Horrid Henry's Horrid Weekend

"Horrid Henry's Horrid Weekend" is a short story by American children's author Francesca Simon.
==Synopsis==
Henry is forced to spend a whole weekend with his two arch-enemies, Stuck-Up Steve and Bossy Bill. When they trick him into breaking his bed, Henry is banned from going to their friend Tim's paintballing party. How will he pay them back?
== Plot ==
Henry isn't too pleased about going to Stuck-Up Steve's house with the rest of his family. Mum and Dad tell Henry that a boy from Steve’s school will be staying with Steve. Henry thinks that the boy must be being forced to stay with Steve, as Henry can’t see why anyone would willingly want to hang out with Steve. Henry then agrees to go to Steve’s house, hoping he and the boy can work together to ambush Steve.
Eventually, Henry, Peter, Mum and Dad drive to Steve’s house on a cold, rainy day. Steve answers the door, and is dismayed to see Henry. Henry notices that there is a figure behind Steve. Managing to get a good look at the boy, Henry realises that it’s Bossy Bill. Aunt Ruby invites the family in, and they settle for the weekend. Aunt Ruby informs Henry that Steve and Bill have been invited to their friend Tim”s paint-balling party, and Henry is allowed to attend. Aunt Ruby helps Mum and Dad unpack in their bedroom, leaving Henry, Steve, Bill and Peter to unpack. Henry isn’t sleeping in the attic like last time, he and Peter must share Steve’s bedroom. There is a small single bed, a bunk bed (a top bunk and a bottom bunk) and a large single bed. The large single bed is Steve’s normal bed, and Bill has claimed the top bunk. Peter claims the bottom bunk, leaving Henry with the single bed. 
Steve and Bill dare Henry to jump from the top bunk onto Henry’s bed. Peter tries to stop him, but Henry, never being able to refuse a dare, agrees. Henry jumps from the top bunk down onto his bed, breaking it. When Mum, Dad and Rich Aunt Ruby run in, Steve and Bill tell them that Henry broke the bed, to which Henry gets banned from attending the party and is also banned from Pocket Money for a year. Henry is surprised he broke his bed, because when he landed on it he didn’t hear any noises or feel any breaking. He sees Steve and Bill sniggering behind the adults, and realises that they broke the bed before Henry arrived. Peter also defends Steve and Bill’s claims (unaware that Steve and Bill broke the bed beforehand) which causes Henry to attack him as the Horrid Storm God.
Henry spends Saturday bored and being bullied by Steve and Bill. Henry's parents still refuse to hesitate to let Henry go to the party, so Henry tries to think of an idea to get his revenge on them. Henry also gets in trouble at dinner because of Steve and Bill. 
On the Sunday morning, he tries to make Steve and Bill turn against each other but it fails, and throughout the rest of the morning, Henry is ridiculed by their bragging and the fact they got him into trouble. Henry soon thinks of a plan to get revenge on his enemies.
An hour before the party starts, Steve and Bill get a letter from Tim (really a note forged by Henry) that Tim is holding a party that will likely be filmed and put on TV. He orders them to come in their pyjamas and to bring their stuffed animals. When Henry's parents drop them off, Steve and Bill, (wearing their pyjamas) mock Henry about him not being allowed to go with them. As Bill and Steve get out of the car and knock on Tim’s door, Henry and his parents drive off. Bill and Steve get humiliated as they enter the party, realising they were tricked by Henry. They run out of the party, but the car has driven off. Mum notices Steve and Bill shouting for them to return, but Henry says they are just waving goodbye. They drive out of sight, but not before Henry can wave mockingly at them, leaving Steve and Bill stranded at the party, humiliated. Henry has got his revenge!
==Characters==
* Horrid Henry
** Horrid Storm God
* Perfect Peter
* Mum
* Dad
* Stuck-Up Steve
* Bossy Bill
* Rich Aunt Ruby
* Hoity-Toity Tim (mentioned)
==Behind the Scenes==
"Horrid Henry's Horrid Weekend" was written by Francesca Simon and features art from Tony Ross.
==Appears In==
*Horrid Henry: Monster Movie (2012)
*Horrid Henry's Lucky Dip (2015)
== Trivia ==
* When Henry's family first arrive at Steve's house, Aunt Ruby says Peter can help her plant seedlings while the older boys are at Tim's party. This doesn't happen in the end, as Mum and Dad drop Steve and Bill off at Tim's party on their way home.
* From the illustration, the car would be too small to safely fit Bill and Steve as well as Henry and Peter, as there are only three seats in the back.
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