The strange Inn (The Wonderly Guesting Manor)

Tom walks down a road. He sees a little inn. The inn looks funny.

The roof has flowers on it. The chimney is crooked. The door is very small. Tom laughs. He walks to the door. He looks inside.

"Come in, come in!" says a voice. An old woman stands there. She has a big smile. Her name is Grandma Rose. She has white hair. She has kind eyes. "Sit down!" she says. Tom sits at a big table. "I will make soup," she says. Grandma Rose goes to the kitchen. "Oh dear!" she says. "I forgot the salt!" She laughs. Tom laughs too. A girl is in the kitchen. Her name is Pippa. "I can help!" says Pippa. She drops a spoon. "Oops!" says Pippa. She drops a cup. "Oh no, not again!" She laughs.

Grandma Rose brings the soup. The soup is too cold. "Oh dear!" says Grandma Rose. She takes it back. Now the soup is too hot. "Oh dear!" she says again. Tom waits. Now the soup is just right. Tom eats the soup. "I like this soup!" he says.

He looks left. He sees a cat. The cat wears a hat. "Oh! A cat!" says Tom. He looks right. He sees a clock. The clock goes backwards. He looks left again. He sees the chairs. The chairs wobble and dance. He looks right again. He sees Pippa. She has pancakes. But the pancakes are square. "Look!" says Pippa. She has bread too. But the bread is a triangle. Tom laughs and laughs. Everything in the inn is silly. Everything is backwards. But everything is fun.

Grandma Rose comes to Tom. She has a small cookie. The cookie is a star. "This is for you," she says. Tom takes the cookie. "Thank you!" he says. He eats the cookie. It is good. Tom walks to the door. He waves to Grandma Rose. He waves to Pippa. "I will come back!" he says. Grandma Rose smiles. Pippa waves and drops a plate. "Oops!" says Pippa. Tom walks home. He is happy. He tells his family about the inn.

What a funny inn!