Mister Meddle's Muddles

MISTER MEDDLE MAKES A MUDDLE
Once, when Meddle was staying with his Aunt Jemima, he broke one of her chairs. She was very cross about it.

“Meddle, you are very careless,” she said. “I can’t imagine how you broke that chair. It was quite strong.”

“It fell over and broke itself,” said Meddle.

“Somebody must have pushed it,” said Aunt Jemima. “Well, it’s not worth mending. It’s got two legs and the back broken. I must go out this morning and buy another chair. And whilst I’m about it, I may as well get another little table for the kitchen corner there. It would be useful to put trays on. And I really need a new stool for my feet. I’ll go and get them straight away.”