Blyton, Enid - Faraway Tree 01 by The Enchanted Wood (v1.1)

Author:The Enchanted Wood (v1.1)
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

XVI

WHAT HAPPENED IN THE

ROCKING LAND

The Rocking Land was really most annoying. No sooner did the children stand up very carefully and try to walk a few steps, than the earth beneath them either fell away or tipped up or slanted sideways in a very alarming manner!

Then down they all went, rolling over and over! The Saucepan Man made a tremendous noise and almost cried when he saw how battered his saucepans and kettles were getting.

"Moon-Face!" yelled Jo. "How can we get out of here? Don’t you know?"

"We can only get out by going down the ladder that leads to the Faraway Tree!" shouted back Moon-Face, who was busy rolling down a little hill that had suddenly appeared. "Look for it all the time, or we’ll never get away from here. As soon as the Rocking Land leaves the place where the Faraway Tree is, we’ve no way of escape!"

That gave the others a shock. The thought of living in a land of bumps and jerks and jolts was not at all pleasant! They all began to look about for the hole through which they had come into the Rocking Land.

Soon the earth began to do something rather different. It heaved up and down very quickly as if it were breathing fast! When it heaved up it threw the children and the others into the air. When it breathed downwards they rolled into holes and stayed there. It was all dreadfully uncomfortable.

"I’m getting awfully bruised!" shouted Bessie. "For goodness’ sake let’s find a place on this land where it’s not quite so fidgety. I think we must be on the worst bit."

As soon as the earth stopped heaving about they all ran hard to where a wood grew. And there, just inside the wood, they saw a shop!

It was such a surprising thing to see in the Rocking Land that they all stopped and stared.

"What does it sell?" said Jo.

"You don’t feel well?" said the Saucepan Man, quite deaf for a time. "I don’t either. I feel as if I’ve been on a ship in a very rough sea!"

"I said ‘What does the shop sell?’ " said Jo.

"No, I didn’t hear a bell," said the Saucepan Man, looking round as if he expected to see an enormous bell somewhere.

Jo gave it up. He looked hard at the shop. It was just a wide stall, with a tiny house behind it. No one seemed to be there, but smoke rose from the chimney, so someone must live there, Jo thought.

"Come on," he said to the others. "Take hold of hands so that we keep together. We’ll go and see this funny shop and see if we can get help."

They walked up to it. The stall was piled high with cushions of all colours, each one with a rope tied to it.

"How funny!" said Bessie, in astonishment. "Cushions with ropes! Now who in the world would want to buy cushions here?"

"Well, I would, for one!" said Moon4Face at once. "My goodness, if I

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