Once upon a time there was a strong boy called Invincible Alberto. He was on the way to see his Cousin Harry Parker, when he decided to take a short cut through National Hero Park.

It wasn't long before Invincible got lost. He looked around, but all he could see were trees. Nervously, he felt into his bag for his favourite toy, Captain Awesome, but Captain Awesome was nowhere to be found! Invincible began to panic. He felt sure he had packed Captain Awesome. To make matters worse, he was starting to feel hungry.

Unexpectedly, he saw a hair-raising dog dressed in a blue shirt disappearing into the trees.

"How odd!" thought Invincible.

For the want of anything better to do, he decided to follow the peculiarly dressed dog. Perhaps it could tell him the way out of the forest.

Eventually, Invincible reached a clearing. He found himself surrounded by houses made from different sorts of food. There was a house made from grapes, a house made from chips, a house made from biscuits and a house made from pancakes.

Invincible could feel his tummy rumbling. Looking at the houses did nothing to ease his hunger.

"Hello!" he called. "Is anybody there?"

Nobody replied.

Invincible looked at the roof on the closest house and wondered if it would be rude to eat somebody else's chimney. Obviously it would be impolite to eat a whole house, but perhaps it would be considered acceptable to nibble the odd fixture or lick the odd fitting, in a time of need.

A cackle broke through the air, giving Invincible a fright. A witch jumped into the space in front of the houses. She was carrying a cage. In that cage was Captain Awesome!

"Captain Awesome!" shouted Invincible. He turned to the witch. "That's my toy!"

The witch just shrugged.

"Give Captain Awesome back!" cried Invincible.

"Not on your nelly!" said the witch.

"At least let Captain Awesome out of that cage!"

Before she could reply, three hair-raising dogs rushed in from a footpath on the other side of the clearing. Invincible recognised the one in the blue shirt that he'd seen earlier. The witch seemed to recognise him too.

"Hello Big Dog," said the witch.

"Good morning." The dog noticed Captain Awesome. "Who is this?"

"That's Captain Awesome," explained the witch.

"Ooh! Captain Awesome would look lovely in my house. Give it to me!" demanded the dog.

The witch shook her head. "Captain Awesome is staying with me."

"Um... Excuse me..." Invincible interrupted. "Captain Awesome lives with me! And not in a cage!"

Big Dog ignored him. "Is there nothing you'll trade?" he asked the witch.

The witch thought for a moment, then said, "I do like to be entertained. I'll release him to anybody who can eat a whole front door."

Big Dog looked at the house made from pancakes and said, "No problem, I could eat an entire house made from pancakes if I wanted to."

"That's nothing," said the next dog. "I could eat two houses."

"There's no need to show off," said the witch. Just eat one front door and I'll let you have Captain Awesome."

Invincible watched, feeling very worried. He didn't want the witch to give Captain Awesome to Big Dog. He didn't think Captain Awesome would like living with a hair-raising dog, away from his house and all his other toys.

The other two dogs watched while Big Dog put on his bib and withdrew a knife and fork from his pocket.

"I'll eat this whole house," said Big Dog. "Just you watch!"

Big Dog pulled off a corner of the front door of the house made from chips. He gulped it down smiling, and went back for more.

   And more.

      And more.

Eventually, Big Dog started to get bigger - just a little bit bigger at first. But after a few more fork-fulls of chips, he grew to the size of a large snowball - and he was every bit as round.

"Erm... I don't feel too good," said Big Dog.

Oh... I feel so full.

Suddenly, he started to roll. He'd grown so round that he could no longer balance!

"Help!" he cried, as he rolled off down a slope into the forest.

Big Dog never finished eating the front door made from chips and Captain Awesome remained trapped in the witch's cage.

Average Dog stepped up, and approached the house made from biscuits.

"I'll eat this whole house," said Average Dog. "Just you watch!"

Average Dog pulled off a corner of the front door of the house made from biscuits. She gulped it down smiling, and went back for more.

   And more.

      And more.

After a while, Average Dog started to look a little queasy. She grew greener...

   ...and greener.

A woodcutter walked into the clearing. "What's this bush doing here?" he asked.

"I'm not a bush, I'm a dog!" said Average Dog.

"It talks!" exclaimed the woodcutter. "Those talking bushes are the worst kind. I'd better take it away before somebody gets hurt."

"No! Wait!" cried Average Dog, as the woodcutter picked her up. But the woodcutter ignored her cries and carried the dog away under his arm.

Average Dog never finished eating the front door made from biscuits and Captain Awesome remained trapped in the witch's cage.

Little Dog stepped up, and approached the house made from pancakes.

"I'll eat this whole house," said Little Dog. "Just you watch!"

Little Dog pulled off a corner of the front door of the house made from pancakes. He gulped it down smiling, and went back for more.

   And more.

      And more.