Tiger Time!

Ofelia has brought a big silver dish of cooked noodles to the table and all the vaarks look on expectantly.

Well, although the humans are very busy, they said we could have a party to celebrate Chinese New Year. So we’re going to have a feast!

The vaarks are gathered around a long table, with bowls and chopsticks and bottles of soy sauce. In the background are Chinese painted bamboo mats, a dragon lantern, a fan and a model junk.

Ah, here’s Ofelia, with our special Chow Mein! It smells delicious, we can’t wait to tuck in.

Ofelia has brought a big silver dish of cooked noodles to the table and all the vaarks look on expectantly.

So anyway, says Nano, which animal is represented this year? Bernard says, it’s the Year of the Tiger. Isn’t that dangerous? Says Nano. No, says Bernard, there aren’t any tigers loose in Salford.

Nano, sitting on the table, talks to Bernard

But… We can all hear something. A sort of roaring noise…

All the vaarks are looking off to the left

RUN!

All the vaarks are scampering off to the right. The noodle bowls, chopsticks and soy sauce bottles are scattered across the table.

Good Grief, it’s a tiger, it’s huge! And it’s got it’s eye on our noodles! It’s going to eat the lot. Hang on. Where’s Nano!!

A stuffed toy tiger, much bigger than the vaarks, has appeared from the left. He looks at the big bowl of noodles, spilt on the floor.

The tiger is tucking into the noodles

Oh, there he is, hiding under a noodle bowl. He’s got his portion, and he’s not going to let any tiger get in his way.

One of the upturned noodle bowls on the table has been lifted up a little, to reveal Nano hiding underneath, with some tiny scraps of noodle.

Happy New Year everyone, he says. Gong Hei Fat Choy!

A close up of Nano under a noodle bowl with his noodles.

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