The Tablecloth Family

By Alan Davies

This is the first book in the series. See the Tablecloth family sent on five adventures by Lexi-May's mind. Her imagination is exciting and fun.

Windsor Parcel: Lexi-May's mind has sent the Tablecloth family to Windsor Parcel to meet the Queen. But doesn't she mean Windsor Castle? And will they really meet the Queen?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Maple Publishers
• Release date: May 10, 2024
• ISBN: 9781835380765

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The Tablecloth Family

Author: Alan Davies

Copyright © Alan Davies (2024)

The right of Alan Davies to be identified as author of this work has been asserted by the author in accordance with section 77 and 78 of the Copyright, Designs and Patents Act 1988.

First Published in 2024

ISBN 978-1-83538-075-8 (Paperback)

978-1-83538-076-5 (E-Book)

Cover Design, Illustrations and Book Layout by:

White Magic Studios

www.whitemagicstudios.co.uk

Published by:

Maple Publishers

Fairbourne Drive, Atterbury,

Milton Keynes,

MK10 9RG, UK

www.maplepublishers.com

A CIP catalogue record for this title is available from the British Library.

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or translated by any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the author.

Introduction

Lexi-May is six years old, everything in her world is wondrous.

Something strange happens when she visits her Nana and Grandad's house.

In the front room is a fish tank. When Lexi-May looks into it her mind starts to wander.

In the fish tank are ornaments and a glass vase that is on its side.

Her mind imagines the ornaments coming alive. She sends them through the vase which she imagines to be a portal to somewhere else.

Once through the vase her mind turns the ornaments into the strangest family in the world that she has named: The Tablecloth Family. Fantastic fun adventures begin for this family.

Ornaments in the fish tank

Fish: Grandad Tablecloth

Swan: Nana Tablecloth

Turtle: Lord Chevron Tablecloth

Cat: Lady Chevaze Tablecloth

Hedgehog: Rena Tablecloth

Octopus: Remi Tablecloth

Mouse: Mel Tablecloth

When Lexi-Mays mind needs an expert she always calls upon a character named Little Fred. Little Fred is part human. Lexi-May had heard people say that clever people have got their heads screwed on. She imagined him having a screw for a head it seemed logical to her.

This book is dedicated to:

The Grant Family

Story 1

Windsor Parcel

Lexi-May is once again looking into the fish tank at her Nana and Grandad’s house. Her mind soon starts to wander. Her imagination brings the Tablecloth family alive again for another fun adventure.

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What are we going to do today? asked the Tablecloth family. It was always Lexi-May's mind that decided what they were going to do.

Let me think. said her mind. Unbelievably her mind was able to talk.

I know, you can have a day at Windsor Parcel and meet a Queen.

Don’t you mean Windsor Castle? said Nana.

No! said Lexi-Mays mind You’re going to Windsor Parcel. It’s different and you’re going to meet a Queen.

Queen? said Grandad The Queen won’t see us. She only sees very important people. How do you know that she’ll see us?

I just do, and you’re going to be knighted.

What’s that? asked Rena.

"Well; it’s when a Queen gives you an award, after you’re knighted you can call yourself Sir.

"I don’t want to be called Sir," said Nana.

Lady Chevaze, Rena, and Mel all agreed that they didn’t want to be called that either.

"I don’t mind being called Sir," said Grandad.

Lord Chevron and Remi agreed with Grandad.

"But can’t I call myself Sir already?" said Lord

Chevron.

"No! It’s not the same kind of Sir. When you’re knighted by a King or Queen it becomes special. I think that you have to be hit on both shoulders with a sword first though."

No! said Grandad You can count me out, I’m not going to be hit on my shoulders with a big sword. That sounds violent. Who would want to do that?

It’s not violent, said Lexi-Mays mind. It’s an honour and it’s only a gentle tap. It won’t hurt you.

"Yeah but what happens