Derek wakes up and eats his cereal which has his favorite nan in it. His mother is vacuuming his father and the radio plays Derek's favorite singer, his mother. Outside it is raining people and Derek's mother tells him to stop dawdling or he'll be late yesterday. Derek had been off school with a cold dad and his teacher cried about Derek missing a writing lesson.

1. Derek’s full. Stop.
A Story

2. Derek woke up, went
downstairs and ate his
cat

3. Derek woke up, went
downstairs and ate.
His cat was playing in
his cereal bowl

4. His cat was playing. In
his cereal bowl Derek
had his favourite nan

5. In his cereal bowl
Derek had his
favourite. Nan had
bought it him.

6. On the radio Derek
could hear his
favourite pop singer -
his mum

7. On the radio Derek
could hear his
favourite pop singer.
His mum was hoovering
up his dad

8. His mum was hoovering
up. His dad was
smoking the front
door

9. His mum was hoovering
up. His dad was
smoking the front
door

10. His dad was smoking.
The front door bell
went outside

11. The front door bell
went. Outside Derek
could hear talking. It
was his sister's coat

12. It was his sisters.
"Coat please Mum,"
said Tina. Mum said,
"Put the cups away out
in the garden."

13. Mum said, "Put the
cups away.“
Out in the garden it
was raining people.

14. Out in the garden it
was raining.
People stood out in the
street waiting for the
arrival of the bus
stop.

15. People stood out in the
street waiting for the
arrival of the bus.
"Stop dawdling Derek,"
said Mum, "or you'll be
late yesterday."

16. "Stop dawdling
Derek," said Mum, "or
you'll be late."
Yesterday Derek had
been off school with a
cold dad.

17. Yesterday Derek had
been off school. Dad
said his teacher cried.

18. Dad said his teacher
cried out to him at the
school gate that
Derek had missed an
important lesson on
writing.

19. Derek’s full. Stop.
The End