So, Marmalade decided to go for a walk to see if he could find his tree. He didn't like walking anywhere very much, but if he didn't have a tree, then he wouldn't have baked beans, because he was FAR too lazy to go to the shops for his beans, and besides, they just didn't taste the same if they were store bought. Marmalade was such a snob!
Marmalade walked down his path, angry that his tree had disappeared like that. He walked to the end of his street where he met Dougbert. Dougbert was a friendly alley cat.
"Hello, Marmalade. What's the matter? You look angry." Dougbert asked.
"My baked bean tree is missing. Have you seen it?" Marmalade grunted in reply.
"No, Marmalade, I haven't. Why has it gone? Have you been watering it properly?" Dougbert replied.
"I never water my tree. That's far too much work." Marmalade said, and with that he gave a 'humph' and walked off, with his head high in the air, swishing his tail around like he didn't have a care in the World.
As Marmalade walked around the corner, he came to the grocery shop. Now, they sold baked beans in there, but Marmalade never bought them from here - his own beans from his special tree were far better. Roger, the Tomcat was working in the shop.
"Hello, Marmalade! Why do you look so sad?" Roger asked.
"My baked bean tree has gone missing and I don't know why. Have you seen it anywhere?" Marmalade demanded.
"Well, no, I haven't. Have you been looking after it properly, by weeding it regularly?"
"Why should I bother weeding around my tree? I'm too busy. That's far too much work." Marmalade said angrily and with that he gave a 'humph' and walked off, with his head high in the air, swishing his tail around like he didn't have a care in the World.