Fidgety Philip is another horrid creature from the poem Shock-Headed Peter by Heinrich Hoffmann. He’s not quite so terrifying as Dreadful Harriet, but he’s certainly a bit of a brat. Hoffmann’s children are made from the same stuff as some of Roald Dahl ’s characters (see Augustus Gloop ) They are pretty horrid, and they sometimes come to sticky ends, but in the case of Philip, it’s his poor parents who suffer most.
Read by Natasha. Duration 3.15
“Let me see if Philip can
Be a little gentleman;
Let me see if he is able
To sit still for once at table”:
Thus Papa bade Phil behave;
And Mamma looked very grave.
But fidgety Phil,
He won’t sit still;
He wriggles,
And giggles,
And then, I declare,
Swings backwards and forwards,
And tilts up his chair,
Just like any rocking horse—
“Philip! I am getting cross!”
See the naughty, restless child
Growing still more rude and wild,
Till his chair falls over quite.
Philip screams with all his might,
Catches at the cloth, but then
That makes matters worse again.
Down upon the ground they fall,
Glasses, plates, knives, forks, and all.
How Mamma did fret and frown,
When she saw them tumbling down!
And Papa made such a face!
Philip is in sad disgrace.
Where is Philip, where is he?
Fairly covered up you see!
Cloth and all are lying on him;
He has pulled down all upon him.
What a terrible to-do!
Dishes, glasses, snapt in two!
Here a knife, and there a fork!
Philip, this is cruel work.
Table all so bare, and ah!
Poor Papa, and poor Mamma
Look quite cross, and wonder how
They shall have their dinner now.
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that’s very funny
thanks natasha for telling the poem and thanks bertie for telling natasha to read out the poem
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sharanya
thanks natasha for telling the poem and thanks bertie for telling natasha to read out the poem
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sharanya
thanks natasha for telling the poem and thanks bertie for telling natasha to read out the poem
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sharanya
CAN WE GGET A NEW TICK TOCK TURKY STORY PLEASE
nice and funny poem …
thanks Natasha
This is a good story, Natasha.
You are a very good speaker.
Thanks for story telling, Natasha.
Very,very nice, thanks Natasha!
Natasha,
I think that all the Shock Headed Peter stories are very cruel indeed!
Eirene
P.S. Tell Bertie I hope He gets a kiss from The Lovely Princess Beatrice someday!
Natasha,
Are you going to tell some more stories about Gladys and the chiX?
Eirene
Eirene,
We intend to do my Gladys stories, but not concrete plans for a date for her return yet.
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lovely poem!
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THIS STORY WAS RELE RELE COOL AND IT WAS AMAZING.
oh yes, such things happen to all children sometimes, but this story is a good lesson
really cool
i dont really like it