Flossie lay at the bottom of the old cliff path. Lefty lay next to him under what appeared to be Captain Bill's head. Flossie had a vague recollection that he might have been hit by it.
'Should have been a handrail,' Lefty sighed.
Then the sand vibrated with the sound of approaching feet and Norman arrived.
'GRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!!!' he trumpeted and he waved his tentacles about and they all flew off and landed in the sea.
'Ooooops!' he cried and he ran off to get them back.
Flossie noticed that what appeared to be Captain Bill's body was close by too.
And the sand vibrated with the sound of approaching hooves and Annie tumbled horns over tail into view.
'I told him to use more brown tape!' she mooed and she picked up Captain Bill's head, did a very pretty dance, and stampeded off toward Cyril.
Flossie saw that the swag bag was also at the bottom of the old cliff path.
And the sand vibrated but only a little (because it was getting bored with it all) and Horace wandered up.
'I don't suppose you'd have any chocolate biscuits?' he asked and Flossie had recovered just enough to shake his head. So Horace thanked them and moved on.
And the sand simply gave up moving altogether and Queen Phoebe, Camille and her little students and Norma arrived via the old cliff path.
'One's crown!' Queen Phoebe exclaimed and Norma and Camille helped her rescue it from the swag bag and place it back where it belonged and then Camille hit Flossie with her 'andbag.
And the real Captain Bill flew by attached to a rope that was attached to a staple.
'Sorry!' Bertha called out from the cliff top. 'Just couldn't resist the temptation.'
And then Geraldine cycled past on a penny farthing and everyone wondered how she could possibly reach the peddles.
'I think,' Flossie bleated, 'that we surrender. We've had enough for one day.'
And indeed they had.
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