Yes, what lovely letters — I know hadn't even heard of Lithuania when I was at school in the late 1980s and early '90s, so I would have been fascinated by the ringed starling and Enid's geography lesson! And poor old Bobs gave me a laugh as usual.
I'm delighted to see Gillian calling her toy chicken a "chooky". "Chooks" or "chookies" is the standard colloquial term in Australia for chickens; I've always assumed it must come from one of the British dialects originally, but every time I've used the word over here, people just give me blank looks. Now I know it does come from Britain!
Also a lovely poem and a delightful story with a "pay it forward" or "one good turn deserves another" theme. And a clever little "What Am I?" riddle (with an answer that's my surname plus one more letter!
). Thanks as always, Tony, for sharing these with us every week.