I have not got the book Not now Bernard but I had noticed that you made some changes to the modern English in Peace at Last. On checking I found there were more than I expected so if you are using a different edition where they are not changes then I apologise. Otherwise I think that we must stick to the original modern English and correct any changes. Maybe some else can check Not now Bernard. Below I give the original on the top line with the changed version underneath.
“SNORE,” went Mrs Bear, “SNORE, SNORE, SNORE.”
“SNORE, SNORE,” went Mrs Bear. “SNORE.”
“Oh NO!” said Mr Bear, “I can’t stand THIS.”
“Oh no, I can’t stand this!” said Mr Bear
“NYAAOW!” went Baby Bear, “NYAAOW! NYAAOW!”
“NYAOW!” went Baby Bear, “NYAOW! NYAOW!”
“Oh NO!” said Mr Bear, “I can’t stand THIS.”
“Oh no, I can’t stand this!” said Mr Bear
TICK-TOCK . . . went the living room clock . . . TICK-TOCK, TICK-TOCK. CUCKOO! CUCKOO!
“Tick tock tick tock,” went the living room clock. “Cuckoo!”
“Oh NO!” said Mr Bear, “I can’t stand THIS.”
“Oh no,” said Mr Bear “ I can’t stand this!”
DRIP, DRIP . . . went the leaky kitchen tap.
“Drip,drip” went the leaky kitchen tap
HMMMMMMMMMMM . . . went the refrigerator.
“Hmm” went the refrigerator.
“Oh NO!” said Mr Bear, “I can’t stand THIS.”
“Oh no,” said Mr Bear “I can’t stand this!”
night.
night!
“TOO-WHIT-TOO-WHOO!” went the owl.
“Tu wit tu woo” went the owl
“SNUFFLE, SNUFFLE,” went the hedgehog.
“Snuffle snuffle” went the hedgehog
“MIAAAOW!” sang the cats on the wall.
“Miaow miaow” sang the cats on the garden wall
“Oh NO!” said Mr Bear, “I can’t stand THIS.”
“Oh no,” said Mr Bear “I can’t stand this!”
uncomfortable, but
uncomfortable but
window.
window
“TWEET TWEET!” went the birds.
“Tweet! tweet! Went the birds
SHINE, SHINE . . . went the sun.
“Shine! Shine!” went the sun
“Oh NO!” said Mr Bear, “I can’t stand THIS.”
“Oh no,” said Mr Bear “I can’t stand this!”
In the house, Baby Bear was fast asleep, and Mrs Bear had turned over and wasn’t
In the house Baby Bear was fast asleep and Mrs Bear had turned over and she wasn’t
“Peace at last,”
“Peace at last!”
BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR! went the alarm clock, BRRRRRR!
“Bring! Bring! Bring! went the alarm clock.
“Not VERY well, dear,” yawned Mr Bear.
“Not very well, dear,” yawned Mr Bear
Mrs Bear. “I’ll
Mrs Bear, “I’ll
