ROBOTS AT WORK

Nërp and Jīqìrén are in the workshop with Wilson and Byron, building the beach hut.

All the plush toys have been instructed to remain outside as it's been deemed 'too dangerous' for them to enter.

There are many alarming noises coming from within – sounds of sawing, welding, grinding and occasionally cursing…

So much for the 'couple of cardboard boxes and some Sellotape' that I'd envisaged – this promises to be on an altogether more industrial scale.

I hope it won't need Planning Permission – although, with Dominic Cummings' new Planning Permission rules, it seems as though anyone can build anything anywhere they choose, and no-one can object, appeal or do anything about it…

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New Readers Start Here Nº 10

DAVE THE PIG

• Dave's official title is Guard Piglet, having been selected by Wilson to guard his doomed Pick-Your-Own Tomato Farm against tomato rustlers.

• He was persuaded to wear wings and masquerade as a 'Tibetan Flying Pig' in Wilson's 'Wildlife Petting Farm and Anteater Experience'.

• Dave played a central role in Wilson's unsuccessful Pig Yoga enterprise but is not very good at Truffle Hunting.