Michael didn't know very much about money, but he wanted to buy a present for his mother
for Mother's Day, and his father had given him a brand new money box in which to save
his coins.
The toys didn't know very much about money either, and for a long while, the brand new
money box was the most precious object in the bedroom.
How much money do you think is in Michael's money box, Johnson?
I don't know, Macduff.
I can't see inside.
Oh, I know.
We should shake it.
That's what Michael does.
That's a good idea, Diesel.
Oh, but it's his money box, not mine.
We only want to know if he's got enough money to buy his mother a present for Mother's Day.
Yeah.
Oh, I suppose that would be all right.
Up you go, Johnson.
Careful.
Be careful, Johnson.
Don't drop it, whatever you do.
Yeah.
He's got one.
Only one bit of money.
One coin.
Only one, but he's been saving for weeks.
Oh dear.
I hope he buys his mother something nice.
But the day before Mother's Day, there was an unfortunate accident.
What's all that noise, Johnson?
What happened to Michael?
Did he have an accident?
Oh, he had an accident, all right.
Look, he was playing with his money box and he dropped it and broke it.
Johnson, that's terrible.
What about his money?
Well, the coin rolled away and got lost.
That's why Michael is so upset.
Oh, poor Michael.
Now he won't be able to buy his mother a present.
And it's Mother's Day tomorrow.
Oh no.
What are we going to do, Johnson?
Well, the coin must be here somewhere.
Yes.
Perhaps we could find it for him.
We could search the whole bedroom.
Yes, we'll find the coin.
Now a coin is treasure, so we could have a treasure hunt.
Oh goody.
Macduff, I'll look on this side of the room and you can look on that side.
Okay, Diesel.
Now, what's this coin look like, Johnson?
It's small, round and shiny.
Small and round and shiny.
That should be easy to find.
We'll find that in a jiffy.
Even less.
So the toys began their special treasure hunt and peered into every nook and cranny as thoroughly
as they could, searching for the coin.
Now where could that coin have got to?
It's not in here, Johnson.
Diesel searched every nook and cranny too.
Now, there's something behind that toy box, all right, but I can't get at it.
Now what?
Ah, I know.
A bonnet charge.
Rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum, rum.
Ow, ow, ow.
Oh, oh, I think I've bruised my engine block.
Ow, ow, ow.
Oh, oh, oh, now what have I got here?
Oh, it's you, Squeaky.
Hello, Johnson.
Lost something?
Yes.
I'm looking for Michael's coin.
It didn't roll into the wardrobe by any chance.
What does it look like?
Well, small, round and shiny.
Oh, is this it?
Oh, you found it.
No.
It's a marble.
Where did that come from?
It fell out of Michael's pants pocket.
Lots of things fall out of his pockets in this wardrobe.
Meanwhile, Macduff searched every nook and cranny under the bed, making sure she didn't
disturb Alfred.
Macduff, what in the blithering blazes do you think you're doing?
Just searching for something, Alfred.
What?
I hope I'm not disturbing you.
Yeah.
Oh, disturbing me?
It's like trying to sleep on top of an earthquake.
How can a water bottle get any sleep?
What are you searching for, Macduff?
Oh, just a small coin.
What?
A small coin?
Michael lost it.
Oh, here it is.
I found it.
Oh, no.
It wasn't that lucky.
No.
It was hidden under your mattress.
Oh, no.
It was hidden under your mattress.
But, Macduff, that's not Michael's coin.
Honest.
But it's small, round and shiny, isn't it?
But...
Just like Johnson said.
Oh, no, Macduff.
That's my coin.
It's the change left over from when Michael's parents bought me, and I've been saving it
for a rainy day.
But Michael's lost his coin, and if we don't find one, he won't be able to buy his mother
a present for Mother's Day.
Oh, well, I'll have to find one.
And if we don't find one, he won't be able to buy his mother a present for Mother's Day.
Well, we couldn't have that, could we?
After all, she's been pretty good to me.
Take the coin, Macduff, if you must.
Oh, thank you, Alfred.
Beneath all that rubber, you have a very kind heart, don't you?
Yes, unfortunately, Macduff.
After lunch, Johnson, Macduff and Diesel met by the broken money box to see what they had
found, and discovered they were in for a very pleasant shock.
All right, everyone, did anyone find the missing coin?
I found a coin.
It was under the toy box.
I hooked it out with a ruler.
Ta-da!
Do you think that's it?
Well, it must be.
I found a coin too, Johnson.
But it's not Michael's.
Alfred gave it to me.
Yes, it was the only coin I ever had.
So, now we must have two coins.
I think we've got more than that.
Huh?
Squeaky!
Squeaky, come out here and show them what you've got.
Oh, yay!
Here they are, Johnson, a whole, soft hole.
Oh, yeah.
Ta-da!
Oh, wow!
A whole pile of coins.
How many are there, Johnson?
Well, including your two, six altogether.
We found them in Michael's pants pockets.
Oh!
He didn't spend his money on lollies and ice creams after all.
He must have put them in there and forgotten all about them.
He really is a most forgetful child.
With that much money, he'll be able to buy his mother the whole world.
Oh, very true, Macduff.
Well, I suggest we leave the coins here and then see what Michael does.
But Michael didn't buy the whole world for his mother.
He bought something else instead.
A fishing rod?
And a very good fishing rod too.
But Michael's mother doesn't fish, does she?
No, but Michael does.
Yes.
That's not fair, Johnson.
Michael only bought the fishing rod for his mother
because he wanted it for himself.
That's thoughtless, isn't it?
Oh, I don't think Michael's mother will see it that way.
Oh. Why not?
Because Michael really thought she'd like it.
And it's the thought that counts.
And I'll tell you another good thing about this fishing pole.
What's that?
Well, if Michael's mother doesn't want to go fishing, we can.
Oh!
Johnson and Alfred were both right.
Michael's mother just loved her Mother's Day present.
But since she didn't fish, it stayed in the bedroom
and the toys played with it every rainy day.
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