Spring According to Humphrey by Betty G. Birney

Author:Betty G. Birney [Betty G. Birney]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780571284191
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 2016-07-30T16:00:00+00:00

I didn’t sleep much that night. I was too busy thinking about animal acts for the circus.

I knew that Og and I couldn’t do what the fearsome animals did. But still … we could help our human friends if we just found a way.

Mrs Brisbane slept late on Saturday and spent the rest of the day cleaning out a cupboard and filling boxes with clothes and books and all kinds of things to give away. She called it ‘spring cleaning’.

Bert cleaned out his cupboard as well.

‘What about the circus?’ I squeaked when they both settled down in the living room for a cup of tea after dinner.

‘Humphrey, you’re always telling us what to do,’ Mrs Brisbane said. ‘If we could only understand you.’

‘I do have great ideas sometimes,’ I said. ‘I wish you could understand me, too!’

I was never completely sure whether Og could understand me, either, but he chimed in with a very loud ‘BOING!’

The Brisbanes both laughed long and hard.

‘I wish they could come here every weekend,’ Mr Brisbane said.

Mrs Brisbane nodded. ‘But my students get so much out of having Humphrey come home with them.’

It was true. I was a big help to my fellow students. But I wanted to help my teacher as well.

‘I have some new thoughts about the circus acts,’ Mr Brisbane said. ‘You’ll need a ringmaster. Or ringmistress.’

‘GOOD-GOOD-GOOD!’ I exclaimed.

Mrs Brisbane yawned loudly. ‘Good idea, Bert,’ she said. ‘But right now I just want to get some sleep.’

‘Tomorrow,’ Mr Brisbane said.

‘Tomorrow,’ Mrs Brisbane agreed.

They headed towards the bedroom.

‘Og,’ I squeaked to my friend. ‘It sounds like we’ll have to wait until tomorrow to find out what Room Twenty-six is doing for Family Fun Night.’

‘BOING,’ he said.

It was a very disappointed ‘BOING’.

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