Tom saw a time traveller on television. He was sitting in a chair wearing a special helmet and goggles and when he pulled the lever, he went back in time, and when he pushed the lever he went into the future. That looked fun! Tom thought he’d try it.
Daddy’s desk chair was perfect. He found a big wooden spoon for a lever and some string to tie it on with. Mummy’s tin colander looked just like the helmet. It just needed an aerial on top, so he got a twig from the garden and poked it in a hole. He put on his sunglasses and he was ready!
He closed his eyes a pulled back the lever. When he opened them he was in the park, but it didn’t look the same as it had this morning. The swings and the slide were made of wood. There was a tall thin tent on the grass and kids were sitting in front of it watching two funny puppets. He spotted his friend Charlie, but instead of riding his scooter, he was chasing a big wooden hoop and whacking it with a stick. He had funny clothes on; trousers down to his knees, long socks, a brown jacket, and a cloth cap. Then he saw Mr and Mrs Jones from next door. She had a funny little feathery hat on her head and a green and white spotty dress almost down to the ground. She even had a dead fox around her neck! Mr Jones usually wore a baseball cap and trainers, but now he had a hat with a brim, a stripy blue suit and shiny black and white shoes. All around, kids were skipping with ropes, playing hopping games, and rolling little tiny glass balls along the ground. Everyone looked so happy!
Tom pushed the lever forward and blinked. He was still in the park, but there were no children there. There were no birds singing, the flowers were dead and the trees had no leaves. The lake was filled with slimy mud and plastic bags and squashed bottles. Everything around him was grey and dusty. A sad looking old lady sat on the path holding out her hand.
Tom heard a ghostly voice in his ear. ‘Don’t let this happen Tom’ it whispered.
Tom didn’t like what he was seeing or hearing, so he tugged the lever upright.
‘What are you doing in my chair young man?‘ said Daddy.
‘There’s my colander!’ said Mummy.
‘Are you okay Tom?’ asked his big sister Tina.
Tomorrow –
Previously A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
In 2018 – My Friend Rosey and the Tooth Fairy!
In 2017 – In Amble Bay, we went to the Tuesday Club.
That one almost deserves a part two. Nice
There is scope I guess. Food for thought! Thanks, Violet
Now the poor boy has a mission to clean up the world. I wonder how he’ll handle that?
Quite a task! Cheers, Christine.
Guess we don’t need a colander to predict what the world could be like by the next century. Think I’ll ride back with Tom to the 50s and stay!I
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I was a child of the ’50s and they were really happy times for kids. I’d ride back too. Thanks, Gail.
Keith,
Time travel is something we’d imagine doing as kids. Wouldn’t it be cool to go pop in and out of time like Marty McFly? It would be hard to not tamper with the history or to take advantage of the future, so I guess it’s a good thing we can’t time travel. Cute story!
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If it was for entertainment purposes only, it would be great! Cheers Cathy
Tom’s clairvoyant eyes saw what adults fail to understand and implement. This young boy has a mission to educate the people and keep the environment clean. nice story, Keith. A good message.
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He has indeed. If only we’d had such foresight, the world wouldn’t be in such a state now.
That’s a lot of responsibility. I hope Tom finds a way to fix things. Will we be getting a sequel later on in the alphabet?
Debbie
Unfortunately not during A-Z Debbie, all stories are now written, but I may resurrect it at a later date.
A sobering story. Think I’ll do my time travelling with the Doctor.
All aboard the Tardis! Cheers, Denise.
We need a lot of such people in the world, who see the problems and have the vision to help us all see how to fix them.
If only we had. Thanks Mimi
The young eyes of Tom saw a lot. Hope he reflects on it and acts on it too!
…and passes on the message too. Cheers Shilpa.
Made me think of Dr. Who, who sees the future and the past. Great story, and one for thought. Seems so hard these days to think one person can change anything…
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Sad but true. We can try to spread the message though. Cheers.
I know Shilpa visits your blog, but her recent post made me think of you and your story today, and my response to it… https://shilpaagarg.com/2019/04/guerrilla-gardening.html It is possible!!!
Lisa, thanks so much for pointing her piece out. I’ve just read it and it is an inspiring story indeed.
Great story Keith, I’d like me one of those going back levers please, ha ha Linda
I’m sure you’ll find one in your kitchen drawer – whether it’ll work or not I don’t know!
Reminded me of the pic I’ve seen of s friend as a boy with a colander on his head!
Was that me? I certainly did it more than once!