See Harry. Harry has no parents. Poor Harry. He lives with his aunt and his uncle and his
cousin. Harry's mean relations make him clean up all the time and he has to live in a closet. Poor
Harry does not like to clean. How would you like to clean all the time? You would not like it one
bit.
Oh, oh, oh. It is Dudley's birthday. Dudley is Harry's cousin. Dudley is very, very big.
Dudley looks like a pig in a wig. See Rave make a rhyme. Big, pig, wig. Good job, Rave!
See Rave get off track. Rave is easily distracted. You should not be like Rave.
It is Dudley's birthday. Dudley wants to go to the zoo. "Don't let Harry come," says
Dudley. Dudley is very whiny. Someone should kick Dudley in the pants.
Harry comes anyway. See Harry be very happy. Now they are all at the snake house. Have
you ever been to the zoo? Do you remember the scary, scaly things with too many teeth? Those
are snakes. Uh-oh. Dudley is poking the snake. Stop, Dudley, stop. Bad things are going to
happen.
Harry feels bad for the snake. "Hello, snake," says Harry. "I want to go to Brazil," says
the snake. Harry becomes very excited. He lets the snake go to Brazil. Did Harry do right?
Slither, snake, slither quickly. Canasta night at the Palm Cabana in Rio de Janeiro ends in two
hours!
Oh, no. Naughty Harry. What a fright he has given his relatives! Harry will have to live in
the closet for a long time. Poor Harry.
Knock, knock. Is that the door? Who could it be? Harry has to go get the mail. What is
this? A letter for Harry? Hurry, Harry, open it! See Harry try to open his letter.
Harry's Uncle snatches Harry's letter. Everyone knows you should not grab other
people's things. It is not nice. You should not be like Harry's mean Uncle. And boy, is Harry's
mean Uncle shaky! Remember when Daddy got that letter from Mommy's "special friend" and he
turned very blue? Well, that is what Harry's Uncle is doing! What could that letter be?
Harry wants to see his letter. Jump, Harry, jump. Harry's Uncle will not let him see the
letter. Harry's Uncle is acting very curious. He has nailed up all the cracks at the doors and the
windows. See Harry's Uncle nail up the cracks. See Harry's neighbors point and giggle. "Ah,"
says Harry's Uncle. He is very happy. "No more letters!"
But more letters are coming! Down the chimney, just like Santa Claus! Harry's Uncle is
scared. Shiver, Harry's Uncle, shiver. See Harry's Uncle get in the car. See him lock all the doors.
Where are you going, Harry's Uncle?
Harry's Uncle is taking the whole family to live on a rock in the sea. Why does he want to
live on a rock in the sea? Is it because he wants to Get In Touch with his Inner Self? No, he does
not want to Get In Touch with his Inner Self. Is it because he wants to get a television show
based on his life? No, it is not because he wants to get a television show based on his life. Is it
because of the mean tax collector man? No, it is not because of the mean tax collector man. It is
because he thinks the bad letters cannot get them if they are on a rock in the sea. Silly Harry's
Uncle. If there were no letters, there would be no book about Harry Potter!
Everyone is going to sleep. Goodnight, everyone!
Harry is not sleeping. Harry feels neglected because nobody has remembered his birthday.
Also he cannot sleep because Dudley is snoring in his ear. Mope, Harry, mope. Snore, Dudley,
snore.
