Gatwick Bear and the Secret Plans by Anna Cuffaro

Author:Anna Cuffaro [Cuffaro, Anna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Boys, Juvenile, Girls, Adventure, Children
ISBN: 9781907230400
Publisher: Sparkling Books Limited
Published: 2011-05-01T12:51:34+00:00

22 The Hideout

Before leaving Little Sister admired the colour scheme of Mama’s interior design: lime-green and pink. What good taste Mama had! They left the cave, with what was left of their luggage. Gatwick went out first but he didn’t know where to go. “We need to hide”, whispered Mama Brown. “The hunters probably don’t know I exist but, if someone sees me and tells them, they will be after me. I know a place where we can go. It is a hard climb, but worth it. Nobody else, apart from Bertie and I, know if its existence. Or, should I say ‘knew’ in the case of Bertie?” and she started sobbing again.

“Please, Mama, we love you dearly!” said Little Sister.

“And we’ll look after you!” added Gatwick.

Mama cheered up a little to hear such tender words. She went on: “The place is very difficult to reach but it is so secluded that it can’t even be seen from the air. There’s a little sparkling blue lake up there: Bertie’s and mine – our secret lake – now it’s yours too”.

Gatwick could not hide his excitement. At last, he would have the chance to go fishing with his rod. He was a bit of a show off when he was fishing. He loved to have an audience, Little Sister and Mama could watch and admire him. They could go: “Ooooh”, when he caught fish. With that in mind the climb didn’t seem as tiring as it would have done otherwise.

It was true. The lake was simply stunning, it sparkled like Little Sister’s diamonds in the morning sun. The ripples moved gently, and softly lapped against the banks. All around, they were surrounded by the deepest silence – not a whisper. The shadows on the lake and green, green mountains made gliding patterns, which Little Sister and Mama watched intently as they breathed in the freshness of the morning air and felt the warmth of the day’s new sunny beams on their bodies. What delight! Gatwick had already begun fishing.

At midday, they ate a trout each, which Gatwick had caught amid much joy (and showing off). When tea-time came around, they indulged in a box of chocolates between them, followed by the berries and nuts Mama had brought up with her in her apron pocket. They were a new-found family. They were happy.

It was nearly time for the last train to go down. Mama could tell the time by the length of the shadows spreading down across the valleys. Soon all the tourists would leave; the mountains would be all theirs again. They could go back to their den. Slowly, but surely, they made their way back following Mama down the winding and dusty track. She was an expert mountaineer – only she knew the way. So many were the bends and tracks shooting off in all directions that keeping to the right pathway meant expert knowledge. Neither Gatwick nor Little Sister had any hope of remembering the way. They finally arrived back in their cave and Mama started getting dinner ready.

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