I'm not quite sure where Naughty Tiger* came from. But somehow he has become an important presence in Boy's life. Boy knows Naughty Tiger is imaginary, but.... he's also getting more and more real.
Just a little while back, Boy was pretty scathing of Grandma when she wanted to know what Naughty Tiger looked like - He's IM-AG-IN-ARY Grandma!
And now suddenly he's there - Right there, behind you! - and joining in on Boy's little adventures. The other day we took the train to visit Boy's second cousins. Naughty Tiger met us at the car park - See! There he is - having parked his car down a drain. Boy made him stay right there though, and wait for us, as he couldn't be trusted not to eat his cousins' toys.
Naughty Tiger is an electrician, like Boy's uncle. And he lives in Africa. In a 4-wheel drive. A magical, flying 4-wheel drive to be precise.
He has a friend who lives in a very scary place - it's called Savos Land and is on a hill. It's scary because of the trees that thump the ground.
His family includes Sific Tiger - we wrapped a christmas gift for him this year - and Nice Tiger and Cheeky Monkey.
Oh and we just had his birthday - and a meltdown that there was no cake for when he came over. He turned 1.
He's done quite a lot for a one year old.
*He's not actually naughty, that's just his name.
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