McTavish Goes Wild by Meg Rosoff

Author:Meg Rosoff [Rosoff, Meg]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781536206883
Publisher: Candlewick Press
Published: 2020-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

On day three of camping it rained. And it rained and it rained and it rained.

Nobody wanted to leave the tent, which was somewhat drier than the outdoors.

Nobody wanted to try to make a fire in the rain.

Breakfast was cold bread and butter.

Lunch was peanut-butter-and-pickle sandwiches.

By suppertime, every single Peachey was damp and cranky and hungry.

The nearest town was six miles away. It was nice to be able to pitch a tent six miles from civilization. But now that the Peacheys needed a restaurant, it was inconvenient. Everyone was bickering and fed up with being damp, so they all piled into the car and drove six miles to the nearest town.

In the nearest town, there was a small restaurant with a large sign on the door. The sign read NO DOGS ALLOWED.

“But what about McTavish?” asked Betty. “He is just as hungry and damp as the rest of us!”

“He will have to have his supper in the car,” said Ma Peachey. “There is nothing else to be done.”

The five Peacheys, minus McTavish, trooped into the restaurant and ordered delicious hot meals. Betty also ordered two large burgers, no buns, cooked very rare, for McTavish. When they arrived, she took them out to the car.

“I am very sorry, dear McTavish. The restaurant does not allow dogs, so you shall have to eat your dinner in the car.” But McTavish was too busy eating his burgers to worry about the restaurant’s pet policy.

After the Peacheys had eaten, they all piled into the car and drove back to their miserable damp tent.

“I want to go home,” said Ava.

“So do I,” said Ollie.

“I’m afraid I agree. Camping is far too dangerous,” said Pa Peachey. “With all this rain, I feel certain the river will overflow its banks and we shall be drowned in our sleep.”

“Nonsense,” said Ma Peachey. “The weather report for tomorrow is for sunshine.”

On that note, they all went to sleep, damp and bad-tempered and dreaming of their lovely, dry home.

But the following morning, the sun was shining, the earth was dry, the birds were singing, and the sky was blue. It was a beautiful day.

“Let’s go home,” said Ollie.

“If we leave now, we’ll make it in time for lunch,” said Ava.

“Of course, we need to drive slowly and carefully to avoid fatal accidents,” said Pa Peachey. “If we were to hit a moose on the highway, we’d all be killed.”

“A moose?” asked Betty.

Nobody bothered to reply.

“I think today is the perfect day for our all-day hike with a picnic lunch,” Ma Peachey said. “I’ve made the picnic and packed it in my backpack. All we have to do is set off.”

“Nope,” said Ollie.

“No way,” said Ava.

“Bad idea,” said Pa Peachey, shaking his head. “Rattlesnakes.”

“Rattlesnakes?” asked Ma Peachey.

“Where’s McTavish?” asked Betty.

“He’s right here — well, he was right here a minute ago,” Ollie said.

“McTavish!” called Ma Peachey. “Where are you?”

There was no answer.

“He’s probably been eaten by mountain lions,” said Pa Peachey. “When they get hungry, they creep down out of the mountains looking for prey.

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