Trevie Bear & Lazy Baba Go to Kathmandu

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TREVIE BEAR & LAZY BABA GO TO KATHMANDU
By Carolyn Smith

The little plane was flying high in the sky. Trevie Bear had his nose pressed
against the window. He could see the white, fluffy clouds beneath the plane as they
flew. This is amazing he thought.

Suddenly as if out of nowhere he saw them, the majestic Himalaya Mountains.
“Wow! Lazy Baba, Look! Can you see them?” Trevie Bear was pointing out of the
window. Lazy Baba was also completely breath taken by the mountains. They were
beautiful. They stood tall and proud against a clear blue sky.
“Mummy, which one is Mount Everest?” asked Becky. She was sitting in the seat
next to the window with her little bag at her feet. She had taken Trevie Bear and Lazy
Baba out of the bag when they had boarded the little plane, so that they could see.
“Mount Everest is the tallest mountain in the world Becky,” Mum said turning to look
at her daughter. Mum and Dad were sat in the seats in the row in front of Becky.
“But, it’s not easy to spot amongst these other mountains. Can you see the mountain
which seems to dip in the middle? There is a darker, pointier one behind it? The
pointy one is Mount Everest.”
The Himalayas are made up of more than twenty mountains. Trevie Bear thought they
were all beautiful. He was really enjoying himself.

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When the flight was over and they started to land, Becky put Trevie Bear and Lazy
Baba safely back in to her bag. She loved her two toys very much and she didn’t want
to lose them.
She out her bag on her back and carefully climbed down from the little plane. It
was so little that Dad had to duck so as not to hit his head on the ceiling.
The cold air hit them hard when they climbed out of the plane. It was -3 degrees
outside. It was December and Himalayas were covered in crisp, white snow.

Mum, Dad and Becky were all wrapped up in their warmest clothes and thickest
jackets. Dad was wearing his big, thick green jacket today because he said it kept him
warmer than any other. They all wore gloves and scarves to give them extra warmth.
Becky’s scarf was a very bright pink. Dad said he had bought it for her so she would
always stand out and he wouldn’t lose her. Lazy Baba thought that this was a very
good idea.
Becky had even made little gloves and scarves for Trevie Bear and Lazy Baba. She
had been taking knitting classes at school. Trevie Bears gloves and scarf were a dark
blue colour, which was his favourite. Lazy Baba was wearing a red pair of gloves and
scarf, which kept her very warm. She was glad because she hated being cold.

Chapter 2

Once out of the airport Dad flagged down a rickshaw. Lazy Baba thought
rickshaws looked very funny. It was a bicycle with a big carriage on the back for
people to sit in. The carriage was decorated in bright colours with flowers and strange

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shapes all over it. Some of them even had flower garlands draped over them, they
found out later that this was for good luck.
Becky, Mum and Dad climbed in to the rickshaw and sat down. Becky put her bag on
the floor by her feet.

The rickshaw driver started to cycle. The carriage must have been heavy with all
these people in and getting started was slow, hard work.
Eventually they were on their way. The rickshaw was picking up speed and was
winding in and out of the traffic. The ride was bumpy and Becky’s bag was getting
jolted about this way and that. Poor Trevie Bear and Lazy Baba were very
uncomfortable.

Trevie Bear heard Mum and Dad talking. They were on their way to a place called
‘The Monkey Temple.’ He told Lazy Baba and she got very excited, she loved
monkeys. She had seen some in the zoo once and thought they were very funny and
cheeky. She was happy now;