Read Aloud Book, Percy The Peeping Pot Plant

This read aloud book is all about Percy and yes, he’s a pot plant.

Percy sat on the window ledge looking out of the window.

He did this day after day after day and as a result, he became very bored.

“It’s so QUIET in here,” he said. You could hear a pin drop, a fly sneeze and a mouse snore.

“Why don’t you take an interest in your surroundings,” suggested Boris the book so Percy did – or at least he tried – and this is when Percy started peeping.

He peeped under the sofa and found an old sandwich.

He peeped under the mat and found a letter marked ‘Urgent’.

He peeped under the chair but didn’t like what stared back at him.

“I wonder what the rest of the house is like?” he thought but he had a problem.

He could only just reach the door.

The door and not an inch more.

“Here, take this,” said Boris and handed Percy a large brown bottle.

The label read..

‘SUPA-GROW’ Plant Food. Instructions overleaf’.

“Ohhh…Thank you!” grinned Percy and without bothering the read the instructions, he drank the whole bottle in one.

Silly Percy.

At first, nothing happened.

He looked rather green, but plants always do.

“Oh!” he exclaimed as the room started spinning and then he grew, and he grew, and he grew.

In and out of the chairs, across the table and twice around the hat stand.

He even grew around Boris who wasn’t amused.

“JUST WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU’RE DOING?” boomed Carlos the cactus looking very, very prickly.

“Err… just leaving?” volunteered Percy and just as Carlos was about to tie him up in knots something strange happened.

Percy shrank. And shrank again.

He shrank back through the door, back along the hall and back to his normal size on the windowsill.

The Supa-Gro plant food had worn off.

“I’m so glad to be back,” sighed Percy.

And after that things were different.

He looked a sight with his painted face and curly leaves, but he never got bored again.

Why? Because everyone from miles around would come along and peep at him and Percy…

…well, he rather liked it.

The end

BoodleBobs, read aloud book, Percy written & narrated by Jo Kemp

P is for Percy: Percy the Peeping Pot Plant
Bored with sitting on his window sill all day, Percy wants an adventure. He’s given a potion and the label on the bottle reads ‘Supa Grow Plant Food. Instructions overleaf’.

Percy downs the potion in one (silly Percy) then he grows and he grows all around the house providing him with the means to be nosy. He finds himself in the beauty parlour, “His leaves are lank!

His face is green! He’s out of condition!” the girls exclaim, “You’re going to need THE WORKS!”

Poor Percy. He gets a make-over with far-reaching consequences.

*Peep meaning. A quick or furtive look or glance.

Percy name meaning. A short form of the given name Percival, Perseus.

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