Pedrosa

Apparently his parents although not educated at all twigged very earlier on that something was not quite right. They took him to the local branch of the Royal Horticultural Society, but they were unable to get to the root of the problem.

The boy had his dream of joining the army as a Sapper, turned down flat even though he had budding potential. Despite some behavioural problems which often got him in to lumber, he had vowed that come spring he would turn over a new leaf. Many had stated that he was all bark and no bite.

He did have a girlfriend once called Rosemary but she left him pining when she told him that as far as their relationship went, she could not see the wood for the trees.