The families arrive at check-in.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The staff see the children and give each of them a toy passport.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
During the flight, Banani’s twins cause chaos.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
When the gate call comes, Papaia looks for the bag containing all the important stuff.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He can’t find it, but one of the twins hands it to him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Ah, thanks, little one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Once they arrive at their destination, the group joins the queue at border control.<\/p>\n\n\n\n It’s their turn, and Papaia, who’s in charge of keeping all the documents safe, opens the important-stuff bag.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Passports, please.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Papaia<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, yes, here you go…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Papaia takes the passports out of the bag and hands them to the officer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Excuse me, but what are these?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Papaia looks at the passports… they’re the toy ones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, back at the departure airport, a fast-food employee shows something to his colleague.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Hey! Look at this!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s unbelievable!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Among the wrappers and rubbish left behind by a group of customers are the children’s drawings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Mixed in with the activity sheets provided by the restaurant are some real passports.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They’re Papaia’s and the others’… all scribbled over with felt-tip pens.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee 1<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Imagine the look on their faces when they found out…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Employee 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Well, you see something new at this airport every day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, at the destination airport, Papaia and the rest of the group are being escorted to the deportation lounge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n One of Banani’s twins refuses to stay in the pushchair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The group has cleared security and is running through duty-free, already late for their flight.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Near a ridiculously expensive designer boutique, the little one has a full-blown tantrum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani struggles to stop a mannequin from falling over, dressed in designer clothes and accessories with three-digit price tags.<\/p>\n\n\n\n After a brief struggle, the situation is resolved, and the dash to the gate continues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They make it by the skin of their teeth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n On the plane, Banani sits down with a sigh of relief. The little one is strapped into the seat beside him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Everything’s fine…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then Banani feels something in his pocket. He reaches in and finds a shoe…<\/p>\n\n\n\n A \u00a3500 shoe that belongs to the mannequin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n In the chaos of the airport, one of Banani’s twins, his little girl, gets lost in the crowd.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani rushes desperately to airport security.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Shut down the airport! My daughter is missing!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n What is she wearing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n A white T-shirt and blue shorts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The officer asks Banani for more details: her age, height and eye colour.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Then he tells Banani to sit down on a bench and wait.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Minutes later, officers spot a little girl matching Banani’s description, leaving the airport with a young couple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They stop them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Stop! We’ve got a child here wearing a white T-shirt and blue shorts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Man<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But she’s our daughter…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n That’s what they all say!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Woman<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n But we’ve got her birth certificate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ll see about that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The officers take the little girl away from the couple and bring her to Banani.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The couple are detained and taken to an interrogation room.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Meanwhile, Banani and his wife wait for news.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Look, they’re coming…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n They’ve found her!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Here she is: white T-shirt, blue shorts, green eyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Erm… I’m not sure that’s her…<\/p>\n\n\n\n Wife<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani, where on earth is your head?! Clementina is wearing a red dress and has brown eyes!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani looks surprised and embarrassed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Officer<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Excuse me, sir, but you don’t even know what your own daughter is wearing?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani’s embarrassment is interrupted by a strange noise coming from their luggage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Suddenly, his daughter pops out of the hiding place she’s made among their suitcases.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani’s Daughter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Peekaboo!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Banani<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Sweetheart! Have you been hiding in there this whole time?<\/p>\n\n\n\n Daughter<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Do you like the little house I made, Daddy?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The families arrive at check-in. The staff see the children and give each of them a toy passport. During the flight, Banani’s twins cause chaos. When the gate call comes, Papaia looks for the bag containing all the important stuff. 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Airport Scare<\/h3>\n\n\n\n