‘I’m thinking that won’t be needed.’ (He meant searching the boys.) ‘But we caught them . . .’ ‘Ah, yes, but I don’t think these are our thieves. I’ve listened to their yarn, and it’s just been a misunderstanding. They thought we were the thundering thieves.’ ‘But the robberies?’ ‘Someone else. Y...
That evening’s big performance had just finished. He’d put his head in the lion’s mouth and it had gone brilliantly. The crowd were amazed. At first there was a lot of clapping when the lion sat down and growled. Normal people didn’t often get to see lions and so they were excited, but then when,...
‘There is no “Mr Bunting”, it’s just a story to frighten the recently forgotten with. It’s all just an urban myth. We told you last night, remember?’ ‘No!’ Rudger insisted, gabbling, breathless with urgency. ‘It’s not a myth. It’s true. I’ve seen him again, him and the girl. Just now…looking for ...
He ended up there most afternoons, because Fish liked to swim, but he didn’t like to get his spangly waistcoat wet. (Would you want to get duckweed over your silver waistcoat?) Fizz was walking round the pond with the glittering piece of cloth draped over his arm like a waiter in an overly sequin...