Blyton, Enid - Faraway Tree 02 by The Magic Faraway Tree (v1.1)

Author:The Magic Faraway Tree (v1.1) [Tree, The Magic Faraway]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

14

An Exciting Rescue

The children, Moon-Face and Silky went down the crooked streets of the Land of Toys, calling the old Saucepan Man.

"Of course, Saucepan is very deaf," said Jo.

"He might not hear us calling him, even if he were locked up somewhere quite near." They went on again, shouting and calling. The toys hurrying by stared at them in astonishment.

"Why do you keep calling 'Saucepan, Saucepan'?" asked a beautifully dressed doll. "Are you selling saucepans, or something?"

"No," said Jo. "We're looking for a friend."

Just then Silky heard something. She clutched Jo's arm. "Sh!" she said. "Listen! Do listen!"

Everyone stood still and listened. Then, floating on the air came a well-known voice, singing a silly song: "Two trees in a teapot, Two spoons in a pie, Two clocks up the chimney. Hi-tiddly-hie!"

"It's Saucepan!" cried Jo. "Nobody but Saucepan sings those silly songs. Where is he?" They looked all round. There was a toy fort not far off, but, of course, much bigger than a proper toy fort. The song seemed to come from there.

"Two mice on a lamp-post, Two hums in a bee. Two shoes on a rabbit. Hi-tiddly-hee!"

Jo laughed loudly. "I never knew such a stupid song in my life," he said. "I can't think how old Saucepan can make it up. It's coming from that fort. That's where he is locked up." Everyone looked at the red-painted fort. Soldiers walked up and down on it. A drawbridge was pulled up so that no one could go in or out. When a soldier wanted to go out the drawbridge was let down and the soldier stepped over it. Then it was pulled up again.

"Well, Saucepan is certainly in there," said Moon-Face. "And, by the way, don't call to him, any of you. We don't want the guards to know that there are any friends of his here -else they may guess we'll try and rescue him."

"Oh, do let's try and let him know we're here," said Bessie. "He would be so very, very glad. He must feel so worried and unhappy."

"I know a way of telling him we are here, without anyone guessing we are friends of his," said Jo suddenly. "Listen." He stood and thought for a moment. Then he raised his voice and sang a little song: "Two boys in the high-road, Two girls in the street, Two friends feeling sorry. Tweet-tweet-tweet-tweet-tweet!"

Everyone roared with laughter. "It's very clever, Jo," said Dick. "Two boys-Saucepan will know that's you and me-two girls-that's Bessie and Fanny-two friends, Silky and Moon-Face! Saucepan will know we're all here!"

A frightful noise came from the fort-a clanging and a banging, a clanking and crashing. Everyone listened.

"That's old Saucepan dancing round madly to let us know he heard and understood," said Jo. "Now the thing is-how are we going to rescue him?"

They walked down the street, talking, trying to think of some good way to save poor Saucepan. They came to a clothes shop. In it were dolls' clothes of all sorts. In the window was a set of sailor's clothes, too.

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