Chapter One ‘Today ve draw still life!’ announced Miss Alperstein, Arthur’s teacher, handing white sheets of paper around the class. ‘To start vis, ve vill not use a model. Ve vill use our … imaginations!’ Great! thought Arthur, who was eager to begin. ‘I vant you to shut your eyes. I vill descri...
Chapter Two The peals of laughter could be heard in Mrs Wu’s sitting room. ‘It’s so nice to hear those boys enjoying themselves so much,’ she said to her husband. ‘Ben has such lovely friends.’ Meanwhile, back at the tent … ‘You’re sick,’ said Macca, finishing off his second slice. ‘At this rate ...
His body felt as if it had been jammed in a sardine tin, all stiff and crinkly. The crick in his neck protested every time he moved and his arm was numb. The urge to return home was overwhelming, but the urge to clear his name was even stronger. When he opened his eyes he saw the painting of figu...
She also told them she would come straight home afterwards. She was going to add, please don’t worry, but didn’t. Why would they worry about someone who didn’t exist? Mio ate some rice, egg and pickled vegetables for breakfast, fondled Yuki’s ears for luck, then left the apartment before her pare...
Chapter Four Over the next couple of days Cal tried to put the ‘snail’ incident behind him. During the day he concentrated on making little cardboard boxes for the children to take their snails home in. During the night he smeared on a thick covering of Elephant Oil. ‘Any success with the oil?’ a...
‘Finally!’ Mio stopped tapping her foot and walked up to greet them, wheeling her bike beside her. ‘It’s been the longest morning,’ said Clem, hopping off her bike and pulling some money out of her pocket. ‘I love seeing Oma and Opa but today it dragged.’ After a quick search of his pockets Darcy...