Hayley’s story, “Hippo and Duck Visit the Queen” tells the fun tale of what happened when Hippo & Duck go to tea with the Queen. The story was selected by the judges as one of the top ten from over 1,300 entries, and went on to win the online public vote.
Hayley’s story will now be illustrated and printed, as well as being available to view on the Silentnight website. Hayley also wins a Silentnight Maxima bed and a family stay in “The Big Pyjama Suite” at the Alton Towers Resort.
Hayley loves writing poems and stories as well as gymnastics, ballet and reading.
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Hippo & Duck Visit The Queen
One lovely, sunny day Duck and Hippo were eating a bowl of clusterz, literally eating the bowl, when a formal looking letter slipped through the shiny door.
Suddenly there was an outburst from the kitchen as they both clamoured to open the letter. In the end Hippo won and Duck ended up flat as a pancake! He tore open the envelope and pulled out a small piece of paper.
"Dear Hippo and Duck," read Hippo in his deep but friendly voice "You have the pleasure of joining her highness the queen of England for dinner, a limo will be sent to collect you at 11.00"
The two clumsy animals peered out of the red windows and waiting there was a sparkling limo. They smashed the glass of their multi-coloured house and, before you could say quick as a flash, were inside the jet black, stretch limo.
Hours later they arrived at the humongous, regal palace. The pair stumbled out of the fancy car and dashed, as fast as an overweight hippo could, into the gigantic building.
A man dressed in an expensive suit greeted them and lead them to yet another enormous room where an old woman in a puffy dress was sat, the queen.
"Wow, you know you look miles better on TV!" announced Duck stupidly.
"Duck! I beg to differ; I would say she looks ancient anyway!" Replied Hippo
The queen was bubbling with anger, her face turned beetroot red, she stood up clenching her fists. SPLAT! She flung the cream filled cake at Hippo and poured hot tea all over Duck.
"How very dare you! You are a disgrace to look at. Guards take them away!" cried the shrill voiced lady.
Two men dragged them across the floor and threw them out. Hippo and Duck!