TOMs Band

One day, Tom was thinking about how much he'd like a slice of bread with strawberry jam and honey. He went out for a walk, but he just couldn't stop thinking about that slice of bread with strawberry jam and honey. I am the miller, and I live here in the windmill, just as my pig lives in his little piggy skin. We share a life that is so simple and so tranquil, and sometimes I play a little tune on him. Oh, that was lovely, Miller. That was so lovely, I completely forgot about my slice of bread with strawberry jam and honey. Do you think maybe I could learn an instrument too? Of course, anyone can. You just have to practice a little bit, and then you'll see. Music is the rhythm of life. Tom thought this was a wonderful idea. The miller gave him a bass, and Tom started to practice. Well, Tom, I bet you weren't expecting that. Try it again with a bit of rhythm. I am Tom, and I play the bass. Gets my toes a-tapping, puts a smile on my face. That's nothing. Listen to this. All strawberries are mine. I'm the strawberry mouse. I've got the strawberry crusher and the strawberry house. She's the strawberry mouse, and she's got the lot, but I've got a drumstick Your mama blows in the tuba, but I'm sorry, my son, the music doesn't come. We can do better than that. Yeah, much better. Listen and learn. All the bees are humping, violins are strumming. Wow, music really is the rhythm of life. And now, if we were all to play together in perfect harmony, just imagine that. We'd be a band. Here we go. One, two, three, four. This band idea isn't working out too well. Yeah, because of you lot. Shut up and let me play. No, me. As an internationally renowned drum basher, I'm the one. No, me. Fairs fair, music was my idea in the first place. No, us. You're all outvoted. And what about me, my son? Hmm, not all together. One after the other. Here we go, just follow me. We play in perfect harmony. And music fills the air, music fills the air, floats out into the wild blue yonder. The bass goes twang, the drum goes bang, can't get any louder. Yes, we can. We're really rocking now, we're really rocking now, and the tuba could do with unblocking now. Hooray, a slice of bread with strawberry jam and honey. Thanks very much. And so Tom finally had half a slice of bread with strawberry jam and honey, and it tasted just as good as if it had been a whole slice. And he spent the rest of the day playing with his band and thinking about nothing at all.