Mick doesn't want to go to school. When mum asks why, he tells her about the Tucker twins. They bully Mick - things like ruining his painting, taking his sweets, putting their left-overs on his plate, and once, they made him put a slug in his glove. Mick thinks it is because there are two of them that there are problems. Mum says, 'even bullies are soft inside', but Mick doesn't believe it. Only one twin comes to school that day, and sure enough, without his brother he spends all day crying. Mick helps him with his sums and begins to understand that bullies do have a soft side. Excellent colour illustrations.