Five go down to the sea by Enid Blyton

Author:Enid Blyton [Blyton, Enid]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Novela, Aventuras, Infantil, Juvenil
Publisher: ePubLibre
Published: 1951-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

“Oh well, we’ll leave the tray then,” said Julian. He and Dick were just turning to go when they caught sight of something, the back and front legs of Clopper the horse! They stopped, each with the same thought in his mind.

“Everyone at supper! The Guv’nor gone for an hour. Nobody would know if we tried on the legs!”

They looked at one another, and read each other’s mind. “Let’s have a go at being Clopper!”

“Come on, quick,” said Julian. “You be the back legs and I’ll be the front ones. Quick!”

They got into them hurriedly, and Julian managed to do up most of the zip. But it wasn’t right without the head. Had the Guv’nor taken it with him? Surely not? It would be quite safe in the barn.

“There it is, on that chair under the shawl!” said Dick, and they galloped over to get it. Julian picked it up. It was rather heavier than he had imagined. He looked inside it to see how far his head went in it, wondering how to work the eyes and mouth.

He put his hand inside, and scrabbled about. A lid fell open in the side of the neck, and out came some cigarettes, scattering over the floor. “Blow!” said Julian, “I didn’t know Mr Binks kept his cigarettes in Clopper. Pick them up, Dick, and I’ll put them back. Thanks.”

He put the cigarettes back in the little space, and shut the lid on them. Then he put the head carefully over his own. It felt extremely strange.

“There are eye-holes in the neck,” he said to Dick. “That’s how Mr Binks knew where he was going. I kept wondering why he didn’t bump into things more than he did! Now — I’m ready. The head seems to be on firmly. I’ll count — one-two, one-two — and we’ll walk in time. Don’t let’s start any funny tricks till we’re used to Clopper. Does my voice sound funny inside the neck?”

“Most peculiar,” said Dick, who was now bending over so that his back made the horse’s back, and his arms were round Julian’s waist. “I say, what’s that?”

“Someone’s coming, it’s the Guv’nor coming back!” said Julian in alarm. “Quick, gallop out of the door before we’re caught.”

And so, to the Guv’nor’s enormous surprise Clopper galloped very clumsily out of the barn door just as he was coming in, almost knocking him over. At first he didn’t realize it was Clopper, then he let out a loud roar and gave chase.

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