Precious and the Mystery of Meercat Hill by Alexander McCall Smith

Author:Alexander McCall Smith
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: For the Benefit of Mr. Kite
Published: 2011-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

Five

Precious thought a lot about Kosi over the next few days. Whenever she saw Pontsho at school she would ask him how the meerkat was, and he would tell her of Kosi’s latest adventures. He had caught a large scorpion, he said, or he had stolen a piece of bread from the kitchen, or had done some other thing that meerkats like to do. One of these things, Pontsho told her, was to ride on the back of the family’s cow. “He loves doing that,” said Pontsho. “He sits on the cow’s back for hours, looking out over everything. It’s his favourite place, I think.”

Precious smiled at this and said she hoped that she would have the chance to see him again soon.

“Perhaps you will,” said Pontsho, and winked.

She was to find out what that wink meant a few days later. Going outside during the morning break, she saw Pontsho beckoning her.

She went to join him. “Yes?” she said. “Did you want something, Pontsho?”

He drew her aside. “He’s here,” he whispered.

Precious was puzzled. “Who’s here?”

“Your friend,” said Pontsho, pointing to his school bag. “Kosi.”

Precious looked down at the bag. To her astonishment, she saw a small nose sticking out of one corner, sniffing the air. Pontsho had brought Kosi to school.

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