Roy is a rat. Not an ordinary rat but a clever one! He has 6 different thinking hats to help him solve all his problems. You see life is dangerous where he lives because there is Blackie the cat…
Hi! I’m R oy th I stan e Rat d on a , I chan m at an ge my d Just l hat ike th at!
One day while he was wandering in the
kitchen, he saw a box on the kitchen table.
It was a beautiful big red box.
Roy’s eyes sparkled with excitement! ‘I want that box’ he thought and then he said:

I’m Roy the Rat I stand , on a ma I chang t and e my ha Just lik t e that!
Roy put 0n his WHITE HAT and started thinking. ‘What do I know about the box? Well not much… So I need to collect information about it.
I could ask Tina the canary or Fenia the fly.
Blackie could know something about it
because he is always around here but I’d
better not go near him’.
Unfortunately neither Tina nor
Fenia knew anything about the box.
Tina was busy singing in her cage
and Fenia was busy flying in the
garden when the box appeared in
the kitchen.
Roy wasn’t discouraged and said:

I’m Roy the R at, I stand on a m at and I change my hat Just like that !
So he put on his RED HAT. ‘I don’t care what’s in that box but I want it!’ he said to himself ‘ I love its colour and everything that is inside it. I am not afraid. I will climb the table and I will open it.
The box is mine!’ he shouted out loud. At that moment, Blackie the cat appeared just round the corner.
Roy didn’t lose his temper and said:
I’m Ro y the R I stand at, on a m I chan at and ge my Just li h at ke tha t!
Roy put on his BLACK HAT.
‘Well maybe I shouldn’t try to open that
box. It’s risky’ he thought. ‘Blackie is
coming and I don’t want troubles with
him. He might see me climbing the table.
Maybe there is something dangerous
inside the box, like a super high-tech
mouse trap or a poisonous snake!’
So while Roy was having second thoughts he said:
I’m R oy th I stan e Rat d on a , I cha mat a nge m nd Just y hat like t hat!
…and he put on his YELLOW HAT.
‘Come on Roy, think positive!’ he said to himself. ‘Such a lovely box can’t hide anything dangerous inside it.
There is most probably a fresh cream cake
with strawberries or a great selection of
Swiss chocolates or… even better cheddar
cheese!
Feeling overly optimistic and full of positive energy he said: I’m Roy the Rat, I stand on a mat and I change my hat Just like that!
….and he put on his BLUE HAT. ‘Now let’s get organized’ he said to himself
and started thinking about the best ways to reach the big red box.
Deep in his thoughts he felt he needed some help, so he said:
I’m R I sta oy the nd o Rat, nam I cha at an nge m d Just y ha like t that !
At that moment, he put on his favourite GREEN HAT! Roy was happy and cheerful again because he was able to think ‘out of the box’ and lots of creative ideas flashed into his mind. He started writing down everything. It was
a long list and within a few minutes he had
made a plan on how to reach the red box.
He waited for a while until Blackie
was out of sight. Then he ran as
fast as he could and sneaked under
the kitchen carpet. He crawled and
crawled until he reached the leg of
the table. He opened a hole to the
carpet with his sharp teeth and he
climbed up the table.
His plan was perfect!
He was over the moon when he opened
the box!
To his amazement the contents of the
box had nothing to do with his
initial thoughts…
Neither fresh cream cake with
strawberries nor chocolates. Neither
a high-tech mouse trap nor
a poisonous snake.
It was simply… a hat!
‘Oh! Roy said disappointed.
I don’t need an extra hat. I already
have six of them, which help me
think’ and with a simple move he
climbed down the table.
On the way back Roy said:
I’m R oy th I stan e Rat d on , I cha a mat a nge m nd Just y hat like t hat!
… and he put on his YELLOW HAT again.
‘Well there was nothing interesting for me in that box but at least I had a great time trying to open it! It was such fun!
Oh! This yellow hat is brilliant! It always helps me look on the bright side of life!’ he said with a big smile.
