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'Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears and don't forget the bacon.'A young boy sets out to do the shopping, determined to remember his simple list but as the sights and sounds of town distract him he finds himself in a terrible muddle.

As he sets out for the store, the boy's mother reminds him, Six farm eggs, a cake for tea, a pound of pears, and don't forget the bacon.

On his way, he repeats, Six fat legs...a cape for me...a flight of stairs...and don't forget the bacon. Or was it six clothes pegs...a... Read Full Overview