A white-paw ride!

Dippy certainly found a way of joining in! When nobody was looking he knelt down and four of the

smallest animals climbed onto his back. Then he stood up and took them for a ride all round the village green! The four babies adored it, but there were one or two frowns on the grown ups' faces, I can tell you. The most worrying thing was how the babies were going to get down again, but in the end that was easily solved. Dippy just stopped, bent his back legs a little and they all slid down his tail. After that, everybody wanted a go, and, far from being left out, Dippy was the centre of attention. When it came to my turn I was very surprised at how it felt - all the books suggest that dinosaurs were all scaly and cold blooded, but Dippy is sort of furry, and very warm and cosy to sit on. Everybody agreed that Dippy had made it the best Summer Fete ever, and that he can stay in the village as long as he likes.