I wrote this for my grandaughter. Hollie and the Tiger There was once a pretty little girl called Hollie who lived with her Mummy and Daddy and lots of cats. One day there was a knock on the door and Hollie said " I'll get it." because she was a clever little girl. On the doorstep stood a little man in a smart blue uniform and a peaked cap with ZOO written on it. Hollie's Mummy came to the door. " Hallo," said the man with ZOO on his hat. "Sorry to bother you but our tiger has run away. Have you seen him?" "Oh dear," said Hollie's Mummy," is he fierce?" "Oh no," said the man with ZOO on his hat. " He's very friendly. But we'd like him back." "If we see him we'll let you know" said Hollie's Mummy. When the man had gone Hollie's Mummy said, " it's nearly bedtime. I think you should play in your room for a while." so Hollie went upstairs and opened her bedroom door and what do you think she saw? A tiger! A big orange and black stripey tiger laying on her bed. "Hello," said the tiger." My names Basil. What's yours?" "I'm Hollie," said Hollie. "have you run away from the zoo?" "Yes," said Basil. "I don't like it there any more." "Are you going to eat me?" said Hollie. "Oh dear, no." said Basil."I wouldn't eat a nice little girl like you, but I am hungry." "What do you want to eat?" said Hollie. "Meat," said Basil. "I like meat." Hollie went downstairs and came back with a big box. "What's this?" said Basil."Ooh, pork chops, leg of lamb, fillet steak, and my favourite, sausages." He took a bite of one of the sausages but couldn't eat it. "It's frozen," he said. "Yes," said Hollie."Mummy puts all the meat in the freezer." "Oh dear," he said. "At the zoo they'll all be eating their dinner now. Never mind, I'm going to sleep." And with that he curled up in a ball and shut his eyes tight, just like one of Hollie's kittens. "Hey," said Hollie."That's my bed. You can sleep on the floor." So Basil got off the bed and tried to go to sleep on the floor. "Where's my straw?" he thought. "At the zoo I have lots of nice soft straw." Then there came a terrible sound, like a dinosaur growling. "What's that?" said Basil, who wasn't a very brave tiger. It was Hollie, snoring. "Oh dear," wailed Basil. "At the zoo even the elephants don't make a noise like that." And he put his paws over his ears and went to sleep. In the morning there was another knock on the door. Hollies Daddy answered it. It was the little man with ZOO on his hat. "Good morning," he said. "Just called in to see if you've seen our tiger yet?" "Here I am." said Basil, coming down the stairs. "Can we go back to the zoo now, please." So Basil said goodbye to Hollie and her Mummy and Daddy and climbed in the front seat of the car and the man with ZOO on his hat promised to bring him back for Sunday tea, as long as there were sausages.