 |
| Illustration by Cate James |
Stephanie the Stethoscope is sad because her Doctor has gone away skiing for two weeks. She has nothing to do. She curls up in the hat which her Doctor left behind. Some people might say she’s sulking. She misses clinging around the Doctor’s neck and she misses the way she normally gets to go around the wards, dancing, and listening to children’s chests.
One day she hears everyone talking about Valentine’s Day. There are pictures of hearts and cupids all over the Hospital.
Stephanie
pricks up her ears. Hearts are her business. She looks around the room where
she’s been left. There’s a chair, a computer, some books, bottles and jars of
medicine, paper. And that’s when she notices the envelope. Very faintly she can
hear it muttering and sighing.
So
she puts her chestpiece to the envelope and listens more carefully. Then she
knows what’s going on inside. She’s very good at listening and she’s not a
gossip, so the envelope can trust her with his secrets. She opens a drawer and
she finds a stamp. She puts her chestpiece to the stamp and her earpieces to
the envelope. Before anyone knows, Stephanie, who is very flexible, has flicked
the stamp out of the drawer. It lands on the top right hand corner of the
envelope.
‘I’m
stuck on you,’ says the stamp.
‘Let’s
go places together,’ replies the envelope.
And
Stephanie is so pleased with her match-making that she does a little dance. And
guess what shape she makes herself into?
Story by Linda Cracknell; picture by Cate James 14/2/13
No comments:
Post a Comment