Follow Rupert the Covid bear's exciting adventures during the pandemic as he and his friends set off to London to tell the Queen about a deadly plague.
Sneezing into a tissue and listening to the BBC news, Rupert the Covid Bear heard that a deadly plague was sweeping across the country. Those who didn’t have it had to act as if they had and everyone would die if they didn’t level up, stay safe and do what Boris Johnson told them.



I wonder if the Queen has heard the news. I’d better go and tell her thought Rupert dabbing at his runny nose.
Rupert the Bear hurried off down the road to tell the Queen.


"Where are you going in such a hurry?" asked Little Red Riding Hood.

"Oh little Red Riding Hood, don’t you listen to the BBC?" said Rupert. "There’s a deadly plague sweeping the country and we’re all going to die unless we level up and do what the government tell us. I’m going to tell the Queen the news."

"Well, I’m too busy taking a basket of fruit to my grandmother who lives in the forest to worry about that" replied Little Red Riding Hood, stifiling a sneeze.

"Oh Little Red Riding Hood, you'll never get there" cried Rupert. "Forget about the big bad wolf, unless you’ve had the third Delta variant booster jab the deadly plague will kill you before you get there."

"Oh my goodness I didn't know that" said Little Red Riding Hood, "I suppose I’d better come with you then."

Rupert the Bear and Little Red Riding Hood hurried off down the road to tell the Queen.


"Where are you two hurrying off to?" asked Dick.

"Oh Dick Whittington, haven't you heard the news?" said Rupert. "There’s a deadly plague sweeping the country and we’re all going to die unless we level up and do what the government tell us. We’re going to tell the Queen the news."

"Not me" said Dick. "I’m off to London where the streets are paved with gold to seek my fortune."

"Oh Dick Whittington" cried Rupert. "You can’t, London is in a curve flattening, circuit breaker, tier three lockdown."

"Innit bruv" mumbled Little Red Riding Hood, wiping her nose whilst busily updating her FaceBook page with the latest news from the daily Downing Street briefing.

"Oh my goodness" said a frightened Dick, "I’d better come with you then."

Rupert the Bear, Little Red Riding Hood and Dick Whittington and his cat hurried off down the road to tell the Queen.


"You lot look like you're in a rush, where are you off to?" asked Bob.

"Oh Bob the Builder, don’t you listen to the government daily briefings?" said Rupert. "There’s a deadly plague sweeping the country and we’re all going to die unless we have an omicron variant, three pfizer vaccinations and two booster jabs. We're going to tell the Queen the news."

"I’ve no time for all that" said Bob. "I’m going to the shop to buy a pair of socks."

"Oh, Bob the Builder, you can’t. There’s a five day window ban on the sale of non-essential items, except toilet rolls, because they spread the plague that’s going to kill us all."

"Oh dear, I didn’t know that" said a worried sockless Bob, "I’d better come with you then."  

Rupert the Bear, Little Red Riding Hood, Dick Whittington and his cat and Bob the Builder hurried off down the road to tell the Queen.


"Where are you lot going to in such a hurry?" asked Boris.

"Oh Prime Minister, don’t you know?" said Rupert. "There’s a deadly plague sweeping the country and haven’t you heard the latest news about the covid positive English haddock? The deadly plague is killing anything that moves and we’re all going to die unless we wear masks or go outside for over an hour a day and we’re going to tell the Queen the news."

"Hmm, yes, well I wouldn’t believe everything you hear" said Boris, "but look, I’m having a work event in my back garden, why don’t we all go there? There’s lemonade and sticky buns and …."

"Oh Prime Minister" interrupted Rupert, "we can’t. We have to act like we’ve got it and obey two meter social distancing and the rule of six and we haven’t had our third Delta variant booster jab yet and …"

Boris winked and smiled. "If anyone asks tell them it’s a work event!"