A Mouse Called Miika by Matt Haig

Author:Matt Haig [Haig, Matt]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2021-11-02T00:00:00+00:00

They reached the edge of the forest, then followed two giant four-toed footprints until they saw caves and goat skeletons and, finally, the craggy slopes of Troll Valley.

There was only one troll in sight. He was in the distance, huge and gray and lumpy, hunching over to light a fire in the middle of the valley. His shadow stretched behind him for a mile.

Miika clutched the golden hewlip leaves he had collected back in the forest.

“Why are you carrying those leaves?” Bridget the Brave asked him.

“Protection. The Truth Pixie told me that if you insert a hewlip leaf into the mouth of a troll, then ten seconds later its head will explode. Here.” Miika held out a leaf. “Have one just in case.”

Bridget the Brave took one reluctantly. “Fine…. Now follow me.”

The two mice scuttled down the side of the valley, Miika following Bridget the Brave. He kept his eyes on the giant troll, sitting with his back to them, and watched as other trolls joined the fireside gathering. All of a sudden the trolls started singing a raucous song that boomed around the valley in a kind of chant.

OUR BODIES MAY BE STINKING,

OUR BRAINS MAY NOT BE THINKING,

BUT BY THE FIRE WE’RE DRINKING,

TROLL ALE IN GOBLETS CLINKING,

AND AS THE WORLD BE SHRINKING,

OUR EYES KEEP ON A-BLINKING,

UPON THE SUN THAT’S SINKING

IN THE SKYYYYY­YYYYY­Y…

THE WORLD IS RATHER SCARY,

BUT WHILE WE’RE BIG AND HAIRY,

WE DO NOT HAVE TO CARE-Y,

DON’T NEED NO ELF OR FAIRY,

OR BOOKS IN THE LI-BRARY,

BECAUSE WE HAVE A DAIRY,

AND A GOAT WHO BE CALLED MARY,

WHO GIVES US WHAT WE NEEEEE­EEEEE­EEEED…

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