Make a Wish! by Miranda Jones

Author:Miranda Jones [Jones, Miranda]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 978-0-307-53778-2
Publisher: Random House Children's Books
Published: 2004-08-28T04:00:00+00:00

The flower stopped and froze. Ali held her breath and looked at Mrs. Carter Had she spotted Genie underneath the daisy?

“That's a pretty flower,” said Mrs. Carter “But it's growing right in the middle of your lawn. Your dad will have to be careful when he mows the grass.”

Ali gave a sigh of relief. “Oh yes, I'll tell him,” she said.

As Mrs. Carter started struggling with her sheets again, Ali rushed over to Genie. “What are you doing?” she whispered. “Mrs. Carter nearly saw you! I don't think I could have explained a daisy that can walk!”

“Sorry!” Little Genie grinned up at her.

“But I had to get to you somehow. It's the tiger!”

“What about him?” Ali looked at the spot where the tiger had been a moment ago. Now there was no sign of him. “Oh no, where's he gone?”

“Look!” Little Genie squeaked, pointing across the lawn.

Ali spun around just in time to see the tiger disappear through a gap in the fence—right into Mrs. Carter's yard!

“Oh no!” she gasped, racing over to the fence. Ali had used the gap before when she went to visit Mrs. Carter and Marmalade. Maybe she would have time to grab the tiger before Mrs. Carter spotted him. At the moment Mrs. Carter had her back to them, trying to peg another wet sheet to the line while the wind flapped it in all directions.

But Ali was too late. As she reached the fence, she saw the tiger race up to the cat flap in Mrs. Carter's back door He poked the cat flap curiously with one paw, and it swung open. He pushed his striped head through and then jumped inside. The flap swung shut behind him.

Ali groaned. She turned around to find Genie next to her, still hiding under her daisy. “Genie,” she whispered. “Do something!”

“Don't worry,” said Genie. “Maybe our tiger will make friends with Marmalade.”

“He'll scare Marmalade to death,” Ali half shrieked. “And Mrs. Carter, too! Look, she's nearly finished hanging out her washing. We've got to get the tiger out of her house!”

“Leave it to me,” Little Genie said confidently. She sat down cross-legged on the lawn, closed her eyes, and started whispering.

Ali waited impatiently “Well?” she demanded when Little Genie opened her eyes.

“Hang loose,” Genie said. “The tiger should be here any minute now. I did a summoning spell. I think I remembered the right words.”

“Well, where is he, then?” Ali asked, looking around.

Just then there was a loud meow. And then another A big black-and-white cat jumped onto Mrs. Carter's fence from the yard on the other side. Then a tabby cat appeared from behind the shed at the bottom of the garden, followed by a small white cat with bright green eyes. All three were yowling at the tops of their voices.

“Goodness me!” gasped Mrs. Carter as a fat ginger cat and a jet-black kitten joined the first one on top of the fence. She clapped her hands over her ears as all five cats wailed loudly.

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