Alfie has a routine. To be honest he has a lot of routines.But then one day Alfies babysitter is unavailable, and Alfies parents get Mrs Stokes instead. Mrs Stokes doesnt do routines. Instead, she just tells Alfie to do what he likes. And thats when things start to go weird.Does everything get hilariously out of control? Yes.Does Alfie learns a valuable lesson? Nah. This isnt that kind of story
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