Old Man Snivell

In Boggie Land, down Boggie Street, Old Man Snivell was trying to sleep.

Old Man Snivell and his wife Mrs Snivell, ruled Boggie Land and all it’s people.


In Boggie Land, if you do not have a cold you will look very strange because in Boggie Land everyone has a cold.


Old Man Snivell was in his bed, feeling very sorry for himself when he said,


“I am feeling very un-well. My nose is clear. My head is not fuzzy. I have no cold at all and I can’t go to work without a cold.”


Mrs Snivell looked at Old Man Snivell “You will just have to get your cold back.” She said.


Old Man Snivell sighed and thought “How can I get my cold back?”


“I know,” he said and leaped out of bed, “I will go for a swim in the ice lake, that will give me a cold.” He said.


So Old Man Snivell got dressed into his swimming trunks and walked out of the house down to the ice lake.


At Ice Lake there were children ice skating with their parents with special ice boots on. There were people making snowmen on the side of the lake.


Old Man Snivell found a part of the lake with enough room to swim in and he jumped in. SPLASH the freezing water leaped up. Old Man Snivell swam and swam until his arms couldn’t move anymore. Then he shivered all the way home for his dinner.


“Are you feeling like you have your cold back yet?” Mrs Snivell asked


“I think I will tonight.” Said Old Man Snivell smiling.


Mrs Snivell gave Old Man Snivell a wet snotty kiss and he went to bed to wait for his cold.


The next morning, Old Man Snivell was in his bed, feeling very sorry for himself when he said,

“I am still feeling very un-well. My nose is clear. My head is not fuzzy. I have no cold at all and I can’t go to work without a cold.”


Old Man Snivell sighed and thought “How can I get my cold back?”


“I know,” he said and leaped out of bed, “I will sniff tissues all day long, that will give me a cold.” He said.

So he went to the snot chemist and asked for all the used tissues that they had. He took them back to his home and one by one he began sniffing them.


Sniff, Sniff, Sniff

Tissue after tissue

Sniff, Sniff, Sniff


After the long day sniffing tissues he decided to go and get his dinner.

“Are you feeling like you have your cold back yet?” Mrs Snivell asked

“I think I will tonight.” Said Old Man Snivell smiling.

Mrs Snivell gave Old Man Snivell a wet snotty kiss and he went to bed to wait for his cold.


The next morning, Old Man Snivell was in his bed, feeling very sorry for himself when he said,

“I still do not have my cold back. I’ve took a freezing shower, I’ve let my cold hair dry outside, I’ve swam in freezing snot water and sniffed used tissues all day. I am never going to get my cold back.”


Mrs Snivell smiled. She knew he would get his cold back.


Do you how?


This whole time Mrs Snivell has had a cold herself and every time she gave Old Man Snivell a wet snotty kiss goodnight she gave him a bit of her cold to cheer him up.


But Old Man Snivell didn’t know.


Later that night when Old Man Snivell and Mrs Snivell were having dinner, Old Man Snivell felt a tingling in his nose. It was like something was tickling it.


Tickle, Tickle, Tickle…


He felt his body tense up



Tickle, Tickle, Tickle…


and his eyes closed



Tickle, Tickle, Tickle..


and then…



...out came a very big “A TISS-UE”



Old Man Snivell leaped out from his chair.

“A tis-sue” he sneezed as he jumped up and down in delight.

He ran toward Mrs Snivell “It’s back” he said, “My cold is back!”

“A tis-sue, a-tis-sue, a tis-sue” sneezed Old Man Snivell.



Mrs Snivell smiled and gave Old Man Snivel a wet snotty kiss.

“Bless you!” she said.