Painting

Today Mary is painting patterns in her painting book and Mungo is making paw prints. Midge looks at the paint pots before playing on his flute the only tune he knows, "Three Blind Mice". They discuss the difference between painting and printing and make a potato cut. Mungo and Midge are sent to the green grocers with a note and money when it is discovered that the household has run out of potatoes. Sitting on Mungo's nose, Midge presses the lift call button. Upon exiting the lift, Mungo waits to make sure that the lift door closes, but Midge is in too much of a hurry and leaves. He hitches a lift on the back of a bicycle and is soon at the green grocers. At the grocers he plays amongst the vegetables and finds the potatoes. Mungo arrives and purchases the vegetables whilst Midge looks in the shop window next door. Here he sees many birthday cards with a black cat on the front. Although he doesn't like cats, he decides to investigate further. Inside the shop, he sees the printing presses being operated. "Out of the way, Mouse", instructs a gruff voice as the cards are printed. During his visit he is increasingly covered in black printer's ink. When Midge hears Mungo's bark he quickly leaves the shop, but not before spilling more ink. Back at home, Mary, Mungo and Midge each get a potato with which to make prints but not before Midge accidently leaves mouse prints all over Mary's best drawing book.

Mary, Mungo, Midge