> What I did on my summer holiday > by Theo Walcott > > > I went to a place called Germany with my Uncle Sven and some other > grown ups. In Germany there are lots of castles and some mountains. We > are staying in a place called Baden Baden that's a silly name, Uncle > Frank has the same name as his dad, that's silly too, his mum must get > their underpants mixed up all the time. > > On the aeroplane Uncle Sol sat next to me, he got me some toffee and > wants to be my friend, he works at the place where I do my YTS, so > does Uncle Freddy but him and Uncle Sol are not best friends anymore. > > Uncle Owen met us at the airport, he talks foreign, Uncle Wayne, Uncle > Steven and Uncle David also talk funny, my mum says Uncle David talks > like Orville, he is a duck, Uncle Sol say's uncle David wears dresses > and knickers, and asked me if I had ever worn them. Uncle Sol got me > some pop. > > In Germany the grown ups are going to play football, my grandad says > we beat them in the olden days before my mum was born. That is a long > time ago. > > While the grown up's went to play football so I went shopping with > Auntie Vicky and some other girls she bought me a big ice cream and > got herself a little one but she said she was full before she had > eaten any and threw it away. She bought lots of shoes and handbags and > let me play with Brooklyn. She say's she used to be in a pop band and > sang me one of her songs, I think she was telling fibs. > > I told Uncle Sol about my day out with Vicky and he sulked, then he > bought me an even bigger ice cream with lots of hundred's & thousands > on it. > > All the other grown up's have a girlfriend except Uncle Sol so he > plays with me while they go out. Uncle Sven says I must keep Uncle Sol > happy, that's why I got taken on holiday. > > The grown up's went to play Football against somebody called Sweden, > Uncle Sol was crying as Uncle Freddy played for them and would not > talk to him. Uncle Sol bought me lots of toffee today and some crisps. > Uncle Sven is from Sweden and I heard him on the phone to their boss > last night. Uncle Michael hurt his knee and had to go home to his mum > for a plaster. Uncle Peter is a giant, a proper giant like you see in > books, he is rubbish at football though. > > Uncle Wayne had a sore toe at the start of out holiday but it got > better so they let him play football. Uncle Sol got me a present but I > do not like it. He says all Germans wear leather underpants and I > should while we are here, they are too tight for me. > > All the grown up's started to call Uncle Wayne a potato head who stood > on somebodys spuds. He got shouted at by the referee. They are all > saying that we have to go home now. Uncle Sol was crying again and I > had to sit on his knee to make him stop. He had his mobile phone in > his pocket, I think. > >