Sasha and Puck and the Cordial Cordial by Daniel Nayeri

Author:Daniel Nayeri
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Albert Whitman & Company
Published: 2019-07-17T16:00:00+00:00

“Guh, guh!” said Puck, gesturing to the rat, chipmunk, squirrel, and badger as if he was introducing them.

“I don’t speak…you,” said Sasha. “Do your friends have names?”

Puck nodded, “Guh,” as if he had just said that.

“Can I call them Toothy, Twitchy, Mangy, and Gross?”

They all shrugged.

Puck started to tell them about Abrus. As he spoke, his eyes grew large. He pointed at his teeth and pretended to swipe at them with his claws. He made fierce gestures, as if describing a ferocious battle with a gigantic beast.

The gang of fur nodded and offered suggestions.

When they were all settled with their plan, they huddled together and touched their foreheads to one another in a circle.

When they broke the huddle, the four creatures took off in different directions and disappeared.

Puck smiled at Sasha and gave her a thumbs-up.

“I have no idea what you just did, but does this mean they’ll help us with Abrus?”

Puck nodded, and they started to walk back to the stables.

Sasha felt the need to fill the silence. “Good. Okay. Good job. Sorry about pushing you in the river. I thought the mangy squirrel was a stranger. Did you really used to sleep here? Can they really be trusted?”

Puck didn’t say anything, but Sasha knew he could be trusted, so she didn’t press the issue. Besides, they had Butta the Butler to worry about.

And the party would be starting soon. They needed a plan to get past him and another plan to make Sisal act right.

As they crested the hill, she saw a caravan of horses and pack mules pulling into the stables—the caravan from Rozny.

The headmistress would be with them. And from the other road, they saw Basil’s carriage there to pick up the headmistress, to take her to the party.

“Uh-oh,” said Puck.

“Uh-oh,” said Sasha.

They were out of time.

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