Spy Dog by Andrew Cope

Author:Andrew Cope [Cope Andrew]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780141344287
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2012-11-06T05:00:00+00:00

I’m pretty sure, once that lights up, the zombie army will be called to action. She looked at Mr Cook nursing his throbbing head. Poor man! There’s no point me trying to tell him he’s brainwashed; he’ll just end up with an even bigger headache.

‘That’s odd,’ said Mrs Cook, opening their garden gate. ‘I can’t remember either.’ She grimaced. ‘Ooh! Ouch! Bit of a headache there for a minute.’

‘One thing’s for sure,’ said Mr Cook. ‘I can’t wait to go back for our next gym session! I feel strangely drawn to Hawk’s Gym.’

‘Me too,’ said Mrs Cook, pushing open the kitchen door. ‘Let’s see if Mrs Brown will babysit for us again tomorrow night.’

‘I most certainly will not!’ cried Mrs Brown.

Lara frowned. What was going on? Mrs Brown was standing in the kitchen with a sleeping Marmalade in her arms. The kitten had a bandage around his middle. Ben and Sophie were sitting at the table looking very upset.

‘Whatever’s the matter, Mrs Brown? Have the children been naughty?’ asked Mr Cook.

‘No. The children have been fine, but your pup attacked my poor Marmalade. So I’m afraid you’ll have to find another babysitter from now on.’

Mrs Brown hurried out of the door. Mr and Mrs Cook followed her, full of apologies.

‘Spud? Star?’ woofed Lara. ‘Where are you?’

The pups crept out from under the kitchen table. Spud ran to Lara and hid under her tum. He was trembling. ‘Oh, Ma!’ he whined. ‘Mrs Brown thinks I bit Marmalade!’

‘But he didn’t,’ whimpered Star, her eyes big with tears. ‘Spud was so brave! He rescued Marmalade from a big eagle and then he carried him all the way home on his back!’

‘I admit I was a bit jealous of the way everyone loved him, even Ollie. But I would never hurt him. You have to believe me, Ma!’ whimpered Spud.

‘I do believe you, Spud,’ soothed Lara, licking Spud’s ear. ‘I’ve seen that eagle too. Harriet Hawk is his owner.’

‘What’s going on, Lara?’ whispered Ben.

‘We know Spud didn’t hurt Marmalade,’ added Sophie. ‘But who, or what, did?’

‘Let me explain,’ woofed Lara, jumping up on to a chair and pulling Ben’s notepad towards her. Spud and Star jumped up beside her and Ben and Sophie leant closer. Lara picked up a thick felt-tip pen in her mouth and thought for a minute. There was so much to tell them, she was not sure where to begin!

I’d better start with Mr and Mrs Cook, she thought sadly. Sophie and Ben deserve to know what’s happening to their mum and dad – and I need to do it before Mr and Mrs Cook come back. Gripping the pen more firmly in her mouth, Lara bent forward and began to write.

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