“Wheeeeeeee!” Charlie had quite got over her near death experience and was hugely enjoying the fun. So were Josh and Danny. Their back legs were immensely powerful and catapulted them about a foot and a half with each push off. “Oooh—yum!” said Charlie, halfway through a leap. Danny glanced across to see some long spindly legs and a wing wriggling out of the side of her mouth. “What was that?” she asked. “It was like popcorn in the air! Who’s throwing me popcorn?!” “That would be a mayfly,” said Josh, narrowly avoiding Petty’s Wellington boot. “Eeeeugh!” shuddered Danny. But a second later, his tongue shot out of his mouth at incredible speed and collected another winged snack. Crunch! Munch! It was gone before he realized it. And it tasted good! Like Cheetos. “Aaaaargh! I can’t believe I just did that!” croaked Danny, while Charlie whooped with delight. “We’re here!” said Petty, and they all plopped onto the wooden deck of the office cabin. Petty crept into the office and took the games straight to the confiscation cupboard.
