Summary

Grandma – Eight year-old George’s mother goes out shopping on Saturday morning. She reminds George to behave, and to give Grandma her medicine at 11 o’clock. George is very bored, as his family lives on a farm and there is nothing to do. He wonders what kind of trouble he can get into. He does not like Grandma because she is selfish and grumpy. Grandma only ever treats George badly when his mother and father are not around.

George makes Grandma some tea, but Grandma is not happy with how George makes it. Grandma tells George he is growing too fast, and will become stupid and lazy. Grandma tells George to grow down, not up. She also tells George to eat lots of cabbage, with caterpillars and slugs in them. Grandma explains cabbage tastes best this way...