Prince & Princess Tomato

Today  we  are  going to spend some time at  the  Peachblossoms' house!  This  is  the  children's  bedroom:

The cubs Paul and Portia have very different tastes. As you can see from the wall deco on the right part of the room, Portia is crazy about sheep. She loves them because she thinks they are very peaceful and fluffy and never harm anyone on purpose. 

Paul is very much into penguins. The only sheep he is crazy about is his boyfriend Danny. You can see a foto of Danny on the left part of the wall.

Something that Paul and Portia share is their interest in Alice in Wonderland. They looove to read about Alice and her adventures and have put up two Wonderland posters. Their friends are usually creeped out by the large Cheshire cat hanging above the cabinet. The siblings, on the contrary, love the cat and its toothy grin. It helps them remember to always brush their teeth before bed!
On the left part of the wall, apart from a picture of Humpty-Dumpty, there are several stickers of penguins which Paul has dressed in Wonderland attire. One penguin is wearing a pink top hat and carrying a flamingo umbrella. Another one is wearing blue high heels and a Queen of Hearts crown. (Paul loves to keep his penguins well dressed.)

The siblings each have a nightstand at the foot of their bed with some of their favourite items on it. Paul's favourite toy is a huge penguin. He also likes his penguin book and, after over a month, is still guarding the Halloween truffles his mother gave him like a precious treasure.

Portia has already eaten her Halloween chocolates, except for one single truffle which is being guarded by her three plastic sheep.

The cubs have just come home after some extracurricular activities. They want to get ready for bed until they see some bright red clothing on the chair in the corner.

"What's this??" asks Paul. 

"It's the new clothing Mommy wanted us to try on!" replies Portia.

"Hmmm, this looks nice," she says, as she looks at the dress her mother has gotten for her. 
"My scarf feels really soft, Portia," says Paul.

"Let's try this stuff on!"

As they get undressed, Portia babbles a little about this and that.

"What do you want to be when you are an adult, Paul?" 

Paul thinks for a moment and then says, "A penguin!"

Portia rolls her eyes and says, "That's silly Paul! You can't ever realistically become a penguin. You're a bear. For life." 

Paul scowls at his sister for a second and snaps,  "Well you didn't ask me what I can realistically, truly become when I am older, did you? You just asked me what I'd like to be..."

Portia doesn't want her brother to be upset, so she quickly says, "Alright, alright... Don't get mad. Maybe you can pretend to be a penguin when you are older. Like actors that pretend to be something they're not..."

"Couldn't I dress up as a penguin and visit kids in schools and sick children in hospitals and tell them all about the biology of penguins and read penguin stories and make penguin jokes?" Paul says turning around to face his sister.

"Sounds awesome to me..." she earnestly replies.

Suddenly Paul giggles. "The red skirt on your head makes you look like a tomato with a face, Portia! Hahaha!"

Portia giggles, too, and slips on the dress. As Paul leans over the bed to grab his clothing, he moans, "Awww man! I took off my clothes for nothing, Mother just got me a warm vest and a scarf, no trousers." 

Now it's Portia's turn to burst out laughing.

But then she sees that Paul is genuinely disappointed. 

"Don't worry, little bro! Let me give you a hand," she offers.

And she helps Paul back into his orange dungarees.

After helping him put on his beautiful new vest, she ties the scarf around his neck.

"Thank you, Porsh!" he says and means it.

Orangine enters their room to see how they look in their warm winter clothing and if it fits them. 
"Do you like it?" she asks. "I hope you don't mind the bright red, children, but there was no other colour in your sizes." (The Peachblossoms usually tend to stick to pastel colours.)

"Oh no, mother, I love my new dress!" gushes Portia.

"And I love my new vest and scarf, mother!" says Paul. And then he adds happily, "It's comfortable, mother, and it's warm, and it makes us look like prince and princess tomato!" 
Portia giggles.

"What a relief, my little royal tomatoes!" Orangine laughs, 
while giving her children a cuddle.

Hope you enjoyed finding out more about the Peachblossom cubs.

 Thank you for your comments!




Thank you, Jill, for Portia's stunning dress. 
 

Thank you, Kathy, for the adorable bedding set and carpet.