your tongue if it has we'll write him a letter and tell him to bring it back straight away quicker And you could say jet Robinson You're not silly of me if the cat really got your tongue. You couldn't say Jack Robinson. Could you my name is Jonathan Thomas? Silly name Thomas and Jonas. Oh, they're never mind. We can't all have beautiful names like squambusel or flim puddle Can we I had a grandfather once have you seen good advice don't change the subject Who's good? He's my teddy bear and he ran away. Well, then why don't you go there and look for him instead of pestering me? Don't stand there in the doorway either come in or stay out Yes, you like to do one or the other, you know, you can't do both at the same time against the law if you please sir I'll come in what a silly thing to say young man. It's not if I please but if you please Yeah, you had your breakfast. Oh, no Well then then who did have it if you didn't know and I don't think you mean no one you do think Or if no one did have it instead of you you'd know it and if I were you I shouldn't let no one have it again Mr. No one's getting entirely too many breakfasts lately. Yep. Yep. Yep. Yep. Well, you have breakfast with me Oh, I should like that very much if you don't mind of course I don't mind except for old King Cole. Yeah, and I have to mind him real throw me in jail for a Billion three years and then what would you like for breakfast? Oh, I'd like just anything Well, I haven't got any of that you shouldn't go around wanting things that people haven't got Well, I can give you oatmeal, maurage and cream and some squuffles and bacon age Oh, thank you very much. That sounds the best of anything. Well, of course it does Yeah, yeah, yeah, I don't think I like anything very well myself much. That's just cooked. Yes, right Well now come along. It'll be too late for breakfast. You'll have to eat lunch and stay at home Oh Oh, I'm as full as two times two. That was the best of breakfast I ever ate But I wish God was here. Do you think we could find him? Well, well, I suppose we can If you know where he is, but I don't know. Well, then how on the moon do you expect to find him if you don't know where he is? Of course, it might be that the squee-bubblems have him Only I'll say who Haven't you ever heard of the squee-bubblems? They're always catching something a long time ago. They caught little bo peepsie And they never brought him back and only last Tuesday. I had a cold Oh, it was a beautiful cold and they caught that and I haven't seen it since There are mostly red food people They caught good. Well, I shouldn't be at all surprised but I sometimes am oh Because next to my mummy and dad Yeah Do you hear anything of course I do there's somebody at the door Oh my goodness, I thought so now I'll have to say come in for I can't say stay out for Whoever it is is already out So I'll have to say come in. Well, can't you just say nothing at all? I don't know. I've never tried. What does it mean? Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear, I'll just have to say come on. Yes, I will. Yes, I will. Yes, I will. Come in! So it's you, is it? Yeah. Well, what do you wish and you can't have more three wishes? If you please, sir, Mr. Man on the moon, I have got great news Well, let me see it I have come to tell you that you had better hide because the wretched wretched we bubbles are coming And now I have to go and tell everybody else. Goodbye. Oh my goodness. My goodness the squee-bubbles are coming Oh, this is terrible. Come quickly Jonathan Thomas. We must hide ever so fast a little catch is where will we hide? Well right here, of course Where do you suppose if the squee-bubbles coming to this room just shut your eyes? Don't make us soon Do we have to hide somewhere? No, because somewhere is too far to go and we haven't time Just shut your eyes. Can't they see us if we shut our eyes? Of course they can, whoever heard of such a thing You can't see them, can you, with your eyes shut? No. Well, then how can they see us if we can't see them? I'd like to know uh-oh My goodness, my goodness, here they come, here they come, here they come. Now don't forget, shut your eyes and they'll make a sound Oh right, I won't One more thing, if they should ask if anyone's here, tell them no, shut your eyes now quick Can you see anyone in here, General? Oh, I can't see a soul, they must all be hiding. Oh, you'd better ask and see. Yes, sir Is anyone in here? No, no. Yeah, we haven't seen him all day. Oh, well, thank you very much. You're extremely welcome Uh, there's no one here, General. Might as well leave. Oh, uh-huh. Goodbye. Yeah, goodbye Oh my goodness, that was a narrow escape, so narrow I could hardly squeeze through it Well, you can open your eyes now, Jonathan Thomas. Didn't they see us? Of course not. How could they, you had your eyes shut all the time, didn't you? Oh my goodness, my goodness, my goodness, there's more of it. Come in Quick, quick, quick, quick, quick, away, the slip of them have kidnapped Santa Claus Kidnapped Santa Claus? And we must watch to rescue him right away Oh my goodness my goodness hurry Jonathan Thomas we must rush to the rescue. Santa Claus has been kidnapped. Oh and it won't be any Christmas unless we rescue him. Come on Jonathan Thomas we must hurry like everything only faster. It isn't very long until Christmas and Santa Claus has been kidnapped. Will Jonathan Thomas and the man on the moon be able to find him in time? And what about Gus? Where is he? 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