'Let Me Eat Cake,' says Rooftop Hippo.There's a Hippopotamus on our Roof Eating Cake

Usually children tell stories about me. Or invite me into their lives. I'm an imaginary friend and I have all the answers.

Yes, I do eat special cake. (And it's not always healthy carrot cake) I am big. I can do and eat anything. And despite Occupational Health and Safety Rules, yes I do live on the roof. I do not have a ladder-climbing-competency-certificate, but I can tap and belly-dance on my roof.

My creator Hazel Edwards refuses to write an autobiography so I've offered to answer a few questions, because we get so many fun letters, quirky cards and curious e-mails asking, "Why do you eat cake?"

Each monthly update, I will answer another reader's question. Email your questions to hippo@hazeledwards.com.

What would you like to ask me?

by 'There's a Hippopotamus on Our Roof Eating Cake' a.k.a. Hazel Edwards

Q1. I haven't got a friend. Will you come and sit on my roof?
A1. Yes. If you invite me.

Q2. What kind of cake is it?
A2. Special cake. You have to imagine your own favourite.

Q3. My Mum went to Weight Watchers to lose weight. Don't you think you should stop eating so much cake?
A3. I also eat fish cakes.

Q4. Do you talk?
A4. Only to those who listen.

Q5. Did your bum get sunburnt when you didn't fit under the umbrella?
A5. Check the illustration.

Q6. When they put on the seatbelts, there were three clicks and four people, Why?.
A6. Maybe two clicked at once? Three of anything always works better in a story. My seatbelt just clicks over my tummy.

Q7. What's the name of the baby? Is it a boy or a girl?
A7. What do you think? One reader thought it was called 'Just Right'.

Q8. I went to hospital in an ambulance. But there was no hippo on the roof of mine. Where were you?
A8. I was directing traffic. At the hospital, I was telling doctors what to do.

Q9. Do you draw pictures of yourself?
A9. No. Deborah Niland drew me. I have a special number of toes which are different from other hippos.

Q10. Why aren't you in the holiday photos?
A10. I'm shy. I don't always fit in.

Q11. Do you play soccer on the roof? I like soccer best
A11. I play football... It could be Aussie Rules, rugby union or league or gridiron. D'you think it looks like soccer? I play all positions. Even referee and umpire.