Charlie's Knees

Charlie always thought he was the ......... knees because he had a very good opinion of himself.
cat's
dog's
bee's
mouse's

Even when he won the ......... knees competition at a holiday camp he wasn't ashamed — he just loved it.
knobbly
wobbly
cobbled
wobbled

He'd learnt to think he was important from an early age ......... his mother's knee.
from
to
over
at

His father told him he was special as he dandled him ......... his knee.
by
on
up
through

Then he met Maria as a grown up and fell in love as a sort of knee ......... reaction almost without thinking.
leap
jump
jerk
trip

You see he'd known her once as a small child when he was knee ......... to a grasshopper and now they met as adults.
high
tall
long
broad

They met at a mutual friend's party where everyone was having a great time in a kind of knees ..........
under
on
in
up

Shortly after that he ......... down on one knee and proposed marriage to her and she accepted him.
threw
went
walked
leant

After they were married, Charlie had to work very hard and he was always knee ......... in decorating and painting the house.
deep
level
steep
long

What poor Charlie didn't know before was that Maria loved telling others what to do and so he had to do as he was told and ......... the knee.
stretch
pull
lower
bend