Sparkle the Circus Pony by Poppy Shire

Author:Poppy Shire
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: HarperCollins
Published: 2007-09-09T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 5

Juliet looked like she might be ready to cry, too. “Well…” she said, in a small voice, “never mind. The clowns will have to do the grand finale instead.”

Megan hung her head. She knew how much this meant to Juliet. She was sure that this was the task she was meant to do, but she had failed. She stroked Sparkle’s mane. “I’m sorry I’ve let you down,” she whispered. “The carousel must have chosen the wrong person.”

Sparkle blew on her hair. “No, it didn’t,” he said, but for once he didn’t sound quite so cheerful. “It must have taken Juliet a long time to learn her tricks. You’ve been trying to pick them up in just one day.”

“How’s it going?” called a voice from behind the curtain.

It was Joshua. He came into the ring and saw the look on their faces. “Oh dear,” he said.

“I just can’t get the hang of Juliet’s tricks,” Megan explained.

Joshua sighed. “It’s been a bad day for everyone,” he said. “I just heard that Clumpy the Clown has caught a cold.”

“Oh no!” exclaimed Juliet. “Poor Clumpy. That means the clowns can’t do the grand finale either!”

“I know,” said Joshua. “But there’s not much we can do about it now. It’s getting late. Aunt Ellie sent me to tell you supper will soon be ready.”

He looked at Megan curiously, and she blushed. She didn’t have any supper to go to, and it was getting dark. Where was she supposed to go? But Sparkle leaned against her shoulder as though he could tell what she was thinking, and she knew he’d look after her somehow.

Juliet looked at Megan. “Why don’t I ask Aunt Ellie if you can have supper with us?” she said.

“Oh, that’s okay, I’m not hungry,” said Megan hastily. She still felt a bit nervous about people asking her questions. In any case, she wanted to be alone so that she could talk to Sparkle properly.

“You have to eat something,” said Juliet. “I just need to talk to her, that’s all. If you don’t mind waiting here, I’ll be back as soon as I can.”

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