1.PanosandAuntie

　　It’sme,Lola.Hello,todayI’mgoingtotellyouastoryaboutalittleboycalledPanos.Helivedwithhismumanddadinaflatnearthestation.

　　Panoswantedtobeatraindriverwhenhegrewup.Fromhisbedroomwindowhecouldseethetrainscomeandgo.Andsometimesheplayedwithhistoytrainonthefloor.Hewasveryhappy.Hewasveryhappy.Butthenonedaysomethinghappenedtospoileverything.HismothertookPanosonherkneeandsaid,“Listen,Panos.I’mgoingtogoawayforafewdays.I’mgoingtohaveababy,anewlittlebrothersisterforyou.YoucancomeandseemeinthehospitalwhenIhavehadthebaby.”

　　Panoswascross.Hedidn’twantanewbrotherorsister.What’smore,Panosdidn’twanthismumtogoaway,evenforafewdays.“You’llbeallright.”Shesaid.“You’llgoandstaywithyourAuntieAnastasia.You’llhavealovelytime.”

　　NextdayPanoswenttostaywithAuntieAnastasia.Shewasaplumplady,alwayslaughingandjoking.Sheworkedinabakery.

　　“Ho,ho,hello,Panos,mylove.”Shelaughed.“I’vegotapresentforyou.Look,there.”OnAuntie’ssofawasaboxallwrappedupinblueandyellowpaper.Panosunwrappedit.Thereinsidewasafantasticnewtoytrain.Itwasredandgreenwiththreecoaches.

　　“Oh,thankyou,Auntie,”yelledPanosandhestartedtoplaywithitstraightaway.

　　NextdayPanoshelpedAuntAnastasiainthebakery.TheymadelotsoflovelyGreekcakes.Panosfetchedthenutsandhoneyandhelpedhisauntiemakingthecakes.Afterwardshehelpedhertowatchup.

　　“My,my!”laughedAnastasia.“It’snicehavingamanabouttheplacetohelpme.Ihopeyourmumhaslotsmorebabiesandyoucometostaywithmeeverytime.”

　　AfewdayslaterAnastasiasaid,“OK,bigboy.Nowwe’reofftothehospitaltoseeyourmum.She’shadthebaby,andthey’rebothwaitingtoseeyou.”

　　“Isitaboyoragirl?”askedPanos.Anastasialaughed.“Justyouwaitandsee.I’lltellyouwhat,though.Whydon’twetakesomecakesforyourmum?ShemustbemissingourGreekfood.”SotheyputsomeofthehoneyandnutcakesinabagandPanoscarrieditcarefullyallthewaytothehospital.

　　Therewashismuminbed,lookingveryprettywithherhairallcurlyroundhershoulders.Panosrantoher.“Mum,Mum.”Heshouted.“Imadesomehoneyandnutcakes.I’vebroughtthemforyou.IhelpedAuntieAnastasiainthebakery,andshegavemeanewtrain.”“Aren’tyoualuckyboy?”smiledMum.“Andacleverboy,too,tomakemesomelovelycakes.Nowjustlookinthelittlecradlebythebedandyou’llseeyourbabybrother,Dinos.”

　　Panoslookedinthecradle.Therelayatinybaby.Hehadaredwrinklyface.Panoslaughed.“Helookslikealittleoldgnome.”Hesaid,“Whenwillhebeoldenoughtoplaywithmytrains?”

　　Itwasgoingtobefunhavingalittlebrotherafterall.