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Making an acceptance speech

'And so ,' continued Annie, 'I would like to thank my hooves, Norma, people who make scrummy cake, Bertha, a park bench called George, Captain Eyepatch, Geraldine and my chum Cyril.' Cyril gave Annie a round of applause. 'A most excellent speech,' he said. 'I made it up out of words,' replied Annie, 'I still have 2 'thes', 4 'ands' and a 'ahem' left over if you'd like to use them?' Cyril thought about it. 'I'll take 1 the, 1 and and the ahem, if that's alright?' 'It's a deal!' mooed Annie. 'Brilliant!' said Cyril. 'Now shall we eat the cup?' Annie nodded. 'If there's anything better than a cup, it's a cup made out of chocolate,' she added. 'Indeed,' agreed Cyril, 'but then we should have a look at your mittens and make sure they're drying properly.' 'I think so,' said Annie, 'I wouldn't want the stripes to run.' 'Can...