LE CHAPEAU MANQUANT [The Missing Hat]

While The Bees and their children were sunning themselves on Brighton Pier yesterday, Wilson was in the garden wearing his Inspector Maigret trilby and searching for Uncle Zoltan's hat — which has been missing since Storm Katie last week.

Sgt. Lucas (Antony) and Inspector Janvier (Tiny Toy) are going 'door-to-door' and taking statements from the sTone Brothers and Diesel the Goldfish.

Suddenly, Wilson shouted, 'Sacré Bleu! I've found it!'

Uncle Z came flying over and was trying to decide whether to grudgingly thank W or just take his hat and ignore him, when Wilson shouted again, 'April Fool!'

Hornets and other more aggressive members of the Wasp genus are known to react badly to japes, jests and practical jokes of all kinds — this is well known by entomologists, and I'm a bit surprised W wasn't aware of it.