Marlon is now slightly older and is faced with the problem of how to amuse himself, having exhausted all the appeal of creating intergalactic battles with his long-suffering mum's furniture. "I wish I had someone to play with" complains Marlon, and goes off in search of companions Alligatina, Boomps-a-daisy and Basher.
He finds the friends dressed as the three Musketeers, but they're reluctant to let him join in their fun—"We'll think about it" being their refrain. Marlon persuades his mum and grumpy Granny to help him put together a dressing-up costume, but finds that his monster friends keep changing their game and he's still excluded! However, the tables are turned when Marlon's luxurious paddling pool appears in his back garden.
A Bad Spell For The Worst Witch
"Well,that's a good start! 'Mildred Hubble exclaims,
as she expertly lands her broom inside the gates
of Miss Cackle's Academy for Witches.This Term
Mildred is determined to lose her reputation
as the worst witch in the school.
Then Mildred learns that her dreded first-form
mistress will accompany the form into the second
year. Worse still, Mildred's long standing feud with
Ethel Hallow rages on. Things go through a
very bad spell indeed!