“There, on her front step, was a baby monster. Angela was curious, so she carried him in....and brought him up. Angela had never ged a baby before, and what a strange big baby he was! She called him ‘Old Tom’.”
“Sometimes Old Tom went for a little walk to the mailbox. But Angela though is best that he stay inside. ‘You mustn’t frighten the neighbors.’ she would say. When babies come to visit... Old Tom loved to play.”
“At first, Angela ignored Old Tom’s childish pranks. After all, she had things to do and dishes to wash. But her heart sank when someone forgot his manners. Old Tom tied to be good...”