The Mystery of Miss King (2009)
“I asked Mr Maini, while I was waiting for Sara and Surinder to arrive.
“Not a lot.” Mr Maini shook his head. “She hasn’t lived in the street very long, but she seems nice enough. She has a big, shaggy dog called Thor. He comes in here with her to buy dog food. And she orders loads of magazines. Which reminds me, I have another one for her today.” He took it from under the counter and popped it in my orange bag. But not before I’d seen the title: Ancient Burial Grounds.
I swallowed hard. What di...d she want to know about them for? Fortunately, at that moment Sara and Surinder arrived, so I went outside to meet them.
“Let’s go to number 57 first,” said Sara. “I can’t wait to sneak a look at that foot.”
“OK,” I agreed. “I’ll be glad to get it over with.”
We pedalled right up to the top of the hill to Miss King’s house.
“You didn’t tell us the garden was full of Vikings!” exclaimed Surinder.
“Did you know that, starting around the eighth century, the Vikings terrorised Europe for about 200 years?”MoreLess
“Not a lot.” Mr Maini shook his head. “She hasn’t lived in the street very long, but she seems nice enough. She has a big, shaggy dog called Thor. He comes in here with her to buy dog food. And she orders loads of magazines. Which reminds me, I have another one for her today.” He took it from under the counter and popped it in my orange bag. But not before I’d seen the title: Ancient Burial Grounds.
I swallowed hard. What di...d she want to know about them for? Fortunately, at that moment Sara and Surinder arrived, so I went outside to meet them.
“Let’s go to number 57 first,” said Sara. “I can’t wait to sneak a look at that foot.”
“OK,” I agreed. “I’ll be glad to get it over with.”
We pedalled right up to the top of the hill to Miss King’s house.
“You didn’t tell us the garden was full of Vikings!” exclaimed Surinder.
“Did you know that, starting around the eighth century, the Vikings terrorised Europe for about 200 years?”MoreLess
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